Olive oil? here is the best of the best ... the Sol d'Oro

The most important and selective international competition dedicated to extra virgin olive oil has decreed its quality winners.

The 3 Sol d'Oro wines go to Chile, Slovenia and Italy that win in the light fruity, medium fruity and intense fruity categories.

Italy obtains high quality and typicality awards, winning almost all the Gs of Silver and Bronze.



The Sol d'Oro is the most important international competition of extra virgin olive oil for the severity of the regulations with five levels of judgment, and 13 judges. A qualifying competition also for the 13 judges, coming from Italy, Spain, Slovenia and Croatia.

«A podium that does not detract from the qualitative primacy of Italy and that at the same time strengthens us as organizers of the only international competition, appreciated and recognized for its seriousness - says Claudio Valente, vice president of Veronafiere -. Our goal is to promote the qualitative growth of olive production around the world. The award is an incentive for companies to produce better and better, as well as a commercial promotion vehicle thanks to the possibility for companies awarded with gold, silver and bronze medals to affix the Sol d'Oro stamp to bottles of oils. winners ".

The official award ceremony with tasting on Monday 26 March at the Palazzo della Gran Guardia in Verona during Vinitaly for you and Sol for you-

Below, the ranking of the winners:

Category: Lightly fruity oils.

Sol d'Oro to Terramater SA Company - Santiago de Chile, Chile;

Sol d'Argento to the Vincenza Murgia Farm - Oliena (NU), Sardinia, Italy;

Sol di Bronzo to the Azienda Agricola Fantasia - Raiano (AQ), Abruzzo, Italy

Category: Oils with medium fruity.

Sol d'Oro Jenko Boris - Koper - Slovenia;

Sol d'Argento to the Cetrone Alfredo Farm - Sonnino (LT), Lazio, Italy;

Sol di Bronzo to the Marino Maurizio Farm - Ferla (SR), Sicily, Italy.

Category: Oils with intense fruitiness.

Sol d'Oro at the FAM sas oil mill - Venticano (AV), Campania, Italy;

Sol d'Argento to the Rollo Farm - Ragusa, Sicily, Italy;

Sol di Bronzo in Aromas de Picual - Pegalajar (Jaen), Spain.


Complete list on the website www.sol-verona.it.