The Best Olive Oils Win International Awards
Olive and Gourmet is the largest online store in the US dedicated exclusively to Award Winning Spanish Extra Virgin Olive oils. We offer the most recent 2011-2012 harvest- as we want to guarantee our customers the freshness that embodies the Superior Taste and Aroma of our Extra virgin Olive Oils.
We are a family a family living on both sides of the Atlantic. Jay and Cecilia live in Andalusia, Spain, where about 40% of the olive oil in the world is produced, and they spend their time with the producers selecting only the best olive oils available in Spain. Jorge and Betzy live in Florida where they manage Olive and Gourmet's online store.
Every year the best Olive Oil producers take their products to International Competitions. The best of the best win the "Awards" the world over- they portray the pinnacle of what the world has to offer, and they represent only a tiny portion of the total production. Just like superlative wines, these olive oils, each with its own characteristics, impregnate your sensorial memory with symphonies of unique aromas and tastes that once you have tried them you will never forget.
Each of these Award Winning Olive Oils is different, unique in its personality and each worth trying. Still, these oils have in common many important characteristics:
The Geographical location of the Olive Groves is optimal for olive trees growth: soil, rain, temperature, altitude and the environment all work in favor of the trees. Not surprisingly these groves have many old trees- some thousands of years old.
Fruits are harvested "Pre-Envero," which is the stage of maturity when the olive juice has the best aroma and taste. This usually happens at the beginning of the harvest, usually mid October, when approximately fifty percent of the olives are yellowish green and fifty percent bluish red with only a few black olives.
Olives are processed at a low temperature also called cold pressed olive oil and each producer takes great care to preserve along the production process the unique characteristics of their oils.
Olive and Gourmet makes available to the North American market a selection of these extraordinary Extra Virgin Olive Oils.
Olive and Gourmet's Olive Oils win 9 Awards at the 2011 Los Angeles Competition
Another good year for the top Spanish Olive Oils at the Los Angeles competition. Our oils won important awards including the Special Award and Best of Class. The Awards are:
- Oro Bailen, 2011 Special Award Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil- International- Robust Category
- Oro Bailen, 2011 Best of Class - International- Mono Cultivar, Picual, Reserva Familiar, Robust Category
- Masia el Altet, 2011 Gold Medal for Masia el Altet High Quality in the Medium Fruity Category
- Masia el Altet, 2011 Gold Medal for Masia el Altet Premium in the Medium Fruity Category
- Masia el Altet, 2011 Gold Medal for Masia el Altet Special Selection in the Intense Fruity Category
- Melgarejo, 2011 Silver Medal for Melgarejo Delicatessen in the Medium Fruity Caltegory
- Cortijo de Suerte Alta, 2011 Silver Medal in the Organic Intense Fruity Category
- Rincon de la Subbetica, 2011 Silver Medal in the Organic Hojiblanca Intense Fruity Category
- ParqueOliva Serie Oro, 2011 Silver Medal in the Intense Fruity Category
With these last awards, the total number of awards won so far by Olive and Gourmet's olive oils for the 2010-2011 harvest adds up to 74! and these wonderful olive oils are available in our online store:
