The Central Coast Olive Oil Competition has released the results from the 2023 competition which featured premier oils produced across California. Taking home the Best of Show awards were the following:
The 2023 Producer of the Year award will be announced shortly.
Quotes from Chief Judge Paul Vossen:
“The number of entries for this year’s competition was strong with 108 entries, despite a 2022-2023 harvest that was light, primarily due to weather conditions that limited bloom. Now that the pandemic is kind-of over it was refreshing to see a resurgence in activity, compared to the last few years. We tweaked the entry classes somewhat to further emphasize the featured varietal oils as to their origin countries. Overall, there were eleven Best-of-Class oils selected out of the 18 different classes.”
“I am very proud of our judges who have many years of experience working on various certified taste panels and in the industry marketing olive oil. Many are also olive growers and processors who know the specific characteristics of the varieties and they taste oils on a regular basis. They were all very discerning and diligent 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:
Thank you to our chief judge Paul Vossen and cast of judges for another great competition; Roger Declercq, Maria Farr, John Hadley, Lawrence Jacobs, Arden Kremer, Nancy Lilly, Julie Menge, Olga Orlova and Glenn Weddell.
Be sure to check out the complete results HERE and support the participating businesses.
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