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

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.

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.

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.

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.

gave as a gift, it was appreciated, good quality prompt delivery

Wonderful product. Great taste and great price.

It's not always easy to find California sourced olive oils, as many seem to be Mediterranean sourced. The arbequina type is my favorite and arbosana is also very good. I use it uncooked & unheated on salads or as a healthy flavorful drizzle on almost anything.... Noodle dishes, Avocado toast, Buddha bowls, roasted veg, everything! Sometimes I'll even pour some in a dish and just dip my finger in, it it's so yummy. I recommend!

The flavor is fantastic, use it as a finishing oil for pasta, salad and more. I also cook with it as it taste great and why use a cheap olive oil for cooking, you can taste the difference. This oil is really delicious and I have tried so many, some costing 3 times as much. I always stock and use this one, quality and the flavor are spot on!