New Distinction for Greek Olives in International Competition

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New Distinction for Greek Olives in International Competition

May 3, 2022

Greek olives are a staple of the healthy Greek diet. (Photo by Elias Lefas)

Greek olives. (Photo by Elias Lefas)

Another exceptional distinction for Greek olives in the international olive oil competition Anatolian International Olive Oil Competition 2022 held in Turkey.

Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms (www.bioarmonia.gr) noted a record of 100% and 15 awards in equal number of participations in Turkey.

The organic olive products of Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms have acquired 423 international awards, constituting a global record of awards for a Greek Single Estate olive producer. This reflects the dynamic of Greek olive growing, placing Greece and Sparta Laconia in the most prominent places on the global olive growing map, while constituting a great and special honor for Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms.

More specifically, these fifteen (15) awards come from the second edition of the Anatolian IOOC international competition held in Edremit, Balikesir, Turkey, from April 26 to April 29, 2022. This international competition applies strict evaluation standards based on tasting methods defined by the International Olive Oil Council, exclusively with the method of blind tasting and is ranked with a very high score, 8/10, in the world ranking.

The tasting of olive oils at Anatolian IOOC 2022 is carried out by expert olive oil tasters of international prestige, coming from different countries of the world.

For 2022, hundreds of olive oils from many olive-producing countries participated with a very high level of quality and degree of difficulty in distinguishing them. Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms were honored with extremely high awards, specifically 4 gold and 11 silver awards, and thus are ranked with a new record among the only producers who have achieved the absolute number of 15 awards in an equal number of participations.

In particular, the international awards for the organic and gourmet olive oils of Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms at the Anatolian IOOC for 2022 are:

TREASURE Blend evoo – Gold Award

MASTERPIECE Blend evoo – Gold Award

FLAVORED GOURMET ENIGMA Evoo – Gold Award

OLEOASTRON Gourmet Evoo – Gold Award

MAJESTIC Blend evoo – Silver Award

GEMSTONE Blend evoo – Silver Award

PLUS HEALTH Green evoo – Silver Award

FYLLIKON First Harvest – Silver Award

AGOURELAIO Early Harvest – Silver Award

ARMONIA Monovarietal – Silver Award

PLUS HEALTH Blue evoo – Silver Award

SYLLEKTIKON Gourmet evoo – Silver Award

ENSTAGMA Gourmet evoo – Silver Award

ENSTAGMA Saffron & Sage evoo – Silver Award

ENSTAGMA Saffron & Rosemary evoo – Silver Award

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