TRE Olive Award Gold for Carolea Monovarietal at NYIOOC

Southern Italian producer TRE Olive from Italy has won a Gold Award at the 2022 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition.

Our team in Italy and the United States are committed to producing a premium extra virgin olive oil for our customers and this award validates all the hard work and commitment it takes to do so.

Joe Maruca, co-owner

Located in Calabria, the second-largest olive oil-producing region in Italy, the family company earned its third award at the world's most prestigious olive oil quality contest for a medium Carolea.

"It’s very humbling and rewarding to receive such a prestigious award from the top olive oil experts in the world," co-owner Joe Maruca said. TRE Olive previously earned a Gold and Silver Award at the 2020 NYIOOC.

"Our team in Italy and the United States are committed to producing a premium extra virgin olive oil for our customers and this award validates all the hard work and commitment it takes to do so," he added.

For the producers behind TRE Olive, this year's award is even more meaningful after facing several climatic challenges throughout the year.

"Overall, it was an excellent harvest, but at the beginning, it was very dry with drought-like conditions in our area, which was positive for preventing the presence of olive flies," Maruca said.

"Fortunately, we got some much-needed rain in early October, which was beneficial," he added. "Optimal conditions were delayed by several weeks but results were excellent overall."

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