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Rio Bravo Ranch, located along the Kern River in the United States, has been rec­og­nized at the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition. The ranch, man­aged by James Nickel, a fifth-gen­er­a­tion descen­dant of Henry Miller, received two Gold Awards and one Silver Award for its olive oil entries.

The Rio Bravo Ranch Picual, which won a Gold Award, is noted for its medium body, smooth tex­ture, and sweet, but­tery taste, char­ac­ter­is­tics com­mon in many Spanish olive oils. Another Gold Award was given to the Rio Bravo Ranch Coratina, described as hav­ing a medium begin­ning with a big fin­ish, fea­tur­ing fresh green olive notes and a pep­pery, spicy kick with a hint of bit­ter­ness.

Additionally, the Miller’s Reserve Blend, an organic extra vir­gin olive oil, earned a Silver Award. This blend com­bines Picual, Coratina, and Frantoio cul­ti­vars to cre­ate a smooth medium oil with a kick.

The Rio Bravo Ranch spans approx­i­mately 3,200 hectares and is known for its diverse agri­cul­tural activ­i­ties, includ­ing farm­ing cit­rus, almonds, cher­ries, and olives, as well as cat­tle graz­ing. The ranch’s recent achieve­ments at the com­pe­ti­tion high­light its con­tin­ued pres­ence in the olive oil indus­try.

The win­ning brands are pre­sented in the Official Guide and the Olive Oil Times World Ranking.