Olivottoil Ogliarola Awarded at 2020 NYIOOC World

Italian olive oil producer Olivotto took a Silver Award in the world's most prestigious olive oil quality contest.

This is the first time that we win this competition with a full, high-volume production EVOO. It is a silver award that to us counts like a super diamond.

Alex Olivotto, CEO, Olivetti Srls

The NYIOOC World win was the third for the company, which in the 2019 season produced 7,000 liters of extra virgin olive oil from in Puglia, Italy, from 450 Ogliarola olive trees.

When he learned of the win, company CEO Alex Olivotto said the 2019/20 harvest went smoothly.

"A great harvest took place from Oct 17th till Oct 30th, 2019 in the Torre Susanna's orchard. Great weather, great people and great olives." said Olivotto. "I've personally touched all the olives and they were perfect. Climate change has not impacted this harvest at all. Thank God!" said Olivotto.

The winning oil was Olivottoil Ogliarolo, a delicate monovarietal.

"This is the first time that we win this competition with a full, high-volume production EVOO (Olivottoil Ogliarolo) currently available on the shelf in Amazon USA, CAN, DE and UK. It is a silver award that to us counts like a super diamond. Thank you NYIOOC!" Olivotto said.

The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, held each spring in New York, is the world's largest and most prestigious olive oil contest and its annual listing of award winners is considered the authoritative guide to the year’s best extra virgin olive oils.

The complete list of winners can be viewed on the Official Index of the World's Best Olive Oils