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Winners of the 9th Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC)

The Big Fresno Fair is excited to reveal the winners of the 9th Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC)! Congratulations to this year’s “Best of” winners:

 

  • Best of Show EVOO: Olivaia’s OLA Block x Super Blend (Tulare)
  • Best of Show – Flavored: ENZO Olive Oil Company Organic Fresno Chili Crush (Fresno)
  • Best of the Valley: Olivaia’s OLA Block x Super Blend (Tulare)

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: Joseph Gallo Farms JG Family Estate (Merced County), Olivaia’s OLA Block x Super Blend (Tulare County) – EVOO
  • Spanish Singles: Cobram Estates Everyday Essentials Mild (Yolo County), ENZO Olive Oil Company Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Delicate (Fresno County), ENZO Olive Oil Company Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Medium (Fresno County), Golden Harvest Estates Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Calaveras County), Olivaia’s OLA Estate Sevillano (Tulare County), Rancho Azul y Oro Olive Farm Arbequina (Monterey County)
  • Italian Blends: Rancho Azul y Oro Olive Farm Estate Blend (Monterey County), San Miguel Olive Farm Tuscan Gold Eleganza Elite (San Luis Obispo County), San Miguel Olive Farm Tuscan Gold Fantastico (San Luis Obispo County), San Miguel Olive Farm Tuscan Gold Magnifico (San Luis Obispo County), Tres Osos Olive Oil Robust (Monterey County)
  • Italian Singles: Sutter Buttes Natural Organic Coratina (Sutter County)
  • Other Blends: Olivaia’s OLA Block X Heirloom (Tulare County)

Silver Medal Winners:

  • Spanish Blends: California Olive Ranch’s 100% CA EVOO (Glenn County), California Olive Ranch Miller’s Blend (Glenn County), Corto Olive Oil Truly (San Joaquin County)
  • Spanish Singles: California Olive Ranch Reserve Arbequina (Glenn County), California Olive Ranch Reserve Arbosana (Glenn County), Mangini Ranch Olive Oil Picual Reserve (Calaveras County), Olive Crush Farms Arbequina (Calaveras County)
  • Italian Blends: Regency Olive Ranch Robust (Santa Barbara County)
  • Italian Singles: La Torre Olive Oil Ascolano (Tulare County)
  • Other Singles: ENZO Olive Oil Company Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Bold (Fresno County)

 

Flavored Olive Oils:

Gold Medal Winners

  • Citrus: ENZO Olive Oil Organic Eureka Lemon Crush (Fresno County), ENZO Olive Oil Organic Clementine Crush Olive Oil (Fresno County), Rancho Azul y Oro Olive Farm Orange Infused Olive Oil (Monterey County)
  • Herbal: Corto Olive Co. Lemongrass & Basil Olive Oil (San Joaquin County)
  • Pepper: Corto Olive Co. Calabrian Chili (San Joaquin County), ENZO Olive Oil Company Organize Fresno Chili Crush (Fresno County), Sutter Buttes Citrus Habanero (Sutter County)

Silver Medal Winners

  • Citrus: Sutter Buttes Natural Meyer Lemon (Sutter County)
  • Herbal: ENZO Olive Oil Company Organic Basil Crush (Fresno County)
  • Other: Sutter Buttes Garlic Herb Olive Oil (Sutter County)

Congratulations again for all our entrants to help make the 9th Annual SJVOOC a success! For more details on this year’s competition, click here!

Winners of the 8th Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC)

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The Big Fresno Fair is excited to announce the winners of the 8th Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC)! Congratulations to this year’s “Best of” winners:

 

  • Best of Show EVOO: Olivaia’s OLA Estate Sevillano (Tulare)
  • Best of Show – Flavored: Corto Olive Co. Yuzu Citrus (San Joaquin)
  • Best of the Valley: Marchini Farms Joe’s Premium 100% Mission (Merced)

 

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: Corto Olive Co. Truly (San Joaquin), Marchini Farms Joe’s Premium 100% Mission (Merced), Cobram Estate Olive Oil 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Robust (Yolo/Sacramento), California Olive Ranch Miller’s Blend (Glenn)
  • Spanish Singles: Rancho Azul y Oro Olive Farm Arbequina (Monterey), Olivaia’s OLA Estate Sevillano (Tulare), Grumpy Goats Farm Organic Picual (Yolo), The Olive Press Picual (Sonoma)
  • Italian Blends: San Miguel Olive Farm Tuscan Gold Eleganza (San Luis Obispo), San Miguel Olive Farm Tuscan Gold Paradiso (San Luis Obispo)
  • Italian Singles: Rio Bravo Ranch Coratina (Kern), Rio Bravo Ranch Frantoio (Kern), Tres Osos Olive Oil Taggiasca (Monterey), Grumpy Goats Farm Organic Coratina (Yolo), Grumpy Goats Farm Organic Late Harvest Coratina (Yolo), Grumpy Goats Farm Organic Itrana (Yolo), Sutter Buttes Olive Oil Co. Coratina (Sutter)
  • Other Blends: OH Olive Oil (Kern), Olivaia’s OLA Block X Heirloom (Tulare), Rio Bravo Ranch Miller’s Reserve Blend (Kern)
  • Other Singles: Coastal Press Extra Virgin (Madera/Tulare)

 

Silver Medal Winners:

  • Spanish Blends: Olivaia’s OLA Block X Super (Tulare), Cobram Estate 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Classic (Yolo/Sacramento) Cobram Estate Olive Oil 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil – CA Select (Yolo/Sacramento)
  • Spanish Singles: Rio Bravo Ranch Picual (Kern), Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil (San Joaquin), Grumpy Goats Farm Organic Hojiblanca (Yolo), California Olive Ranch Reserve Arbequina (Glenn), California Olive Ranch Reserve Arbosana (Glenn)
  • Italian Blends: San Miguel Olive Farm Tuscan Gold Fantastico (San Luis Obispo), Rancho Azul y Oro Olive Farm Estate Olive Oil (Monterey), J. Marchini Farms Joe’s Premium Tuscan Blend (Merced), Terra Savia Field Blend (Mendocino), Colomba Bianca Frantoio/Mission (San Joaquin)
  • Italian Singles: Terra Savia Moraiolo (Mendocino)

 

Flavored Olive Oils:

Gold Medal Winners

  • Citrus: Corto Olive Co. Yuzu Citrus (San Joaquin), Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Lavish Lime (San Joaquin), Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Blood Orange (San Joaquin)
  • Pepper: Corto Olive Co. Calabrian Chili (San Joaquin), The Olive Press Jalapeno (Sonoma)
  • Other: Rancho Azul y Oro Olive Farm Arbequina-Smoked (Monterey), Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Jalapeno Garlic (San Joaquin), Sutter Buttes Olive Oil Co. Citrus Habanero Olive Oil (Sutter)

Silver Medal Winners

  • Citrus: Rancho Azul y Oro Olive Farm Arbequina-Lemon (Monterey), The Olive Press Citron (Sonoma), Coastal Press Lemon Olive Oil (Madera/Tulare), Sutter Buttes Olive Oil Co. Meyer Lemon Olive Oil (Sutter)
  • Herbal: Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Bountiful Basil (San Joaquin), Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Rustic Rosemary (San Joaquin), Coastal Press Basil Olive Oil (Madera/Tulare)
  • Pepper: Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Hot Virgin Jalapeno (San Joaquin)
  • Other: Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Guilty Garlic (San Joaquin), Sutter Buttes Olive Oil Co. Garlic Herb Olive Oil (Sutter)

 

Congratulations again for all our entrants to help make the 8th Annual SJVOOC a success! For more details on this year’s competition, click here!

Enter Today for the 8th Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition!

The 8th annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC) is now underway! All commercial olive oil producers in California can now submit their extra virgin or flavored olive oil varieties NOW through Friday, May 12 at the Fresno Fairgrounds. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, June 6. Awards will be given out for Best of Show, Best of the Valley – as well as Gold and Silver medal winners.

 

For complete details and rules, visit our website here.  

Winners of the 7th Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC)

The Big Fresno Fair is excited to announce the winners of the 7th Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC)! Congratulations to this year’s “Best of” winners:

 

  • Best of Show EVOO: Tres Osos Taggiasca (Carmel Valley)
  • Best of Show – Flavored: Coldani Olive Ranch’s Calivirgin Habanero (Lodi)
  • Best of the Valley: Coldani Olive Ranch’s Calivirgin Habanero (Lodi)

 

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: Fresno State Miller’s Blend (Fresno), Rancho Azul y Oro Olive Farm Estate Blend (San Miguel), Olivaia’s OLA Block X Blend (Lindsay), Cobram Estate Classic (Woodland)
  • Spanish Singles: Olivaia’s OLA Estate Sevillano (Lindsay), Mountain Springs Olive Ranch Arbequina (Paso Robles), The Olive Press Picual (Sonoma), Organic Roots Arbosana (Maxwell), Rio Bravo Ranch Picual (Bakersfield), Coppetti Olive Oil Manzanilla (Oakdale)
  • Italian Blends: Winter Creek Ruscello D’Inverno (Valley Springs), Tres Osos Robust (Carmel Valley), San Miguel Olive Farm Tuscan Gold Paradiso (San Miguel), San Miguel Olive Farm Tuscan Gold Magnifico (San Miguel), San Miguel Olive Farm Tuscan Gold Fantastico (San Miguel), Toothacre Ranch Old World Style EVOO (Ramona), Colomba Bianca (Clements)
  • Italian Singles: Tres Osos Taggiasca (Carmel Valley), Winter Creek Frantoio (Valley Springs), Coldani Olive Ranch Lodi Olive Oil Frantoio EVOO (Lodi), Cobram Estate Robust (Woodland)
  • Other Blends: Cobram Estate Select (Woodland), Olivaia’s OLA Block X Heirloom (Lindsay), Rio Bravo Ranch Miller’s Reserve Blend (Bakersfield), Mangini Ranch Calaveras Reserve (Wallace)

 

Silver Medal Winners:

  • Spanish Blends: California Olive Ranch Miller’s Blend (Chico), Corto Olive Co. Truly (Stockton)
  • Spanish Singles: Organic Roots Olive Oil Organic Arbequina (Maxwell), California Olive Ranch Arbequina (Chico), ENZO Olive Oil Company Bold (Clovis), ENZO Olive Oil Company Medium (Clovis), Cobram Estate Mild (Woodland), Olive Crush Farms Arbequina (Valley Springs), Mangini Ranch Mission (Wallace)
  • Italian Blends: Partridge Family Olive Co. North Points (Paso Robles), San Miguel Olive Farm Tuscan Gold Eleganza Elite (San Miguel), San Miguel Olive Farm Tuscan Gold Tuscaneiki (San Miguel)
  • Italian Singles: Rio Bravo Ranch Coratina (Bakersfield)
  • Other Blends: OH Olive Oil (Bakersfield)
  • Other Singles: Rosenthal Olive Ranch Koroneiki (Madera), Organic Roots Koroneiki (Maxwell), ENZO Olive Oil Company Delicate (Clovis)

 

Flavored Olive Oils:

Gold Medal Winners

  • Citrus: Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Lavish Lime (Lodi), ENZO Olive Oil Company Organic Clementine Crush (Clovis)
  • Herbal: Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Bountiful Basil (Lodi), Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Rustic Rosemary (Lodi), Sciabica’s California Olive Oil Basil (Modesto)
  • Pepper: Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Habanero (Lodi), Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Hot Virgin Jalapeno (Lodi), The Olive Press Jalapeno (Sonoma), Sciabica’s California Olive Oil Jalapeno (Modesto)

Silver Medal Winners

  • Citrus: Coldani Olive Ranch’s Calivirgin Lusty Lemon (Lodi), Sciabica’s California Olive Oil Lemon (Modesto), ENZO Olive Oil Company Organic Lemon Crush (Clovis)
  • Herbal: Enzo Olive Oil Company Organic Basil Crush (Clovis)
  • Pepper: ENZO Olive Oil Company Organic Fresno Chili Crush (Clovis), Coldani Olive Ranch Calivirgin Jalapeno Garlic (Lodi)
  • Other: Coldani Olive Ranch Guilty Garlic (Lodi), Rancho Azul y Oro Olive Farm Smoked (San Miguel)

 

Congratulations again for all our entrants to help make the 7th Annual SJVOOC a success! For more details on this year’s competition, click here!

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Submit Your Entries into the SJVOOC

Entries are still being accepted for the 7th annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition for all commercial olive oil producers in California! But don’t wait! Deadline to submit entries is Friday, March 25 at the Fresno Fairgrounds. Winners will be announced on Thursday, April 14. Awards will be given out for Best of Show, Best of the Valley – as well as Gold and Silver medal winners.

 

 

For complete details and rules, visit our website here. 

Enter Today for the 7th Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition!

The 7th annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC) is back! All commercial olive oil producers in California can now submit their extra virgin or flavored olive oil varieties NOW through Friday, March 25 at the Fresno Fairgrounds. Winners will be announced on Thursday, April 14! Awards will be given out for Best of Show, Best of the Valley – as well as Gold and Silver medal winners.

 

For complete details and rules, visit our website here.  

Apply Now! | 10th Annual Big Band Review

Calling all marching bands! The Big Fresno Fair is accepting applications for the 10th Annual Big Band Review, presented by EECU, Toyota and Chevron! The return of the Big Band Review will be held on Opening Day, Wednesday, October 6 at 2 p.m. and bands from all over California are invited to compete for $15,000 in cash prizes and trophies!

 

Don’t wait! Only the first 20 bands are guaranteed $500, plus the chance at the BIG prize money rewarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners! Categories include Parade, Auxiliary, Drum Major and Percussion.

 

For more details and to download your application, click here!

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 6th Annual SJVOOC a success! For more details on this year’s competition, click here!

Enter Today for the 6th Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition!

After being canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19, the San Joaquin Olive Oil Competition is back! Entries are now being accepted for the 6th Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition. All commercial olive oil producers in California can now submit their extra virgin or flavored olive oil varieties now through Thursday, May 27 at the Fresno Fairgrounds. Winners will be announced on Thursday, June 17! Awards will be given out for Best of Show, Best of the Valley – as well as Gold and Silver medal winners.

 

For complete details and rules, click here.