JOËLLE WINS AWARDS

Beginning in 2006 Joëlle Olive Oils have been entered in olive oil tasting competitions at California county fairs. The Los Angeles County Competition includes hundreds of oils from around the world. The Yolo County Competition is more local, featuring California brands. Each year the beautiful oils from Joëlle have been recognized with multiple awards for quality. The LA County Competition requires a chemical lab analysis. To be designated Extra Virgin, the oleic acid or free acidity must be below .8%. Some use .5% for this designation. In its 2010 tests, Joëlle oils all fell well below .5%.

The first results for the 2010 season are in from the Yolo County Fair Competition which had nearly 50 contestants from all over California. Joëlle Olive Oil entered five olive oils and this is how they fared.

Mission – Mild Intensity: Silver Medal

Mission Blends – Intermediate Intensity: Gold Medal and Best In Class

(Our Mission/Manzanillo blend)

Mono Cultivar – Intermediate Intensity: Silver Medal

(Our Barouni)

Manzanillo – Robust Intensity:

(Our) Late Harvest Manzanillo – Gold Medal

(Our) Early Harvest Manzanillo – Gold Medal and Best in Class

And the winner is….well there were lots of winners at the LA County Fair Competition.

Extra Virgin Olive Awards Presented:

4 Best of Show, 1 Best Flavored Oil, 25 Best of Class Awards, 107 Gold Medal Awards, 167 Silver Medal Awards, 104 Bronze Medal Awards.

2010 Extra Virgin Olive Oil – 514 oils from 298 producers

2010 Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition: Argentina-17, Australia-17, Chile-39, Croatia – 3, France-6, Greece-29, Israel – 2, Italy-102, Japan-2, Lebanon – 1, Morocco-1, New Zealand-19, Palestine – 3, Peru-5, Portugal-21, South Africa-8, Spain-65, Turkey-10, Uruguay – 2, United States-162.

Joëlle Olive Oil again faired very well. Three oils were entered in the competition:

Early Harvest Manzanillo – robust – Gold medal

Barouni – medium – Gold medal

Mission – delicate – Bronze medal.