LA International Olive Oil Competition Announces Winners!

We were excited once again to find we won another medal! This time in the LA International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition!

This has been such an encouraging year for us. All of our enjoyable, but hard work, has given us amazing results in the competitions we have entered.

Here is some information on this latest competition:

The Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition has grown from a 25-entry beginning to a truly spectacular array of the finest international oils. The list of Northern Hemisphere countries represented is impressive: Croatia, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Morocco, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey and the United States.

“Our competition has become well known for its great competence,” said Corti. “Our judges have a great deal of experience and are talented tasters.”

The competition itself is not open to the public, but they will have an opportunity to taste the winning olive oils at FUN Decanted, a wine, spirits, beer and evoo festival June 23 at Fairplex and at the 2012 L.A. County Fair, where winning olive oils will be featured at the Fair’s Wine, Beer & Spirits Marketplace.

The Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition is judged in two categories, domestic and international, and separated according to regional designations and fruitiness intensity levels. The competition also includes flavored olive oils.

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Here are the comments on our San Miguel Olive Farm Oil, from the tasters at the Yolo County Olive Oil Competition, where we won another GOLD and Best In Class April 9, 2012!

Remarks – Complex, well balanced, apple/cinnamon, sweet, grassy, herbal, well balanced buttery, good spice.

Good Remarks!  

A few bottles left!!! Buy now and savor!!!

Richard & Myrna

SMOF

Latest News!!!!!!!

We just found out we won GOLD and BEST IN CLASS, in the 2012 YOLO County olive oil competition!!!!!!

We are sooooo jazzed to be able to add this to our recent win of GOLD and BEST OF SHOW!


And, congratulations to the other winners as well! Some from our very own local olive growers group, CCOG (Central Coast Olive Growers)

Keep savoring...it is quality!

Richard & Myrna

A Bright Moment In Our Day!

Yesterday we had a special visitor to our olive farm! Patty Darragh, Executive Director of the California Olive Oil Council, was passing thru on her way back to Berkeley, and stopped to say "hi."

 She was impressed with our beautiful trees that we purchased from Bruce Golino's Santa Cruz Olive Tree Nursery. The trees in the background were planted in 2007, when they were two years old.

The recent rains have been most welcome. We have much to do in the days ahead, and both of us look forward to the work and reward in the coming days and weeks.

Give our award winning EVOO a taste, and let us know your comments! We'd love to hear from you.

Savor the oil!

Richard & Myrna

San Miguel Olive Farm

Back to reality!

We hear that the "gold" and "best in show" stickers will be arriving soon! Plaques are being engraved. When they arrive we have a special place on our wall, waiting just for them!

But right now......

Trees need tending.

It was a beautiful day. We grabbed our hoes and gloves and set off for the olive trees. The new trees have no canopy yet, so we need to weed around their base, so the sunlight and water can help them grow to be big!

Today we had some company as we worked.

This is Spaz, our granddaughters' kitten, who is just learning about the great outdoors. He thinks he is tougher than The Golden Girls (Kendal's two chickies that help with keeping the olive trees bug free.)

Next to make an appearance, was a baby rattler. No picture of him today! Because it is still cool out, he was a bit sluggish. That won't last, and we need to be aware as we work outside.

Perhaps we will get some rain this week, which would be great. 

Until next time, keep savoring our award winning EVOO!

Myrna &Richard

P.S.                                                       

 Buy California certified extra virgin olive oil to ensure that you have purchased an authentic, healthy product. Look for the COOC seal when shopping for extra virgin olive oil. The COOC seal is your guarantee of extra virgin olive oil produced in California & means quality and freshness!

Happiness is.....

Winning GOLD & BEST OF SHOW at the annual California Olive Oil Council's (COOC)
olive oil competition, Saturday, March 3, 2012!

This is a huge honor! We know the hard work that goes into each grower's farm, and we appreciate being part of the farming community of olive  growers.

Thank you, for supporting us in our endeavor.

Richard & Myrna

SAVOR THE OIL

Healthy Heart / Happy Valentine's Day!

Today is Valentine's Day, and what better way to celebrate than to enjoy some of our San Miguel Olive Oil! EVOO is a proven plus for a healthy heart. Use it often. Continue celebrating with those you love!

You can now order our oil online at our website: www.smoliveoil.com. On the Home Page, click on "Our Olive Oil" and proceed from there. Quantities are limited.

Our late harvest 2011/2012 oil is smooth, fragrant, buttery and delicate. Very much like our award winning 2010 oil.

Healthy Hearts To All

Savor The Oil

Richard & Myrna