Dalmatia’s top pro­duc­ers have joined forces to estab­lish Ultra Virgin, a new qual­ity cat­e­gory that rewards olive oils exceed­ing extra vir­gin cri­te­ria in chem­i­cal and sen­sory stan­dards.

Researchers spec­u­late that early olive grow­ers had grafted native cen­ten­nial trees with oth­ers imported from Greece and Lebanon to selec­tively breed for desir­able traits.

Dr. Karolina Brkic Bubola, the leader of the offi­cial panel for olive oil sen­sory assess­ment for the Republic of Croatia, will be among the 18 judges at the 2018 NYIOOC.

The judges remain hard at work, eval­u­at­ing hun­dreds of oils in time for tomor­row’s press con­fer­ence and awards gala.

Medina will show how extra vir­gin olive oils can enhance and ele­vate his con­tem­po­rary Mexican cui­sine.

Postira will host the International Symposium on Olive Oils of Croatia and the Adriatic Coast, show­cas­ing the region’s excel­lence in olive oil pro­duc­tion.

The world’s most pres­ti­gious olive oil qual­ity con­test is reveal­ing award win­ners in the Northern Hemisphere divi­sion. We are fol­low­ing the results live.

Farmers and millers across Turkey over­came extreme weather con­di­tions and a sig­nif­i­cant decline in yield to win 28 awards at the 2024 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition.