It started as a small publication, but it has now become a competition that features its winners in the Italian guide Flos Olei, thus bringing together in the same text the best olive oils from around the world.
This prestigious American competition, which began on 2013, already took the place as one of the largest and most recognized worldwide, bringing together more than 700 oils from 25 countries.
The only international olive oil competition held in Greece, the Athens International Olive Oil Competition, began in 2015, and with its continuous growth, it is establishing itself on the radar of the most prestigious international competitions.
The first international competition of our neighbors, the Buenos Aires International Olive Oil Competition, was born in 2022 under the initiative of Juan José Soria, María Elina Buffa, and Daniela Hebilla. It is held once a year and is open to producers from all over the world.
First specialized publication born in Chile by two leading professionals in the national olive industry: Carola Dümmer and Alicia Moya.
In order to deliver a quality accreditation to consumers and guide them in their purchase choice, more than 59 extra virgin olive oils were selected in its first version of 2019.
It began more than seven decades ago in Los Angeles, United States, by honoring the world’s best wines. Sixty years after, the founders joined AOVEs and the competition is today one of the largest in the country and world leader.
Olive Oil Japan was born in 2012 with the aim of promoting extra virgin olive oil in the region. Organized by the Olive Oil Sommelier Association of Japan (OSAJ), this contest has become an important reference today, gathering samples from different countries around the world.
This competition organized by the Enohobby Club has been held annually since 1999 to name award-winning Italian and international oils in Pesaro, Italy and is widely respected in Europe as well as the rest of the world.
In order to promote the excellent olive quality of South America, the first version of the South American contest for extra virgin olive oils was held in Lima, Perú: SUDOLIVA 2017: Olivo de San Martín de Porres.
During 2014 in Santiago, Chile, the first version of this prestigious Italian competition was carried out, presenting only Southern Cone oils. It was led by Asociación Panel Cata Chile and supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, through ProChile, FIA and Imagen de Chile. 70 countries assisted.
Ovibeja, a major agricultural fair in Portugal, began in 2011 with the first edition of this international competition of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, which currently brings together once a year specialists from different countries. /
• Bronze Medal, 2014 – Category, light green fruit
This competition was born in order to recognize extra virgin olive oil excellence and quality in Latin America in 2013, led by the Center for Development Studies of Chemistry, University of Chile.
The king of all olive oil competitions is held each year in Verona, Italy during the Vinitaly Fair. The prestigious Sol awards the best oils from among the more than 300 samples that participate each year.
This international competition has been held annually in Italy since 1987 to award the best extra virgin olive oils. The site alternates between Parma (during the CIBUS fair) and Bari (in the CIBUS-MED).
This L.A. fair is a reference in the United States, not only because of its history (October 1922); It is also the largest nationwide and receives more than one million visitors in each of its editions. Wine, gastronomy and of course olive oils are today´s highlights exhibitions.
Organized by the International School of Italian Cooking in conjunction with olive oil organizations to promote harmony in food and olive oil pairings and awards the best examples in each hemisphere.
Asias’ most important fair takes place in Beijing, China, where a parallel competition bestows awards upon the best olive oils in the world.