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Ten gold medals for Esporão Olive Oils in Portuguese and international 2022 olive oil competitions 15/07/2022
Esporão Olive Oils have won five gold medals at the most important international olive oil competitions, such as the New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC), Olive Japan, Olivonomy Paris and BIOL Italy and five gold medals at Portuguese national contests. The Esporão team is particularly proud of its most award-winning olive oil, the single variety Esporão Cordovil Extra Virgin.
Esporão Cordovil Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2021/2022 attracts international recognition. After winning Gold at the NYIOOC and Olive Japan 2022 and being attributed third place in the AOVE Salón Gourmets World Competition in the “Ripely Fruity” category, another accolade was the second prize in the “Mild Greenly Fruity” category at the 11th International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition in Ovibeja, Portugal.
The Olival dos Arrifes Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil won the gold at BIOL Italy for the best organic olive oil in the world, and two gold medals in the Portuguese National Olive Oil Competition (Feira Nacional da Agricultura) in the “Medium Greenly Fruity” and “Organic” categories.
Olival dos Arrifes Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is produced at Herdade do Esporão. It thrives in a balanced ecosystem with a wealth of biodiversity, planted in an 80-hectare, organic olive grove on a hillside with rocky soil that makes trees more resilient. It’s a blend of two olive varieties, Arbequina and Cobrançosa. Though native to the north-eastern Portuguese region of Trás-os-Montes, the latter thrives in the Alentejo where it yields fresh, fruity olive oils that are predominantly herbaceous with hints of freshly cut grass.
For Ana Carrilho, Esporão Chief Oleologist, “Our mission is to make the finest products that nature provides, in a responsible and inspiring way. These awards are the proof of our quality commitment. We are very proud that our consumers can experience and enjoy our finest olive oils that come from olive trees from the Alentejo, Portugal, which have been planted over the years and are still here teaching and inspiring us every day.”
AWARDS
NYIOOC – New York International Olive Oil Competition
GOLD – Esporão Cordovil Extra Virgin Olive Oil
SILVER – Esporão Selecção Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Olive Japan International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition
GOLD – Esporão Cordovil Extra Virgin Olive Oil
GOLD – Esporão Selecção Extra Virgin Olive Oil
SILVER – Esporão Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Olivonomy Paris
GOLD – Esporão Galega Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
SILVER – Esporão Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
SILVER – Esporão Selecção Extra Virgin Olive Oil
BIOL – Best Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil in the World, Italy
GOLD – Esporão Olival dos Arrifes Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
AOVE Salón Gourmets – Categoría Frutado Maduro, Espanha
3rd place “Ripely Fruity” – Esporão Cordovil Extra Virgin Olive Oil
11º International OviBeja Extra Virgin Olive Oil Award – “Frutado Verde Ligeiro”
2nd place “Mild Greenly Fruity” – Esporão Cordovil Extra Virgin Olive Oil
The Portuguese National Olive Oil Competition 2022
Category: Ripely Fruity
GOLD – Esporão Galega Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Category: Mild Greenly Fruity
SILVER – Esporão Selecção Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Category: Medium Greenly Fruity
GOLD – Esporão Olival dos Arrifes Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Category: Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
GOLD – Esporão Olival dos Arrifes Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Category: “Azeites do Norte Alentejano DOP” – North Alentejo Protected Denomination of Origin
GOLD – Esporão DOP Norte Alentejano Extra Virgin Olive Oil
The Portuguese National Olive Growing Fair 2022
Category: Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
GOLD – Esporão Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil