PZ Maslina i Vino Achieves World Competition Win

PZ Maslina i Vino from Croatia has won a Silver Award at the 2024 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, the world's largest olive oil quality contest.

We are proud of the possibility of competing at a competition like this among all those great olive oils from around the world. Next year, we are striving for a Gold Award.

Radoslav Bobanović, owner

The Dalmatian producer earned its first World Competition accolade since 2021 for its Light Selection brand, an organic medium-intensity blend of Frantoio, Leccino, Oblica, Buza, Carolea, Ascolana tenera and Istarska Bjelica olives.

"We are proud of the possibility of competing at a competition like this among all those great olive oils from around the world," said owner Radoslav Bobanović. "Next year, we are striving for a Gold Award."

In the 2023/24 crop year, PZ Maslina i Vino produced 250,000 liters of extra virgin olive oil using traditional methods. Bobanović said the climate, lack of workers and higher production costs were the main challenges the company faced.

The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition is the world's preeminent olive oil quality contest. Its annual list of award winners is the authoritative guide to the world's best olive oils and the dedicated producers who craft them.

The complete list of winners can be viewed in the Official Guide to the World's Best Olive Oils.