An absolute and exceptionally great distinction for a Greek olive producer was noted in Canada, with 13 out of 13 and the absolute 100% success rate for Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms, in the international olive oil competition CANADA International Olive Oil Competition 2023.
Simultaneously, these 13 awards constitute a new record number. The 769 international awards that the organic olive products of Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms have acquired, constitute a world record of awards for a Greek olive producer of Single Estate - Terroir.
This event reflects the dynamic of Greek olive growing, placing Greece and Sparta Laconia in the most important places on the global olive map, while being a great honor for Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms.
More specifically, these thirteen awards come from the 3rd edition of the international competition CANADA IOOC held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from 14 to 20 June 2023.
This international competition applies strict evaluation standards, based on tasting defined by the International Olive Oil Council, exclusively by the method of blind tasting.
The tasting of olive oils at CANADA IOOC 2023, is carried out by expert tasters (expert panel tasters) of international prestige, coming from different countries of the world.
For 2023, hundreds of olive oils from many olive producing countries participated with a very high level of quality, while the international olive oil competition CANADA IOOC is a competition of special interest for the American continent, especially North America but also in many countries worldwide.
Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms were honored with 13 exceptional awards in an equal number of participations, with very high scores, exceeding 96%. Specifically, the awarded organic and gourmet olive oils by Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms at Canada IOOC 2023 are:
MASTERPIECE Blend evoo - Platinum
Flavored Gourmet Enigma - Platinum
OLEOASTRON Gourmet Evoo - Platinum
AGOURELAIO Early Harvest - Platinum
SYLLEKTIKON Gourmet evoo - Gold
MAJESTIC Blend evoo - Gold
GEMSTONE Blend evoo - Gold
FYLLIKON First Harvest - Gold
PLUS HEALTH Green evoo - Gold
PLUS HEALTH Blue evoo - Silver
ARMONIA Monovarietal - Silver
TREASURE Blend evoo -Silver
ENSTAGMA Gourmet evoo - Silver
All these major awards in Montreal, Canada for 2023 are a special honor for Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms, with the most important one being the emergence of 4 gourmet olive oils at the top of the competition, awarded with platinum awards from the international judges and with absolute scores, exceeding 96%.
These thirteen (13) major international awards at the CANADA International Olive Oil Competition 2023 are of particular importance for Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms, as they complete the unique number of 769 international awards worldwide, a record number for a Greek olive producer exclusively of their own olive products.
Source: amna.gr (translated)