Many readĀers of Olive Oil Times can rememĀber that first time we tasted really good extra virĀgin olive oil.
The epiphany for some likely occurred far from home (and the superĀmarĀket shelves we freĀquent there) in some rural mill in Spain, Greece or Italy, or in a small shop in the presĀence of a knowĀing merĀchant.
Joanna Pope had her EVOO moment in New York, where she first tasted the brand Dehesa de la Sabina, a Gold Award winĀner at the New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC).
Since then, Pope told Kent Online in a story posted today, she has been sellĀing the Spanish Picual at regional marĀkets and on her webĀsite.
Dehesa de la Sabina began just a few years ago when, in 2012, eight farmĀers of southĀern Sierra de Cazorla (JaĆ©n) decided to creĀate their own coopĀerĀaĀtive.
Just two years later, the proĀducĀers called the NYIOOC win āāa nod to the careĀful work done, not only to achieve excelĀlence in the mill, but from the beginĀning, in the manĀageĀment of our farms.ā
āDehesa de la Sabina arose from the shared conĀcern of the enviĀronĀment and health probĀlems resultĀing from indusĀtrial agriĀculĀture and the need to defend farmĀersā income and, of course, for the sake of proĀducĀing high qualĀity oils,ā said the coopĀerĀaĀtive in a stateĀment. āāThis award is proof that you can do well in a difĀferĀent way and, of course, it is a new reaĀson to conĀtinue.ā
Meet 3 memĀbers of @Laolivilla who proĀduce Dehesa de la SabinaāāāJuan,Sebastian,Leon. Spanish #OliveOil#EVOO#organicpic.twitter.com/ylmAfF17po
ā Joanna Pope (@PerfectTreeUK) October 11, 2014
The brand was among 50 Gold Award winĀners from Spain at the 2014 New York International Olive Oil Competition, and among 19 awarded for olive oils made from the Picual variĀety.
See Also:NYIOOC Statistics
In the U.K, Dehesa de la Sabina can be found on Popeās webĀsite Perfect Tree, while in the U.S., the brand is availĀable on Amazon.
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