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OPG Garmica, a Croatian olive oil pro­ducer, has been awarded a Gold at the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition. The award was given for their extra vir­gin olive oil made from the Levantinka cul­ti­var, a vari­ety endemic to Croatia.

Founded in 2016, OPG Garmica cul­ti­vates olive trees in their fam­ily grove on the island of Hvar. The grove pre­dom­i­nantly fea­tures autochtho­nous Croatian olive vari­eties, includ­ing Levantinka and Oblica. These vari­eties are known for pro­duc­ing oils with dis­tinc­tive char­ac­ter­is­tics, fresh­ness, and fruiti­ness.

The olive groves on Hvar are small and mostly planted on karst, requir­ing spe­cial care and main­te­nance. This metic­u­lous approach results in high-qual­ity oils, albeit in lim­ited quan­ti­ties.

The NYIOOC, also known as the World Olive Oil Competition, is a pres­ti­gious event that rec­og­nizes excel­lence in olive oil pro­duc­tion glob­ally. OPG Garmica’s recog­ni­tion at this com­pe­ti­tion high­lights the qual­ity and unique­ness of Croatian olive oils.

The win­ning brands are pre­sented in the Official Guide and the Olive Oil Times World Ranking.