Every year, competitions for Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) are held all over the world. The competitions are divided into categories, namely olive type and country of origin. A competition winner is announced per category.
In order to determine which olive oil is the best in the world, a points system has been devised. The competitions are ranked by importance. Each competition has a score, with Mario Solinas being number 1.
The score of the competition is multiplied by the score of the award at the relevant competition. All points won in a year added together ultimately determine the annual winner. A side note to the best olive oil in the world is that there is a price tag attached to each competition. Not all producers choose to participate in all competitions.
Naam van de Wedstrijd |
Land |
Punten EVOOWR |
Premio a la Calidad “Mario Solinas” |
Spain |
10 |
New York Olive Oil |
USA |
9 |
TerraOlivo |
Israel |
9 |
EVO IOOC |
Italy |
9 |
OLIVINUS |
Argentina |
9 |
EVOOLEUM |
Spain |
7,5 |
BIOL Premio Internazionale |
Italy |
7,5 |
Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition |
USA |
7,5 |
Sol d’Oro Hemisferio Nord |
Italy |
7,5 |
Sol d’Oro Hemisferio Sur |
Japan |
7,5 |
Ovibeja |
Portugal |
7 |
Japan Olive Oil Prize |
Japan |
7 |
Olive Japan |
Japan |
7 |
Concorso Oleario Aipo D'Argento |
Italy |
7 |
London IOOC |
England |
7 |
Concurso de Aceite Internacional “Armonia”-Trofeo Alma |
Italy |
6,5 |
AVPA Oleo |
France |
6,5 |
L’Orciolo d’Oro |
Italy |
6,5 |
Athena IOOC |
Greece |
6,5 |
Der Feinschmecker Olio Awards |
Germany |
6,5 |
CINVE |
Spain |
6 |
Argoliva |
Argentina |
6 |
International Olive Oil Award Zurich |
Switzerland |
6 |
Premio Internacional Leone d’Oro dei Mastri Oleari |
Italy |
6 |
BioFach Olive Oil Awards |
Germany |
6 |
Les Olivalies |
France |
5 |
Concurso Olio Capitale |
Italy |
5 |
China International Olive Oil Competition |
China |
5 |
OLIVINUS Niños |
Argentina |
5 |
SIAL Olive D’Or |
Canada |
5 |
(www.evooworldranking.org/)