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The Official Guide to the World's Best Olive Oils

The World’s Best Olive Oils 2025

The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition is the world’s most prestigious olive oil quality contest. Its annual list of award winners is the definitive guide to the finest extra virgin olive oils of the year.

Discover the 2025 winners
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Recent Winners

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Aegida Leccio del Corno

Aegida Leccio del Corno Gold award

Domus Pacis Ogliarola Garganica

Domus Pacis Ogliarola Garganica Gold award

Damya Delicate

Damya Delicate Silver award

Damya Biodynamic

Damya Biodynamic Silver award

Damya Robust

Damya Robust Silver award

miOliva Dalmatia

miOliva Dalmatia Gold award

Kosterina Koroneiki

Kosterina Koroneiki Silver award

Laudemio Fattoria Le Sorgenti 2024

Laudemio Fattoria Le Sorgenti 2024 Gold award

Cantasole Biancolilla

Cantasole Biancolilla Silver award

Seasons Picual Family Reserve

Seasons Picual Family Reserve Silver award

Tenuta Venterra Cru #312

Tenuta Venterra Cru #312 Gold award

Crea Farm Coratina

Crea Farm Coratina Gold award

True Olive Private Reserve

True Olive Private Reserve Gold award

La Cavalerie

La Cavalerie Silver award

Vukoje selekcija Buga

Vukoje selekcija Buga Gold award

Dell’Orto Organic

Dell'Orto Organic Gold award

Janiroc Lecciana

Janiroc Lecciana Gold award
Cultivar in the Spotlight

Istarska bjelica

The Istarska bjelica is a highly esteemed olive variety primarily found in the Istrian peninsula. It’s an indigenous variety along the Croatian coast and into some areas of neighboring Italy.

Istarska bjelica oils are often described as having notes of freshly cut grass, almonds and other green vegetation.

Cultivation of the Bjelica olive, a practice rooted in Roman-era Istria, continues to hold such significance that some traditional farming families still equate ‘olive tree’ with ‘Bjelica.’

Did you know?

Crafting an award-winning olive oil takes determination, skill and obsessive attention to detail. Every stage of the process, from harvest to bottle, must be perfectly managed to produce one of the world’s best olive oils.

Fruitness

Fruitness

Every good olive oil needs to have the aroma of fresh fruit. Olives are fruits, after all. Award-winning extra virgin olive oils smell fresh and fruity.

Bitterness

Bitterness

Bitterness indicates the presence of health-promoting compounds like polyphenols and adds complexity and balance to the flavor profile.

Pungency

Pungency

Pungency is that peppery sensation on the throat caused by the healthy phenolic compounds in fresh, high-quality olive oils.

Harmony

Harmony

The perfect balance of fruity, bitter and pungent notes indicates a high-quality oil that can elevate the flavors of any dish.

Harmony

Complexity

Exceptional extra virgin olive oils send us on an olfactory and gustatory journey through a complex bouquet of pleasing sensations.

Persistence

Persistence

The lingering taste and aroma of well-crafted olive oils give the taster time to reflect on the fruity notes and complex subtleties.

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People Behind the Winning Brands

Loyiso Manga

Ubuntu Extra Virgin Olive Oil

South Africa’s first black-owned olive oil brand earned its debut World Competition award for a delicate blend.

“I am excited and proud, and I hope this will inspire all those who dare to dream, especially my brothers and sisters in Africa,” said owner Loyiso Manga. “This is a testament that extra virgin olive oil from South Africa is top-tier and deserves the respect it’s worth.”

World Ranking

The Olive Oil Times World Ranking is a data portal for the world’s top-rated extra virgin olive oil producers and brands.

The ranking is updated in real time with NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition analysis data, compiled and verified by Olive Oil Times.

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