Šolta olive oil has received an impressive new recognition from our friends in the Big Apple. Namely, at the New York International Olive Oil Competition, the Association of Olive Oil “Zlatna Šoltanka” won the “The Best in Class” award as the best oil in the class of environmentally friendly monosortic oil of medium intensity in the world, reports Dalmacija Danas on May 15, 2019.
Better yet, the “Best in Class” title was received by only 18 olive oils, out of which there were 913 from 26 countries.
“Thus, Šolta olive oil is only and the first from Croatia and Dalmatia, for which we are endlessly proud,” said the president of the Association “Zlatna Šoltanka”, Zlatko Burić.
“It is a great success for Dalmatia, for Šolta, and the “Zlatna Šoltanka” Association – we do not even have to speak – on behalf of our islanders, this is excellent news for all olive growers, farmers and lovers of olive oil,” said Šolta mayor Nikola Cecić-Karuzić.
Recall, this Šolta olive oil also received the protection of origin at the European Union level back in 2016.
Croatia participated at the contest in New York with 61 olive oils, of which 51 received the gold or silver prize. Croatia has thus once again ranked at the top with the world’s olive oil giants – Spain and Italy.
The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition is the largest and most prestigious olive oil quality contest. Its annual list of award winners is the authoritative guide to the world’s best olive oils and the dedicated producers who craft them, reads the NYIOOC website.
The awards ceremony was held on May 10, 2019, where the best olive oils of 2019 were unveiled at a press conference streamed live from New York. The results of the competition were followed by producers, importers, distributors chefs, food service professionals and journalists around the world, the website continued.
Zlatna Šoltanka’s distributor Sascha Menesi was the one to break the news to the Šolta association that they not only won the gold medal at the biggest olive oil competition in the world but have been recognized as the best olive oil in the category of medium-intensity ecological monosortic oil.
“This is for all the hard-working people in Solta!” said Mirjana Kanzler, who represented the “Best in Class” Award winner.
Thus, all islanders and future olive growers can use this premium award as an incentive to engage in the protection of originality and ecological production.
Zlatna Šoltanka is an association made up of 20 olive oil producers from the island of Šolta. They pride themselves on paying particular attention to “superior quality products, environmental protection and development of the local population”.
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