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KATZ SUISUN VALLEY CHEF’S PICK EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
750 ml. bottle

An extraordinary value for an authentic, organically produced, artisan-made extra virgin olive oil in a generous 750ml bottle! KATZ Chef’s Pick EVO is the olive oil of choice for many of the finest restaurant kitchens and their chefs…who often help us harvest this oil each year…thus the name!

ABOUT THE PRODUCT
Harvested November 2007…The flagship of our KATZ brand and a three-time gold medal winner at the prestigious L.A. International Olive Oil Competition, Chef’s Pick Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a carefully crafted blend of oils that we harvest from olives grown on our organic and sustainable farmed groves in the Suisun Valley (on the eastern border of Napa) - it's 100% certified California Olive Oil. This historic agriculturally rich valley with loamy and sandy soils is an ideal growing region for the Italian varietals of olives planted there. Our goal each year remains simple…to produce an authentic and artisan-made extra virgin olive oil that is both a great oil and a great value.

KATZ Chef’s Pick contains the following olive varieties:
Frantoio, Leccino and Maurino…65% of the blend, these classic Tuscan cultivars produce the classic rustic flavors of grassiness and fruitiness in the nose coupled with the requisite pungency in the finish.
Taggiasca and Casaliva…30% of the blend, these varieties native to the Liguria and Lombardy regions of Italy, respectively, are grown on our Rock Hill Ranch in the Suisun Valley. They are noted for their soft and persistent fruitiness with sweet overtones producing a lush mouth feel.
Allegra, Bosana and Coratina…5% of the blend, these cultivars from Umbria, Sardinia and Puglia, respectively, all add varying nuances of flavor.

ABOUT THE TASTE
This year’s oil has a very low .19 free fatty acid and a 6 peroxide reading, well below the international threshold. It comes from handpicked olives and unfiltered oil which has its usual rustic charm with grassy, floral overtones, rich fruitiness and a lush mouth feel, and a nice pungency in the finish. It enhances a wide array of foods and is the perfect condiment quality oil for the professional and home cook.

Harvest Date, November 2007

Gold Medal Winner ~ 2005, 2006, 2007
L.A. International Olive Oil Competition

Gold Medal Winner 2007 Yolo County Fair
Gold Medal Winner 2007 San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival


Proudly bears the California Olive Oil Council’s “certified extra virgin seal,” your assurance of authenticity and high-quality and 100% California Olive Oil. Find a prominent place in your cook’s pantry for the large 750 ml bottle filled with value and excellence!