OPG Tomislav Perica Extend NYIOOC Win Streak

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

We are very proud that we can be part of the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition. To win a Gold Award is a dream come true. Everything we did, we did with love, and this is the best reward.

Tomislav Perica, owner

The company produces extra virgin olive oil from Frantoio, Coratina, Leccino, Oblica and Pendolino olives using traditional methods. OPG Tomislav Perica earned the Gold Award for its medium blend, which previously won Silver Awards in 2019 and 2020.

"We are very proud that we can be part of the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition," owner Tomislav Perica said. "To win a Gold Award is a dream come true. Everything we did, we did with love, and this is the best reward."

Perica's company enjoyed a bountiful harvest, despite problems caused by the increasingly dry climate and Covid-19 pandemic.

"Despite the challenges of an ongoing drought and pandemic, this was another good year for our company," he said. "The olives were continuously delivered to the mill, ensuring that the production process was completed within two hours."

"This process ensured the high organoleptic quality and chemical parameters of our Gold Award-winning extra virgin olive oil," Perica added.

The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition is the world's largest and most prestigious olive oil contest. The 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.