McEvoy Ranch Hosts Holiday Open House December 9, 2012

Olive oil enthusiasts will have the rare opportunity to visit the 550-acre McEvoy Ranch on Sunday, December 9 during McEvoy Ranch’s annual Holiday Open House. Guests attending the open house will enjoy live music and light refreshments, including McEvoy Ranch’s just-bottled 2012 Olio Nuovo and other estate produced specialty foods, including Meyer Lemon Marmalade, Plum & Anise Preserves, Apple & Lavender Jelly, and Pink Pearl Apple Marmalade. Each product is made with organic fruit, organic cane sugar, organic lemon juice, organic herbs, and GMO-free pectin.

In addition, attendees will have the chance to do some holiday shopping in McEvoy’s charming retail room, an ideal place to pick up the perfect gift for the culinary fan on any shopping list.
Additionally, guests are encouraged to participate in the ranch’s Holiday Food Drive by bringing a nonperishable food donation to help the local food bank.

Attendance at the Open House is free, but requires an advance reservation.

About McEvoy Ranch: McEvoy Ranch was established by Nan McEvoy in 1991 with 1,000 trees imported from Italy’s prime olive-producing regions. More than two decades later, the 550-acre ranch is home to 18,000 olive trees representing Tuscan varietals of Frantoio, Leccino, Pendolino, Maurino, Leccio del Corno and Moraiolo.
The McEvoy Ranch frantoio, or olive mill, uses exclusively Rapanelli equipment imported from Italy and is the only mill of its kind in the United States. The freshly harvested olives are crushed by stone and blade mills, and the oil extracted via centrifugation and gravity separation. The result is an extra virgin olive oil of the highest quality - well balanced, smoothly textured, and of unparalleled flavor.
McEvoy Ranch Extra Virgin Olive Oil is available directly from the Ranch, at the McEvoy Ranch store in the Ferry Building Marketplace, and at select retail locations at the suggested retail prices of $24 for 375 mL and $46 for 750 mL. For further information, please visit: www.McEvoyRanch.com.