Fruitful Harvest for OPG Rakovac Finishes with Gold in New York

OPG Rakovac from Croatia has won its fifth award in six years at the 2023 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition.

This is our fifth Gold Award at the competition and it really helps our marketing and sales efforts.

Vedrana Rakovac, owner

The Istrian producer earned a Gold Award for its Bilini brand, a medium blend of Frantoio, Leccino, Buza, Bjelica and Pendolino olives. Bilini previously earned Gold Awards in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022.

"We are very happy to win Gold at the NYIOO," owner Vedrana Rakovac said. "This is our fifth Gold Award at the competition, and it really helps our marketing and sales efforts."

"We will continue striving to achieve the best quality extra virgin olive oil and will continue to be present at NYIOOC," she added.

In the 2022/23 crop year, the company used traditional methods to produce 1,000 liters of extra virgin olive oil.

"This year's harvest was among the most successful for our family farm," Rakovac said. "The fruit was plentiful, and the yield was excellent. We are really proud of this."

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