The Sierra and Mistral both won a gold medal at the The Los Angeles International Olive Oil Competition this year. You can view all the results at https://fairplex.com/competitions/olive-oil-competition/.
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2023 Oils Now Available
Our 2023 oils are now available! We are really pleased with the results. We hope you enjoy them. 2023 Oils Now Available
Apollo Wins Gold in NY
Apollo Wins Gold in NY
The Sierra and Mistral both won a gold medal at the The New York International Olive Oil Competition in April 2023. You can view all the results at www.bestoliveoils.com. Our recent improving of our decanter technology is paying dividends in our pursuit of producing superior oils.
Apollo Wins Gold in LA
Apollo Wins Gold in LA
The Sierra and Mistral both won a gold medal at the The Los Angeles International Olive Oil Competition in March 2023. The Mistral went above and beyond by also winning Best of Class and Best of Show! You can view all the results at https://fairplex.com/competitions/olive-oil-competition/.
Striving For The Best!
Striving For The Best!
Here at Apollo, we’re always striving to improve the quality of our olive oil. Last year, TEM, the Italian manufacturer of our unique milling equipment (located in Florence, Italy), developed a much more efficient and effective way to extract the valuable nutrients from the olives. So, we jumped at the chance, and sent our centrifugal decanter drum back to Italy for the ingenious design change.
This season we’ve been using the completely upgraded and retooled decanter, and experiencing stunning results. Not only have the yields increased, but much more importantly, the oil emerging from the decanter is much cleaner, greatly improving the quality of the last milling step, filtering for clarity. The whole process produces oils higher in polyphenols, and with much less oxidation.
Our pursuit of higher quality oil never ends!
Going The Extra Mile In Reducing Oxidation
When we started Apollo Olive Oil, we learned that light was bad for olive oil, and urged customers to keep our oil bottles out of the light. A few years ago, we were able to shrink-wrap the bottles in a completely opaque label sleeve. Now, a recent study from researchers in Perugia, Italy found that dark glass may not be sufficient to protect extra virgin olive oil from oxidation due to light exposure. Olive oil is more subject than other types of oil to oxidation from light because of its chlorophyll content. Actually, exposure to light causes more oxidation than heat or air does, when it comes to olive oil. Researchers found that after 180 days of exposure to lighting conditions similar to those in supermarkets, the oils in dark glass began to turn rancid. The study verified that an opaque coating like ours protected olive oil the best.
Thank You!
Thank You!
We
want to thank all our wonderful customers who have made this year our
best year ever. Your support inspires us to continue to make one of the
world’s healthiest and most flavorful extra virgin olive oils!Here
are some recent reviews from some of our customers we are grateful to
have. If you feel so inclined it helps us a lot to also post your review
on our Google page. You can find it by going to www.google.com and
search for Apollo Olive Oil.
Danielle R.Verified Buyer 5.0 star rating 12/25/20
This oil was professionally packaged, delivered quickly and was delicious. I gave several away and, of course, kept one for my family. I love the sustainability of this company and it’s dedication to local eco-friendly orchard managing methods in California as well as it’s nutrient preserving extraction style. This is a delicious way to enhance your diet with omegas and trace minerals. I will be purchasing again soon!
Susan B.Verified Buyer 5.0 star rating 12/25/20
I
received a bottle of Apollo as a gift from a friend several years ago
and now purchase Apollo regularly. I love the flavor of Apollo oils and
dip bread in it and drizzle it on soups, salads, roasted vegetables and
pasta dishes.
Thank you, Salud
Mark L.Verified Buyer 5.0 star rating 12/24/20
The product is always consistently the best. It has great depth and the aroma is the first indicator of what to expect. Fresh bread, a little salt and pepper and your in heaven.
Sierra Wins Gold in NY
The Sierra won a gold medal at the The New York International Olive Oil Competition this year. The Mistral won a silver medal. You can view all the results at www.bestoliveoils.com. In addition the Sierra won silver medals at the Los Angeles International Competition and the California State Fair Competiton. The Mistral won a gold medal at the Los Angeles International Competition and a silver at the California State Fair.
Gianni Receives 2020 Miller’s Award
From: California Olive Oil Council
Subject: Congratulations
“We would like to offer you our congratulations following the release of the 2020 California Olive Oil Council’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Packaging Design Competition results! It is with great honor that we acknowledge that you are a recipient of this year’s Millers Award. Your expertise in the craft of milling has contributed to Marciano Estate being the recipient of the Best Blend Award.”
Gianni
has worked tirelessly for 15 years perfecting the use of our unique
vacuum mill to produce the highest quality olive oils. We are grateful
to receive this award for 2020.
Other Awards for 2020:
The Mistral won a Gold at the LA County Fair and a Silver at the California State Fair while the Sierra won a Silver at both competitions.
Our New Oils Are Available Now
Harvested
and milled in December 2019, our new oils are ready to purchase. We had
a wonderful year and are really pleased with how the oils turned out.
Once again we are offering the Miller’s Favorite which Gianni crafted to
create a beautiful Tuscan style oil.
The 2019 Salute will be available when we run out of the 2018 Salute which we have very little left. It is still tasting very nice with a bit of spiciness and bitterness having mellowed just a little over the year.