Uljara Vodnjan Wins 2 Gold Awards at 2021 NYIOOC

Croatian producer Uljara Vodnjan has won two Gold Awards at the 2021 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, the world's most prestigious olive oil quality contest.

We are glad to know that others recognize our work and our aspiration to continuously produce products of quality throughout the years.

Edi Družetić, production technician

In the 2020/21 crop year, the company produced 32,000 liters of extra virgin olive oil in Istria using machine methods. Uljara Vodnjan earned the two Gold Awards for its Salvela Buza brand, a medium Buza, and its Punta Cissana brand, a medium blend.

"We are glad to know that others recognize our work and our aspiration to continuously produce products of quality throughout the years," said Edi Družetić, the company's production technician.

For the producers behind Uljara Vodnjan, this year's Gold Awards are especially gratifying after a challenging year in which the Covid-19 pandemic hurt their sales and complicated the harvest.

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 on the Official Index of the World's Best Olive Oils.