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Jerusalem to Host 6th TerraOlivo

By Luciana Squadrilli
May. 26, 2015 08:59 UTC
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The 6th edi­tion of the Mediterranean International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, TerraOlivo, will take place at the Olive Tree Hotel in Jerusalem from June 7 – 14, orga­nized by Moises A. Spak and Raul C. Castellani to honor the birth­place of olive oil cul­ti­va­tion. The dead­line for olive oil sam­ples to be sub­mit­ted for the com­pe­ti­tion has been extended to June 7 in order to allow more oils to be eval­u­ated, with the aim of sur­pass­ing last year’s 407 sam­ples and announc­ing the win­ners dur­ing an award cer­e­mony on June 14.

The Olive Tree Hotel in Jerusalem will be the felic­i­tous loca­tion for the 6th edi­tion of the Mediterranean International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, TerraOlivo, which will be held June 7 – 14.

Created by Moises A. Spak and the Argentinian chem­i­cal engi­neer Raul C. Castellani to pay homage and bring atten­tion to the area where olive oil cul­ti­va­tion was born thou­sands of years ago, Terraolivo has an inter­na­tional panel led by Dr. Antonio G. Lauro.

To allow more oils to join the com­pe­ti­tion, the dead­line for the sam­ples’ sub­mis­sion and arrival in Jerusalem was recently extended to June 7, the day when the tast­ings will begin.

While more than 270 sam­ples already arrived, the orga­ni­za­tion decided to extend the dead­line to wait for more Southern-Hemisphere extra vir­gin olive oils to be eval­u­ated, espe­cially those hail­ing from Australia and New Zealand, orga­niz­ers said.

The aim is to exceed the 407 sam­ples arrived last year, when the high­est recog­ni­tion — ​“International Grand Champion TerraOlivo 2014” — went to the Italian farm Il Brolo for its monocul­ti­var Leccino DOP Garda Bresciano.

Italy’s sam­ples this year dropped in num­ber due to the dif­fi­cult har­vest, while the entries from Greece, Portugal and Spain increased com­pared to 2014. The awarded oils will be revealed on June 14, dur­ing an award cer­e­mony.

Beside the inter­na­tional com­pe­ti­tion, the event offers a six-day tour of local olives, wines and the Holy Land’s land­marks, from the Dead Sea to Mount Zion and the Old Town of Jerusalem.


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