We are an association of Napa Valley olive oil producers who share the common goal of producing world class extra virgin olive oil.
When tasting an olive oil, particularly an Extra Virgin Olive Oil, there are many different positive and negative attributes that can be associated with the oil. The International Olive Oil Council did an organoleptic assessment of Olive Oil and came up with several attributes:
Common Negative Attributes:
-Fusty: Characterisitc flavor of oil obtained from olives stored in [...]
Each year, the olive harvesting season ranges from mid November to late December. The producer chooses their harvest date depending on the olive varieties they are growing, and the flavor and the amount of oil desired.
Early harvest olive oils tend to be fairly green in color, causing bitterness in the oil. The bitterness in the [...]
Kris Jaeger, Jaeger Family Olive Oil and Peggy O’Kelly, St. Helena Olive Oil Co. would like to invite all Napa Valley olive oil producers to the first meeting of the Napa Valley Olive Growers Association
