NYIOOC 2025 Southern Hemisphere Edition Live Updates

Oct. 8 14:17 UTC

Daniel Dawson report­ing from Montevideo

Chilean pro­ducer Olivos Ruta del Sol is cel­e­brat­ing its best-ever per­for­mance at the 2025 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition after earn­ing three Gold Awards.

“It’s the cul­mi­na­tion of a tremen­dous year,” said chief exec­u­tive Fernando Carrasco Spano. ​“It’s the first time we’ve won three Gold Awards.”

Among the win­ners was the company’s newest prod­uct, Deleyda Gold, a medium blend of Frantoio and Coratina. The company’s Deleyda Premium and Deleyda Fine Selection also received top hon­ors.

“We’re still on a roll,” Carrasco Spano added. ​“We’ve been con­sis­tently win­ning medals for more than five years.”

Sep. 26 18:32 UTC

Daniel Dawson report­ing from Montevideo

Thirteen more farm­ers and millers from five coun­tries have com­bined to win 15 awards at the 2025 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition.

Cobram Estate, Australia’s largest pro­ducer, col­lected two more awards, bring­ing its total to five for the year. Meanwhile, Chile’s largest olive oil com­pany, Olivos del Sur, returned to win­ning ways with a Silver Award.

The sec­ond week of the world’s most pres­ti­gious olive oil qual­ity com­pe­ti­tion con­cluded with acco­lades for repeat win­ners and new­com­ers alike.

While the cou­ple behind Australia’s Cape Schanck Olive Estate cel­e­brated their eighth con­sec­u­tive multi-award year at the con­test, South Africa’s Kielder Agro Group and Chile’s Las Gaitas cel­e­brated their debut NYIOOC wins.

Sep. 24 14:24 UTC

Costas Vasilopoulos report­ing from Athens

More pro­duc­ers from south­ern hemi­sphere coun­tries reached the podium as NYIOOC judges con­tin­ued announc­ing win­ners of the world’s most cov­eted olive oil qual­ity awards.

Australia’s Taralinga Estate earned a Silver Award for its Robusto Picual mono­va­ri­etal, while Cobram Estate col­lected its third Gold for the Classic medium blend — mark­ing eleven con­sec­u­tive years of suc­cess at the com­pe­ti­tion. Cape Schanck Olive Estate also took home a Gold for a Picual mono­va­ri­etal.

South African pro­duc­ers won three awards on day three: Mardoux Investments and Rio Largo each received Golds for a Favolosa mono­va­ri­etal and a medium blend, while Willow Creek earned Silver for its Nuy Valley Blend.

Across the Atlantic, Chilean pro­duc­ers Agricola Pobena, Las Doscientos, and Agroindustrial Siracusa were rec­og­nized for their extra vir­gin olive oils. Uruguay’s Agroland added a Gold for its Corte Italiano medium blend after ear­lier win­ning a Silver.

In Brazil, Azeite Pedregais became the country’s sec­ond awardee this year, win­ning Gold for a Picual mono­va­ri­etal.

Sep. 22 18:24 UTC

Daniel Dawson report­ing from Montevideo

After a decade away from the podium, Peruvian pro­duc­ers returned to the NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition in 2024 with two Silver Awards from three entries. This year, Agroindustrias González went fur­ther, earn­ing a Gold for its Criolla mono­va­ri­etal. In total, Peruvian pro­duc­ers have won six awards from 16 entries across seven edi­tions of the com­pe­ti­tion.

The award fol­lows a strong 2025 har­vest, with pro­duc­tion expected to return to 7,000 – 10,000 tons. ​“This Gold Award inspires us to con­tinue work­ing with ded­i­ca­tion to share the best of Tacna with the world,” said Lourdes González, head of sales and qual­ity assur­ance.

Tacna, in Peru’s south­west, pro­duces most of the country’s olive oil. González, who also leads Peru’s first IOC-approved tast­ing panel, said the recog­ni­tion marks progress for pro­duc­ers long tied to export­ing lam­pante oil to Spain.

“We are grate­ful to our fam­ily, team, and cus­tomers, who inspire us to give our best every day,” she added.

Sep. 20 09:06 UTC

Costas Vasilopoulos report­ing from Athens

The 2025 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition – Southern Hemisphere edi­tion entered its sec­ond day with more stand­out per­for­mances.

Chile’s Agricola Pobena con­tin­ued its win­ning streak, earn­ing a Gold Award for its Alonso Coratina mono­va­ri­etal, a con­sis­tent win­ner since 2020.

In Australia, Taralinga Estate cap­tured a Silver Award for its Fruttato medium blend. Based on the Mornington Peninsula, the fam­ily-run pro­ducer traces its olive oil her­itage to Sicily in the 1930s.

So far, 20 Gold and Silver Awards have been announced in the first two days of the com­pe­ti­tion.

Sep. 19 07:11 UTC

Daniel Dawson report­ing from Montevideo

The first results are in from the Southern Hemisphere edi­tion of the 2025 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, with pro­duc­ers from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay cel­e­brat­ing early wins.

Australia’s Cobram Estate led the way, earn­ing two Gold Awards for its Ultra Premium Picual and Hojiblanca mono­va­ri­etals. In Argentina, Familia Zuccardi secured Gold for its Arauco vari­ety, sub­mit­ted by U.S. dis­trib­u­tor Manicaretti. ​“We are very happy with the posi­tion­ing of the Arauco vari­ety in the world,” said pro­duc­tion head Miguel Zuccardi.

Other win­ners include Uruguay’s Agroland (Silver, medium blend), Brazil’s Lagar H (Gold, medium blend), Chile’s Agrícola Pobeña (Silver, medium Coratina) and Peru’s Agroindustrias Gonzalez, which repeated last year’s suc­cess with a Gold for its medium Criolla.

This is a devel­op­ing story. Check back for updates. (Updated Oct. 8, 2025 14:22)

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