McEvoy Ranch Cooking Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Name: McEvoy Ranch Cooking Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Brand: mcevoy-ranch
Price: 57.9 USD
Availability: InStock

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Award Record

2 awards

Across 2 releases · 1 competition Latest: Silver · 2026 California State Fair EVOO Competition

Phenols

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Latest Release

2025

2 releases recorded

Arbosana Monovarietal Shapeshifter

Made from Arbosana olives grown on the family-owned McEvoy Ranch near Petaluma, California, this early-harvest oil offers green aromatics that give way to a soft, mild flavour with quiet bitterness and pungency, rounded by notes of green apple and ripe olive fruit. Its balanced, lively character makes it a versatile workhorse for daily cooking, like sautéing vegetables, roasting, marinades, pan-searing proteins and building flavour in soups, grains and sauces without overpowering the dish.

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Release History

2025

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Varieties

Arbosana

2024

No release recorded

No release is recorded for this harvest year.

2023

Varieties

Frantoio

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Sensory Profile & Character

Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 5

Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.

Bitterness 4

Bitterness is a positive sensory attribute of an EVOO. It can also signal the presence of phenolic compounds.

Pungency 4

Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.

Polyphenols 5

Polyphenols are naturally occurring compounds found in olives and other plants. In olive oil, reported phenolic content is a chemistry measure that can be associated with bitterness, pungency and oxidative stability; total phenols are not interchangeable with hydroxytyrosol-plus-derivatives measurement used for the EU-authorised wording.

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Estimated Based on profiles for: Arbosana .

Freshness & season

Harvest freshness

The harvest date is disclosed on the bottle or product information, making the release easier to date and compare.

Why choose it

Choose a recent, clearly dated release when you want the most vivid expression of its aromas and flavour.

Worth knowing

A harvest date does not reveal how the oil was stored, so date is an important signal rather than a guarantee of condition.

Product informationHarvest date disclosed

Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Petaluma, California, United States.

Why choose it

Choose a clearly identified origin when local identity, traceability and connection to a particular growing area matter to you.

Worth knowing

Origin can make an oil distinctive, but does not by itself guarantee quality or a particular flavour.

Listed originPetaluma, California, United States

Olive composition

Changing composition

The latest release lists Arbosana as its only recorded cultivar. EVV's release data lists different cultivar combinations across harvests.

Why choose it

A release listing one cultivar is useful when you want to explore that variety's typical character. Choose it if you enjoy seasonal variation and seeing how a product changes over time.

Worth knowing

One listed cultivar does not record a percentage, so it should not be treated as proof of 100% composition without a source saying so. The changing list does not establish the producer's intention or guarantee a particular flavour difference.

EVV-derived from release dataArbosanaComposition changes by harvest