In New York, near Skaneateles Lake, Marcia Cosentino found herself in an olive oil and vinegar shop for the first time.  “It was like walking into a wine barrel,” Cosentino said of the small store.  After tasting the olive oils and balsamic vinegars, Cosentino realized her love for them. “Now every city I go to, I visit the olive oil store,” she said. 

An Ohio native and ASU alumni, Cosentino lives in Glendale just a few miles from her own olive oil and balsamic vinegar store called Artisan Olive. It opened in April.  Artisan Olive is long and narrow, like “a bowling alley,” Cosentino joked. Lined up against the dark walls are fustis, stainless steel containers with lever spigots, that contain a variety of flavors of olive oil and balsamic vinegar supplied by Veronica Foods Company in California. Above the fustis are photos that depict the olive oil and balsamic vinegar production process. Italian music softens the air.