Gold Ridge Organic Farm's Picholine olive oil took home Best of Show in the Sonoma County Harvest Fair's 2024 olive oil competition By Jennifer Graue

Gold Ridge Organic Farm's Picholine olive oil took home Best of Show in the Sonoma County Harvest Fair's 2024 olive oil competition

July 30, 2024

A Sebastopol olive orchard and mill has captured top honors in the 2024 Sonoma County Harvest Fair olive oil competition, fair organizers announced last week.[...] Gold Ridge Organic Farms won Best of Show for its Picholine Blend, an extra virgin [olive] oil made up of six different French olive cultivars.

“We are blessed with one of the best growing environments for producing world-class olive oils,” said farmer Brooke Hazen, owner of Gold Ridge Organic Farms situated in the rolling hills just south of Sebastopol.