Emerald Coast Olive Oil

Sisters Wendy and Lorraine Lechner opened Emerald Coast Olive Oil in Pier Park in Panama City Beach on April 20, 2013. It has since become a place of pilgrimage for foodies, locals and visitors alike. Wendy and Lorraine ran a cooking school on the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean before relocating to a place they always liked a lot, Panama City Beach, Florida.

Wendy is a food historian with a vast knowledge of foods and their origins. You will find some of the best 100% Virgin Olive Oils and Balsamic Vinegars in the world here at Emerald Coast Olive Oil! Rows and rows of oils and vinegars are lined up on large tables and, with more than 40 oils and vinegars to choose from, customers are invited to try each product or ask for recommendations. Astounding flavor combinatio

ns like Blood Orange Olive Oil or Wild Mushroom and Sage Olive Oil are a pure joy for the palate. Owners and staff members of Emerald Coast Olive Oil will be happy to help find the perfect choice for any dish or help discover how to blend together oils and vinegars to create a unique flavor, all from 100% natural ingredients without any artificial flavoring, sugar or additives!

Olive oil contains polyphenol which is one of the antioxidants that help fight cancer and heart disease. Nutritionists recommend using olive oils with more than 100mg polyphenol per liter. At Emerald Coast Olive Oil, the levels vary between 149mg and 600mg per liter! The shop is also part of the new US Ultra Premium oil program.Only top quality extra virgin olive oils can carry this certification.

Don’t stop at the olive oils. Give the fine balsamic vinegars the attention they truly deserve. Who would have thought that there are interesting flavored vinegars such as Espresso and Black Cherry Balsamic Vinegars? They come from Modena, Italy, where vinegar has been produced since 1046!

Emerald Coast Olive Oil carries balsamic vinegars that are one of the top two grades of vinegars in the world, called condimentos. And amazingly, they are probiotic and contain no added sugar, but have plenty of vitamins and minerals.

Stop by Emerald Coast Olive Oil, especially between April 20th and April 30th when the shop will celebrate its one year anniversary with many events and special offers!

by Camilla Spitzer