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The Mario Solinas Quality Awards recognises oils from all over the world for their extraordinary quality and sensory attributes
The IOC has published the list of winners and finalists of the 1st edition of the Mario Solinas Quality Awards for extra virgin olive oils (EVOOs) from the Southern Hemisphere. This year, the world’s most prestigious international and institutional EVOO quality competition received 26 samples from 4 countries. The winning and finalist oils were judged by an international jury composed of several heads of IOC-recognised tasting panels.
The results of this year’s Mario Solinas Quality Awards for Southern Hemisphere EVOOs are available here in English, French and Spanish.
The Mario Solinas Quality Awards, which have been running since the 2000/2001 crop year, are aimed at improving the production quality of EVOOs all around the world. The competition encourages individual producers, producer associations and packers in producing countries to market EVOOs that display harmonious organoleptic characteristics. It also seeks to enhance consumer awareness regarding this unique product, encouraging them to recognise and appreciate the sensory attributes of these high-quality olive oils. This year, and for the first time ever, the IOC launched the first edition of the Mario Solinas Quality Awards for Southern Hemisphere countries in collaboration with Uruguay.
The awards ceremony will be celebrated in Montevideo (Uruguay) on Thursday 7 November, 2024, in the framework of the upcoming event institutionally sponsored by the IOC entitled “Second Latin American Congress on Olive Oil (CLAO2024)” which will be held on the 8th and 9th of November, 2024.
The IOC wishes to take this opportunity to thank all producers who participated in the first edition of the IOC Mario Solinas Quality Awards in the Southern Hemisphere. We look forward to your participation next year as well!
