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CROATIA: Courting the EU

In the Istrian region of Croatia, Anita Stankovic and her husband Miroljub pick olives from her family grove. Once part of Italy, the olive oil produced there can rival the finest bottles from Tuscany. But for now the region remains largely undiscovered with few producers bottling and selling their products. Most, like the Stankovics, pick and press the oil to use for the family table throughout the year.
In the Istrian region of Croatia, Anita Stankovic and her husband Miroljub pick olives from her family grove. Once part of Italy, the olive oil produced there can rival the finest bottles from Tuscany. But for now the region remains largely undiscovered with few producers bottling and selling their products. Most, like the Stankovics, pick and press the oil to use for the family table throughout the year.