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Sierra de Cazorla Cooperative Gaining Worldwide Acclaim

By Olive Oil Times Staff
Oct. 24, 2014 11:59 UTC

Many readĀ­ers of Olive Oil Times can rememĀ­ber that first time we tasted really good extra virĀ­gin olive oil.

The epiphany for some likely occurred far from home (and the superĀ­marĀ­ket shelves we freĀ­quent there) in some rural mill in Spain, Greece or Italy, or in a small shop in the presĀ­ence of a knowĀ­ing merĀ­chant.

Joanna Pope had her EVOO moment in New York, where she first tasted the brand Dehesa de la Sabina, a Gold Award winĀ­ner at the New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC).

Since then, Pope told Kent Online in a story posted today, she has been sellĀ­ing the Spanish Picual at regional marĀ­kets and on her webĀ­site.

Dehesa de la Sabina began just a few years ago when, in 2012, eight farmĀ­ers of southĀ­ern Sierra de Cazorla (JaĆ©n) decided to creĀ­ate their own coopĀ­erĀ­aĀ­tive.

Just two years later, the proĀ­ducĀ­ers called the NYIOOC win ā€‹ā€œa nod to the careĀ­ful work done, not only to achieve excelĀ­lence in the mill, but from the beginĀ­ning, in the manĀ­ageĀ­ment of our farms.ā€

ā€œDehesa de la Sabina arose from the shared conĀ­cern of the enviĀ­ronĀ­ment and health probĀ­lems resultĀ­ing from indusĀ­trial agriĀ­culĀ­ture and the need to defend farmĀ­ersā€™ income and, of course, for the sake of proĀ­ducĀ­ing high qualĀ­ity oils,ā€ said the coopĀ­erĀ­aĀ­tive in a stateĀ­ment. ā€‹ā€œThis award is proof that you can do well in a difĀ­ferĀ­ent way and, of course, it is a new reaĀ­son to conĀ­tinue.ā€

The brand was among 50 Gold Award winĀ­ners from Spain at the 2014 New York International Olive Oil Competition, and among 19 awarded for olive oils made from the Picual variĀ­ety.
See Also:NYIOOC Statistics
In the U.K, Dehesa de la Sabina can be found on Popeā€™s webĀ­site Perfect Tree, while in the U.S., the brand is availĀ­able on Amazon.

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