March 18th – 20th, 2026

The Hilton Stockton, CA

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Join us for the COOC Annual Member Meeting at the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel And Spa On Del Monte Golf Course in beautiful Monterey! This in-person event is a fantastic opportunity for COOC members to connect, share ideas, and shape the future of our organization. Don’t miss out on this exciting gathering of like-minded individuals who are passionate about the olive oil industry. Come and enjoy the picturesque surroundings, engaging discussions, and networking opportunities. We look forward to seeing you there!

If you are not a COOC member and would like to attend this event, we welcome your attendance! If you would like to join the COOC, please reach out to Elise Oliver at [email protected], who can provide additional details regarding membership.

Please Register and reserve accommodations through Eventbrite now!

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One way the olive oil industry measures the quality of an oil is through its free acidity levels. Olive oil is made up of triglycerides which are groups of three fatty acids connected to a glycerol backbone. Fatty acids in fresh, high quality olive oil are chemically bound to the glycerol. This chemical bond is broken in oil made from diseased or bruised fruit or when there are delays in milling, exposure to high temperatures, or poor storage conditions. In other words, the fatty acids become free of the glycerol backbone. The acidity test measures the percentage of free fatty acid content in the oil. In general, the better the oil – the lower the acidity. All COOC certified EVOO will have a free acidity level less than 0.5%.

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2021 Extra Virgin Olive Oil Winners

Fat Gold: Blue
Grumpy Goats Farm: Organic Hojiblanca
Mangini Ranch: Calaveras Estate
Olivaia’s OLA: Block X Heirloom
Olive Love: Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Séka Hills: Estate Grown Frantoio Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2021 Extra Virgin Olive Oil Finalists

Bari Olive Oil Company, Arbequina
Organic Roots Olive Oil, Organic Arbequina

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Not only is EVOO part of a healthy diet, it is also part of a healthy environment. The International Olive Council’s True Healthy Olive Cultivar (THOC) project is focused, in part, on the olive sector’s carbon footprint. Agriculture and livestock contribute ~14% of greenhouse gas emissions, but studies show that olive trees actually fix Co₂ in the soil. In fact, if we take all of the land used to grow olive trees in the world, it can store the equivalent of Co₂ produced by a city of 7 million people! Another way to think about the environmental health benefits of EVOO is that for every liter of EVOO produced, olive trees remove 10kg of Co₂ from the atmosphere.

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The California Olive Oil Council thanks former Secretary Kathryn Tomajan of Fat Gold and Luisito Cercaci of Sunrise Olive Ranch for their service on the COOC Board of Directors. Congratulations to Michael Devico of Sunrise Olive Ranch David Garci-Aguirre of Corto Olive Co. on their election to the COOC Board of Directors. We look forward to the hard work ahead!

President: Carlos Machado, Agbiolab
Vice President: Chris Calvert, Ciarlo Fruit & Nut
Treasurer: John Mesrobian, The Mill at Kings River
Secretary: Rachelle Bross, Olivaia’s OLA
Ciriaco Chavez, Boundary Bend Olives
Julie Coldani, Coldani Olive Ranch
Michael Devico, Sunrise Olive Ranch
David Garci-Aguirre, Corto Olive Co.
Shaana Rahman, Boccabella Farms
Vincent Ricchiuti, Enzo Olive Oil Co.
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