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Bondolio Olive Oil 

Bondolio Olive Oil

Winters, California, USA

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A passion for Sicily, its culture, foodways, and especially the olive oil, moved Karen and Malcolm Bond to transform their ten-acre almond orchard into a traditional Sicilian olive grove. Dedicated stewards of the land, they have ensured that both the olive orchard and their on-site, custom-designed mill are certified organic.  Bondolio is an elegant and unique California Extra Virgin Olive Oil blended from Nocellara, Biancolilla, and Cerasuola olives. This blend, while readily found in Southern Italy and Sicily, is quite rare among oils produced in California. A four-time Good Food Award winner, critically acclaimed Bondolio has received many awards, including Best in Show at the California State Fair in 2017 and 2019, Gold, Best of Class and Best of California in 2023 and frequent gold medals from several prestigious international olive oil competitions including gold at the 2023 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition.

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Read an interview with founders, Karen and Malcolm Bond, in The California Table. 

Bondolio Estate Blend (Organic EVOO)

Bondolio Where to buy

Bondolio Estate Blend (Organic EVOO)

Intensity

Mild
Medium
Robust
Storage

Proper Storage

Use of inert gas blankets storage tanks / bottles and other methods for protecting quality (e.g. temperature controls in production, storage and/or shipping)
Tasting

Tasting Notes

Label and/or website descriptions of the positive attributes—bitterness, pungency and the range of fruity flavors—and serving suggestions
Traceability and transparency

Traceability

Offering consumers access to traceability information (e.g., QR Codes, blockchain, etc.) Special recognition given to third-party verification
Cultivars

Cultivars

Declaration on the label and/or the website of olive cultivar(s) used to produce the oil
Estate produced

Estate Produced

Grown & milled on a single estate
Certified Origin

Certified Origin

Certification of origin as indicated by regional authority certifying origin
Biodiverse groves

Biodiverse Groves

Hedgerows, insectary planting, owl boxes, cover cropping, interplanting and other practices to bring more diversity to the plant, animal and microbial communities in the grove; recognition for certification programs
Sustainable production

Sustainable production

Sustainable and regenerative agricultural practices, including water conservation, organic material and mill by-product recycling/composting, cover cropping, soil building, renewable energy, etc
Certified organic

Organic

Organic certification by government authorized agency
Family Owned & Operated

Family Owned & Operated

Brand is owned and operated by a family company
Community Programs

Community Programs

Involvement in community projects and philanthropy
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