OPG Damir Vanđelić Wins 2 Awards at World Competition

Croatian producer OPG Damir Vanđelić has won a Gold and Silver Award at the 2021 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, the world's most prestigious olive oil quality contest.

We are happy that our effort to produce the highest quality extra virgin olive oil has been recognized. These awards will help us increase international sales.

Damir Vanđelić, CEO

In the 2020/21 crop year, the company produced 5,000 liters of extra virgin olive oil in Istria using traditional methods. OPG Damir Vanđelić earned the Gold Award for its medium Nono Remiđo Rosignola. The company won the Silver Award with its medium Nono Remiđo Buža.

"We are happy that our effort to produce the highest quality extra virgin olive oil has been recognized," Damir Vanđelić, the company's CEO, said. "These awards will help us increase international sales."

He added that the award was all the more gratifying after frequent rains delayed the olive harvest and created other challenges.

The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, held each spring in New York, is the world's largest and most prestigious olive oil contest. 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.