McEvoy Ranch Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 375 mL (2025 harvest)

California organic extra virgin oil from one estate, with its 2025-harvest lab results posted and a state testing program behind it. No one has tested it for phthalates, and it costs about $107 a liter.

Best for Readers who want a documented, organic, single-estate olive oil for dressing and finishing and will pay for it.

Our rating: Good (3.5 of 5)
Price range: Premium
Size: 375 mL dark glass bottle with a stopper
Made in: Estate-grown and pressed at McEvoy Ranch, Petaluma, California; a blend of seven organic olive varieties of Italian origin

approx. $39.95 for 375 mL (about $107 a liter); the 1/2 gallon is $199 and the 1 gallon $345

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Also sold at Amazon ($89 for a 2-pack of 375 mL (about $44.50 a bottle)) .

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How it scores Our rating, metric by metric Good, 3.5 of 5

Freshness & quality 30% of the rating 5 of 5

Extra virgin from one named estate, 2025 harvest, with acidity 0.12%, peroxide value 6.06 and polyphenols 494 mg/kg posted against the state’s limits.
Independent testing 30% of the rating 3 of 5

In California’s mandatory testing program and its own lab grid is inside every limit, but no lab is named, no one outside has tested the bottle, and phthalates have not been tested.
Packaging 15% of the rating 4 of 5

A very dark glass bottle with a cork-colored stopper tied with twine in the maker’s photos; the closure material is not stated, and a 2018 recall covered cracking 1 L bottles.
Trust 10% of the rating 3 of 5

A closed 2018 recall of 1 L bottles and a 2026 Prop 65 notice over lead in its tapenades, neither about this oil, and an “anti-inflammatory” health claim on the page.
Value 15% of the rating 1 of 5

About $107 a liter for the 375 mL bottle, the dearest olive oil here; the 1 gallon is about $91 a liter.

The rating, 3.5 of 5, is the weighted average of these scores. See how we rank olive oil and our standard.

Where to buy Stores and the prices we saw 1 store

Amazon (opens in a new tab) approx. $89 for a 2-pack of 375 mL (about $44.50 a bottle). Sold by McEvoy Ranch US, the maker’s own storefront, in stock on 2026-11-03. Amazon had no single-bottle listing.

Prices as we saw them on November 3, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.

What’s in it Every ingredient, in label order 1 ingredient

Organic olives (Frantoio, Leccino, Pendolino, Moraiolo, Maurino, Coratina, Leccio del Corno)

Who tested it What each test found, and who paid for it 3 tests

Paid certification Olive Oil Commission of California (state program; the producer pays assessments) 2026

McEvoy Ranch is a mandatory member on the commission’s 2025 to 2026 list of Members in Good Standing. The commission says that means it takes part in the government sampling and testing program and that its labels are verified by independent chemical and sensory laboratory analysis. The list gives no results for a particular bottle, and the commission’s sampling page links “Handler Testing & Reporting Forms”, so no per-bottle results are published. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Maker’s own test McEvoy Ranch (lab not named; the grid sets results beside the state’s limits) January 2026

2025 harvest Organic EVOO, grid dated January 2026: free fatty acids 0.12% (limit 0.5), peroxide value 6.06 (limit 15), K232 1.635 (2.40), K268 0.13 (0.22), delta-K -0.002 (0.01), pyropheophytins below 0.6 (17), 1,2-diacylglycerols 97.3 (at least 35), total biophenols 494 mg/kg, sensory median defects 0 and fruitiness 4. One analysis. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Paid certification USDA Organic Integrity Database (certifier CCOF) October 2026

McEvoy of Marin, LLC of Petaluma has been certified organic since 5 August 1999 for olives (54.41 acres) and handling, and its handling scope lists Extra Virgin Olive Oil. CCOF’s own directory agrees (olives, olive oil, certified since 1999; checked 3 November 2026). Organic certification covers how the oil is grown and handled, not a test of the bottle. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Who paid, and why it matters

Independent The tester took no money from the maker for it: a consumer group, a journalist, a university or a regulator.
Paid certification An outside lab or certifier tested or listed it, and the maker paid for that.
Maker’s own test A lab report or certificate of analysis the maker commissioned and published.

A certification is a floor, not a verdict: it checks what its program checks and nothing else. We weigh tests by someone with no stake in the result most.

What people ask Worries raised online and elsewhere, and what we found 6 questions

Does it contain phthalates, like most olive oils?: Unknown. Mamavation’s lab (opens in a new tab) found phthalates in all but one of the olive oils it tested, up to 6,092 ppb, and McEvoy Ranch is not among them. We found no phthalate result for this oil from anyone. See our phthalates guide for why it matters. This is the main reason the testing score is a 3.
Is it really extra virgin?: The evidence is good, with a limit. The maker’s grid shows chemistry well inside the state’s extra virgin limits, and California’s commission lists the Ranch as a mandatory member of its sampling and testing program. The commission’s own retail check, by UC Davis, found 74% of 2017 and 68% of 2018 shelf samples still met the standard (commission page (opens in a new tab)), so a bottle that has sat a year may not.
How fresh is it?: The page says harvest 2025 and the grid is from January 2026. Our olive oil guide advises using oil within a year of harvest, and a 2025 bottle bought in November 2026 is at that limit. The maker lists 2026-harvest oil in USDA’s record, so check the label for the harvest year.
Is it really organic?: Yes, by USDA’s record: McEvoy of Marin, LLC is certified by CCOF for olives and handling, and its handling scope lists Extra Virgin Olive Oil (USDA record (opens in a new tab)). The same record lists a “Cooking Extra Virgin Olive Oil” as no current production.
Did McEvoy Ranch have an FDA recall or Prop 65 notice?: Yes, neither about this oil. In June 2018 it recalled 6,000 of its 1 L olive oil bottles in the Bay Area because they could crack from inconsistent filling (recall F-1621-2018, Class III, terminated February 2019). In May 2026 a lead notice named its green and black olive tapenades, and the record shows a settlement.
Does it really have “anti-inflammatory properties”?: That is the maker’s line on the page, with “loaded with antioxidant polyphenols”. The posted 494 mg/kg is above the 200 to 473 mg/kg ConsumerLab measured in 11 popular oils in 2026 (summary (opens in a new tab)), and phenol content mattered in a large trial (Covas 2006 (opens in a new tab)), but the claim for this bottle is the maker’s. Our olive oil guide covers what the research shows.

Why we chose it What put it on our list 4 points

It shows its work. The maker’s 2025-harvest grid gives free acidity 0.12%, peroxide value 6.06, K232 1.635 and K268 0.13, each well inside California’s extra virgin limits (0.5%, 15, 2.40 and 0.22), plus polyphenols of 494 mg/kg and sensory defects of zero.
A state program stands behind the grade. McEvoy Ranch is a mandatory member of the Olive Oil Commission of California, on its 2025 to 2026 list of Members in Good Standing.
It is organic by USDA’s own record: McEvoy of Marin, LLC has been certified by CCOF since 1999 for olives and handling, with Extra Virgin Olive Oil in its handling scope.
It comes from one place. The oil is grown and pressed at the Ranch in Petaluma, and the bottle is very dark glass, which blocks light as our olive oil guide advises.

Trade-offs What to weigh before you buy 5 points

The grid is the maker’s own, one page for one analysis, and it names no lab. The state program tests at the producer, not on the shelf, and its own retail check found 68% to 74% of samples still met the standard.
No one has tested it for phthalates, the main worry in olive oil. Mamavation’s lab found them in nearly every oil it tested, and this oil is not among them.
At $39.95 for 375 mL it is about $107 a liter, the most of any oil we list. The 1 gallon is about $91 a liter.
The 2025-harvest oil is about a year old now. The maker lists 2026-harvest oil in USDA’s record, so check the harvest year on the bottle.
The page says the oil has “anti-inflammatory properties”, and a 2018 recall of its 1 L bottles for cracking is closed. A 2026 lead notice names its tapenades, not the oil.

What to know Details worth knowing first

McEvoy Ranch makes its oil from olives grown and pressed on one Petaluma estate, and it is certified organic by USDA’s record. We list it because it shows its work. The maker posts a grid of results for the 2025 harvest, with acidity, peroxide, UV absorbance and polyphenols set beside California’s limits, and the Ranch is a mandatory member of the state commission’s sampling and testing program. The numbers fit what our olive oil guide asks for: a harvest year, one origin, a dark bottle and a polyphenol count of 494 mg/kg.

The gap is outside testing. The grid is the maker’s, and it names no lab. No one has published a phthalate result for this oil, and phthalates are the main worry in olive oil. At about $107 a liter it also costs the most of any oil we list. By the time you read this, the 2025-harvest oil is a year old, so look for the harvest year on the bottle.

For everyday cooking, the same estate’s cooking oil costs about half as much a liter, with fewer polyphenols. If you want an olive oil with a clean independent phthalate result, Kasandrinos is the one we have found.

What we checked Each claim, and how sure we are of it 5 checks

How McEvoy Ranch Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 375 mL (2025 harvest) measures up against our olive oil criteria
What we checked	What we found
A real harvest date Maker’s claim	The product page says Harvest: 2025, and the grid is for the 2025 harvest. We did not see the bottle’s own label.
An independent seal Verified	On the Olive Oil Commission of California’s 2025 to 2026 list of mandatory members in good standing. The commission publishes no lot results.
Packaging that blocks light Maker’s claim	A very dark glass bottle with a cork-colored stopper tied with twine in the maker’s photos. The closure material is not stated.
Traceable origin Verified	McEvoy Ranch, Petaluma, California. USDA’s record gives the Red Hill Road address and 54.41 certified acres of olives.
Published chemistry Maker’s claim	A one-page grid for the 2025 harvest with free acidity, peroxide, UV absorbance, DAGs, pyropheophytins, polyphenols and sensory scores. The lab is not named.

What the labels mean

Verified We opened an independent record that confirms it: a certifier’s listing, a regulator’s list or a lab report. It is linked under Sources.
Maker’s claim The maker says so on its own page or label. We read it but found no independent record.
Not verified We looked and could not confirm it, or the maker does not say. Treat it as unknown.

Sources Where our facts come from 13 sources

McEvoy Ranch: Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, product page. Maker’s page. 375 mL $39.95, 1/2 gallon $199 and 1 gallon $345 on 2026-11-02 and 2026-11-03; harvest 2025, ingredients and the health-benefit line. The page and the bottle photo also show a gold medal from the California State Fair 2026 olive oil competition, which we could not check. The 100 mL size was sold out. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
McEvoy Ranch: 2025 harvest Organic EVOO lab analysis grid (PDF, January 2026). Test report. The maker’s own grid, dated January 2026; no lab is named. Its columns match the figures quoted here, and it also lists moisture 0.16% and insoluble impurities 0.04%. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Olive Oil Commission of California: members in good standing, 2025 to 2026. Certifier or regulator listing. Lists McEvoy Ranch (and Seka Hills) as mandatory members and states the requirements. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Olive Oil Commission of California: sampling program and member resources. Certifier or regulator listing. Links the CDFA sampling guidance and the handler testing and reporting forms; it publishes no results by brand or bottle. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Olive Oil Commission of California: quality standards. Independent source. States that major producers take part in mandatory sampling and testing, and reports 74% (2017) and 68% (2018) of retail samples met the standard. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
USDA Organic Integrity Database: McEvoy of Marin, LLC (NOP ID 5561002525). Certifier or regulator listing. Certified by CCOF since 1999; profile updated 19 October 2026. This page needs a browser app, so it was read in the first check only. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
CCOF organic directory: McEvoy Of Marin, LLC. Certifier or regulator listing. The certifier’s own listing, read 2026-11-03: USDA NOP, crops and handling certified since 5 August 1999, 54.41 acres, crop olives, products olive oil and olives. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
openFDA: food enforcement report F-1621-2018. Certifier or regulator listing. Class III recall of McEvoy Ranch 1 L extra virgin olive oil bottles, initiated 14 June 2018, terminated 13 February 2019, 6,000 bottles, Bay Area only. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
California Attorney General: Prop 65 60-day notice search. Certifier or regulator listing. Searched by alleged violator for “McEvoy” on 2026-11-02 and 2026-11-03: AG 2026-02096 (lead in McEvoy Ranch green and black olive tapenades, filed 7 May 2026, with a settlement on record). The other notices are other McEvoy companies. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Mamavation: olive oils tested for toxic phthalates. Test report. McEvoy Ranch is not among the oils tested. The site earns affiliate income. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Covas and colleagues, 2006: the effect of polyphenols in olive oil on heart disease risk factors, a randomized trial (Annals of Internal Medicine). Independent source. PMID 16954359, a randomized trial in which the phenol content of the oil mattered. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
ConsumerLab: best extra virgin olive oils (30 September 2026, free summary). Independent source. Reports polyphenols of 200.3 to 472.8 mg/kg in 11 popular oils. The full review is for members, and McEvoy Ranch is not among the oils tested. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Amazon: McEvoy Ranch Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil 375 mL, 2-pack. Independent source. Sold by McEvoy Ranch US, $89, in stock, seen 2026-11-03. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Alternatives Other options to compare 2 options

McEvoy Ranch Cooking Extra Virgin Olive Oil (500 mL) The same estate’s oil for cooking, from one variety, with its own lab grid. About $58 a liter, with lower polyphenols.
Kasandrinos Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil The only olive oil here with a clean independent phthalate result, from Greece, at about $64 a liter.

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