Winners of the 6th Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC)

The Big Fresno Fair is excited to announce the winners of the 6th Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC)! Congratulations to this year’s “Best of” winners:

• Best of Show EVOO: The Olive Press Sevillano (Sonoma and Yolo County)
• Best of Show – Flavored: Calivirgin Serrano (San Joaquin County)
• Best of the Valley: Olivaia’s OLA Block X Heirloom (Tulare County)

Along with these prestigious awards, we’d like to congratulate the Gold and Silver Medal Winners for their EVOO’s and Flavored Olive Oil’s!

Gold Medal Winners:

• Spanish Blends: Barton Olive Oil Co. EVOO (San Luis Obispo County)
• Spanish Singles: Olive Crush Farms Arbequina (Calaveras County), Rosenthal Ranches Arbosana (Madera County), California Olive Ranch Arbosana (Glenn County), The Olive Press Sevillano (Sonoma and Yolo County), The Olive Press Picual (Sonoma and Yolo County), The Olive Press Arbosana (Sonoma and Yolo County), Organic Roots Arbequina (Glenn County), Calivirgin Premium EVOO (San Joaquin County), Mountain Springs Olive Ranch Arbequina (San Luis Obispo County), Corto Olive Co. Truly Arbosana (San Joaquin County)
• Italian Blends: Tres Osos Robust (Monterey County), San Miguel Olive Farm Tuscan Gold Eleganza Elite (San Luis Obispo)
• Italian Singles: Tres Osos Taggiasca (Monterey County)
• Other Blends: Rancho Azul y Oro Estate (Monterey County), Olivaia’s OLA Block X Heirloom (Tulare County)
• Other Singles: Mangini Ranch Mission (Calaveras County), Mountain Springs Olive Ranch Koroneiki (San Luis Obispo County)

Silver Medal Winners:

• Spanish Blends: Olivaia’s OLA Block X Blend (Tulare County)
• Spanish Singles: Cobram Estate 100% California Classic (Yolo County), Cobram Estate Mild (Yolo County), Rancho Azul y Oro Arbequina (Monterey County), The Olive Press Arbequina (Sonoma and Yolo County), ENZO Organic EVOO – Delicate (Madera County), Corto Olive Co. Truly Arbequina (San Joaquin County)
• Italian Blends: San Miguel Olive Farm Tuscan Gold Paradiso (San Luis Obispo County), Marchini Farms Joe’s Premium Tuscan Blend (Merced County)
• Other Blends: Mangini Ranch – Calaveras Reserve (Calaveras County)
• Other Singles: Organic Roots Koroneiki (Glenn County)

Flavored Olive Oils:

Gold Medal Winners

• Pepper: Calivirgin Serrano (San Joaquin County), Calivirgin Habanero (San Joaquin County)
• Citrus: ENZO Organic Eureka Lemon Crush (Madera County), ENZO Organic Clementine Crush (Madera County)
• Herbal: Calivirgin Bountiful Basil (San Joaquin County)

Silver Medal Winners

• Pepper: Calivirgin Hot Virgin Jalapeno (San Joaquin County), ENZO Organic Fresno Chili Crush (Madera County)
• Citrus: Calivirgin Lusty Lemon (San Joaquin County)
• Herbal: Calivirgin Rustic Rosemary (San Joaquin County)

Congratulations again for all our entrants to help make the 6^th Annual SJVOOC a success! For more details on this year’s competition, click here!