UCCE advisor a world-class olive oil expert.

UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor Paul Vossen was among 22 world-class judges at last month's Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, according to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle.

The article said the event, part of the Los Angeles County Fair, has now become one of the premier olive oil competitions in the world.

There were many gold medalists who are repeat winners, among them California Olive Ranch, McEvoy, Round Pond, the Olive Press, Apollo, Pacific Sun and Stella Cadente.

"The state of American olive oil is in a very, very good spot," Vossen was quoted in the article, written by Olivia Wu. "The olive oils we're producing are excellent."

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