Olive Council Announces ‘Mario Solinas’ Winners

The International Olive Council announced today the winners of its annual Mario Solinas Quality Award.

The International Olive Council (IOC) announced today the winners of its annual Mario Solinas Quality Award.

There were 149 entries, mostly from Spain (92) and Portugal (44). There were 5 entries from Italy, 2 from Greece, 2 from Tunisia, and 1 each from Croatia, Andorra and France.

There was only one entry from the Southern Hemisphere. But that oil was combined with Northern Hemisphere entries, the IOC said, “considering it was stored in the Northern Hemisphere.”

The place and time of the award ceremony had not yet been decided, the IOC added.


2017 Mario Solinas Winners

First prize

Intense green fruitiness
Explotaciones Agricolas Melcor, S.C. (Melgarejo), Pegalajar, Jaén – Spain

Medium green fruitiness
Venchipa, S.L., Acula (Granada) – Spain

Mild green fruitiness
S.C.A. Del Campo ” El Álcazar” –Baeza (Jaén) – Spain

Ripe fruitiness
Paolo Bonomelli – Boutique Olive Farm – Torri del Benaco (Verona) – Italy

Second prize

Intense green fruitiness
SCA. Olivarera La Purísima, Priego de Córdoba (Córdoba) – Spain

Medium green fruitiness
Almazara Quaryat Dillar / Inversiones Diversas Velasco Gil, S.L – Dílar (Granada) – Spain

Mild green fruitiness
Agroprodukt D.O.O., Pula, Croatia

Ripe fruitiness
Azienda Agricola Leone Sabino, Canosa Di Puglia (BT) – Italy

Third prize

Intense green fruitiness
Capricho del Fraile/ Fraile Llanos del Castillejo, SL – Jaén – Spain

Medium green fruitiness
Aceites Vadolivo, S.L. – El Molar – Cazorla (Jaén) – Spain

Mild green fruitiness
Knolive Oils, SL, Priego de Córdoba (Córdoba) – Spain

Ripe fruitiness
S.A.R.L. Moulin Oltremonti, Linguizzetta (Corsica) – France