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Almazaras de la Subbetica Produces some of the Olive Oils with the Largest Number of International Awards in the world
The Subbetica Sierra has been producing Olive Oil for Thousands of years and some of those Old Trees are still there
Almazara de la Subbetica's Olive Groves are situated in the rugged mountains of the Subbetica Sierra National Park in Cordoba, Spain. This region enjoys an ideal microclimate to grow olives: it has a relatively high rainfall with wide temperature variations. The work of the land in these olive groves is arduous, the slopes of the olive groves can be of up to 70% in this mountainous terrain- many olive trees here grow without irrigation in the "wild." Still, it is in this difficult environment that legendary olive trees from Roman times , some thousand years old, produce some of the best Olive Oils of the world.
The altitude of the Olive Groves is between 700 and 1000 mts. above sea level and has a predominance of the Picudo and Hojiblanca olive tree varieties. These old trees are so well adapted to the terrain that are, by nature, resistant to pests, frost and drought. Also, they are well adapted to limy soil and many grow in wild forests of olive trees. The groves have been taken care of by generations of growers that since 1950 started creating cooperatives to join efforts and process the olives with the most advanced means available. Today more than 4000 families- that constitute the Almazara de la Subbetica Cooperative- live for the farming of these ancient trees and convey their passion for this land by creating the most Award Winning Extra Virgin Olive Oils of the world.
Most Recent Awards:
Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition: 1Gold Medal + 1 Silver Medal, 2010
Sial Montreal: Gold Olive Award +Silver Olive Award, 2010
IV Olive Oil Competition, China: Gold medal, 2010
OlivAsia at Sial, China: 1 Gold Medal + 1Siver Medal , 2010
Mario Solinas, Madrid: 1st prize + 1 Finalist, 2010
Olio Capitale: 1st price by consumer´s choice Award, 2010
Olio Capitale: 1st price by expert´s choice Award, 2010
Oli Da Oliva L'Orciolo D'Oro, Pesaro Italy: 1st prize + 2nd prize 2010
Sol D'Oro, Verona Italy: 1 Gold Medal + Gran Menzione, 2010
Der Feinschmecker: top 50 oils in the world, 2010
Monocultivar, Italy: Gold Medal, 2010
Saporbiolio, Italy: Gran Menzione, 2010
World Edible Oils, Paris: Gold Medal, 2010
International Olive Oil Awards, Zurich: Gold Medal + Best of Class Award, 2010
VIII Concurso Europeo de Aceites DOP, Portugal, 2010
Ministry of Agriculture of Spain: 1st prize for Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2010
BioCordoba: Gold medal, 2010
Ministry of Agriculture of Spain: Best of food of Spain Award, 2010
Terraolivo (Israel): Grand Prestige Gold Medal. 2011
Gourmet d'Oro. AVPA Paris. France 2011
Gold Medal. X International Olive Oil Awars. Zurich. 2011
CINVE. Miami. USA 2011. Gold Medal
Los Angeles International Olive Oil Competition 2011. Silver Medal in the Organic Hojiblanca Intense Fruity Category
7th Oil China Exhibition . Silver Medal . Beijing. China 2011
Sol D'Oro. Gran Menzione. Verona. Italy 2011
First Place Extra Virgin Olive Oil Organic.LLeida. Spain. 2011
Top 50. Der Feinschmecker. Hamburg. Germany. 2011
Guia Flos Olive Oil 2012, Roma. Italia . 97 points.
Los Angeles International Olive Oil Competition 2012. Silver Medal Robust Category Priego de Cordoba
Terraolivo.Israel. International Extra virgin Olive Oil Compettion. Gran Prestige Gold 2012
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