California Reserve Collection, Olive Oil (Arbequina, Pack of 1)

This is genuine olive oil, buy it!

This is an excellent high-quality extra-virgin olive oil. I really like it. It's too bad that Amazon has seen fit to increase the price over 37% in one jump. A six dollar increase. It is hard to imagine the justification for such a dramatic price increase.

The taste is mild. I'm still trying to find one that taste like the high Italian restaurants that taste like total butter, dipped with the Italian bread. Color is good & good value in my opinion. I bought a 2nd bottle this week.

It's a high-quality EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) intended more for salad dressing, garlic bread, or flavor-forward cooking. Batches that are non-blends made from California-only orchards are well favored by chefs. Recommended.

Grassy undertones. Good quality

This is an outstanding oil, worth every penny. I'm an amateur chef and while born in the USA, I'm of Italian decent, so I grew up in a house where olive oil was used in copious amounts. I typically by e.v.o.o. on the budget end of the spectrum. My local market sells its own label for about 4 bucks a pint and it's actually not too bad, there's just nothing special about it. I saw this Arbequina on a cooking show on PBS and they raved about it, so I thought I'd splurge for once. I was amazed. The subtle yet complex flavors that my old brand lacked were eye-opening. It also coats the salad leaves so much better when making a dressing. Imagine painting a house with cheap paint, then using a high quality paint that coats evenly and perfectly. Everything clings better instead of making a watery puddle in the bowl. I didn't have the date issues others had. I received mine in May 2016 and had a Use By date of Feb 2018, a good year and a half (but It's already half gone after a month) It's probably a little too costly for most of us to fry with or use for other high-volume cooking chores, but those are times when the budget stuff makes the most sense anyway, because you'll cook away the subtle flavor benefits. Save it for salads or for that final drizzle on roasted veggies or bread to get the most out of it.

I purchased this because I wanted a high quality to bake my first focaccia loaf. It was superb! I’ve already recommended it to friends.

Fruity and mild: I always buy arbequina EVOO for its fruity and mild flavor I don't use it for cooking...just for finishing dishes and salads.

Excellent

Outstanding olive oil. It smells and taste fresh and fruity! I am a repeat buyer

It's California Olive Ranch. There's not much room to argue about the quality of their product: it's consistently excellent. BEWARE: This seller advertises a 6-pack but only ships you a single bottle.

Bought in may 2022, received with harvest date of Nov 2020. That is very old for a premium product, it no longer taste like premium olive oil. Nothing wrong with California Olive Ranch, more to do with Amazon selling really old stock.

Great quality and taste