2024 Central Coast Olive Oil Competition Results

 

(PASO ROBLES, CA) – The Central Coast Olive Oil Competition has released the results from

the 2024 competition which featured premier oils produced across California. Taking home the

Best of Show awards were the following:

• Best of Show Robust – Ola (Lindsay)

• Best of Show Medium – Toothacre Ranch (Ramona)

• Best of Show Delicate – Cobram Estate (Woodland)

• Best of Show Flavored – Calivirgin (Lodi)

After calculations, Calivirgin was named the 2024 Olive Oil Producer of the Year, for the second

year in a row. It was a close race, but the Lodi California family-owned business had 6 total entries

entered and all 6 received medals: Best of Show Flavored, Best of Class Citrus and Best of Class

Ascolano. 1 Double Gold, 3 Golds, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze. Calivirgin will receive a custom-made

belt buckle, dawning the Central Coast Olive Oil logo amongst an array of jewels.

“The number of entries for this year’s competition was the largest we have had in recent years

with 123 entries. We added a few more classes to further emphasize the featured varietal oils as

to their origins. Overall, there were 18 Best-of-Class oils selected out of the 28 different classes,”

said Chief Judge Paul Vossen. “A couple new faces were added to the judging panels this year

and the group as a whole was very thorough in their efforts to categorize these oils appropriately.”

All entries entered were also judged on their marketing efforts as part of the Central Coast

Packaging and Design Competition.

• Best of Label – Single Bottle: Toothacre Ranch

• Best of Label – Series: Boccabella Farms

• Best of Packaging – Single Bottle: Bearbird Ranch

• Best of Packaging – Series of Bottles: Ola

Thank you to our chief judge Paul Vossen and cast of judges for a great competition; Thomas

Curry, John Hadley, Arden Kremer, Sue Langstaff, Nancy Lilly, Astrid Lorig, Julie Menge, Olga

Orlova, and Glenn Weddell.

Be sure to check out the complete results at https://centralcoastwinecomp.com/olive-oil/ and

support the participating producers and businesses.

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