Central Coast Olive Oil Competition Results Announced!

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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025

The California Mid-State Fair is proud to announce its Central Coast Olive Oil Competition results from the 2025 competition which featured premier oils produced across California. Taking home the Best of Show awards were the following:

• Best of Show Delicate – Olivaia’s Ola (Lindsay, CA)
• Best of Show Medium – Sunshine Olive Oil (Templeton, CA)
• Best of Show Robust – Central Coast Olive Company (Paso Robles, CA)
• Best of Show Flavored – Corto Olive Co. (Stockton, CA)

After calculations, Sunshine Olive Oil has been named the 2025 Olive Oil Producer of the Year. It was a close race between multiple producers, but the Templeton California family-run business had 11 total entries entered and all 11 received medals: Best of Class Picual and Best of Class Italian Blends Medium. 2 Double Golds, 8 Golds and 1 Silver. They will receive a custom-made belt buckle, placing the Central Coast Olive Oil Competition logo amongst an array of jewels.

All entries were also judged on their marketing efforts as part of the Central Coast Packaging and Design Competition. The winner are:

• Best of Label – Single Bottle: Bellemuna Olive Grove
• Best of Label – Series: Calivirgin/Lodi Olive Oil
• Best of Packaging – Single Bottle: Olivaia’s Ola
• Best of Packaging – Series of Bottles: Olivaia’s Ola

The Central Coast Olive Oil Competition would like to thank our chief judge Paul Vossen, judging facilitator Deborah Rogers plus the well-versed cast of judges for a great competition: Franco Dunn, 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.

The 2025 California Mid-State Fair runs July 16 through July 27 and this year’s theme is “Off to the Races!”. Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

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