Servextrem De Talayuela Awarded

Servextrem De Talayuela from Spain has triumphed for the first time at the 2023 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, the world's largest olive oil quality contest.

Winning at the NYIOOC... is a reward for all the effort and desire we put into our work to achieve quality products. This award is a motivation of the highest level to continue giving our best.

Jara Baztán Burcio, co-owner

The Extremadura-based producer earned a Silver Award for its La Huerta de la Vera brand, a medium blend.

"Winning at the NYIOOC is the most important recognition we could get," co-owner Jara Baztán Burcio said. "It is a reward for all the effort and desire we put into our work to achieve quality products. This award is a motivation of the highest level to continue giving our best."

In the 2022/23 crop year, the company produced 25,000 liters of extra virgin olive oil using machine methods. Despite their success, Baztán said the harvest had been one of his most difficult."

"It has been a very difficult year with the extreme weather we have suffered and with the excessive rises in the prices of inputs and materials that cause a lot of instability," he said.

The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition held each spring in New York, 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.