OPG Rajner i Sinovi Awarded for Organic Blends

Croatian producer OPG Rajner i Sinovi has won two Gold Awards at the 2023 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, the world's largest olive oil quality contest.

We are always humbled and joyous to win at the NYIOOC. It's a step onwards and upwards in our long and fruitful journey.

Delfa Perica, owner

Situated in Dalmatia, Croatia's largest olive-growing region, the family farm earned awards for its organic medium-intensity Eden Oblica Blend and organic medium Eden Leccino Blend. Both brands previously earned Gold Awards at the 2021 NYIOOC.

"We are always humbled and joyous to win at the NYIOOC," owner Delfa Perica said. "It's a step onwards and upwards in our long and fruitful journey."

The company produces organic extra virgin olive oil from 7,500 Leccino, Picholine, Oblica, Maurino, Pendolino and Frantoio trees using traditional methods.

Perika said the award capped off a fruitful year for the company.

"We were bestowed this year with a bountiful harvest that gave us an excellent product," she said. "There were a few hardships that we had to face, but nothing that could not be handled with dedication and teamwork."

Held each spring in New York, the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition is the world's 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 in the Official Guide to the World's Best Olive Oils.