An extremely honorable distinction by taste professionals for Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms, in the 5th edition of the TASTE OLYMP AWARDS 2020 international competition, which is specialized in the evaluation of quality food by distinguished chefs and tasters.
It took place in Athens, from 19 to 21 June 2020, for the 5th consecutive year. It is a meeting of the best food producers from Greece and abroad, a unique event on the subject of tasting unique products of the agricultural and food sector.
The high quality samples that participated exceeded seven hundred (700) and were tested by numerous panels of judges under the auspices of the Ministries of Rural Development and Tourism, the Central Union of Chambers of Greece, the group for UNESCO Piraeus, CEUCO, the Club Acropolis - Chef's Club of Attica along with experts in the field of gastronomy from the Chefs' Club of Northern Greece, the Chefs' Club of Western Greece & Epirus as well as the Corfu Chefs' Club.
The samples were evaluated by the Olymp Awards Chef's Jury Panel, with Panel Leader Konstantinos Mouzakis, Mr.Chef Europe 2015, Director Gastronomy Club Unesco, Member WACS, and members of the judging panel with many well-known names, in the field of this beautiful complex knowledge and experience of the panel of judges.
It should be noted that all the products that participated in the competition were tested by the judges with the blind tasting method, without packaging, and without any kind of distinctive element. Each product is assigned a code to ensure their reliable tracking.
Each judge performed an organoleptic analysis of the tested product, and recorded a numerical score on the assessment sheet that represented the general sense as well as other criteria, such as appearance, smell, texture, taste, and oral sensation.
Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms participated in the international competition TASTE OLYMP AWARDS 2020, with ten (10) specialized organic - gourmet olive oils and table olives. Gathering scores that exceeded 95%, they were honored with the number of ten (10) awards in all their samples.
It is a very important reward to win 10 awards in equal numbers, reaching 100% as a percentage, with 3 platinum, 5 gold and 2 silver quality awards, from the jury of the well-known Chef professionals at TASTE OLYMP AWARDS 2020.
Specifically, the ten (10) organic gourmet olive oils and table olives of Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms that were awarded for 2020 are:
TELIES gourmet olives – PLATINUM Award
ENIGMA gourmet evoo - PLATINUM Award
GEMSTONE blend evoo - PLATINUM Award
MAJESTIC blend evoo – GOLD Award
OLEOASTRON gourmet evoo - GOLD Award
PRASINES gourmet olives - GOLD Award
KALAMON organic olives - GOLD Award
VALSAMIKES gourmet olives - GOLD Award
SYLLEKTIKON gourmet evoo - SILVER Award
AGOURELIES gourmet olives - SILVER Award
It is a special honor for Sakellaropoulos Organic Products to see the olive products they produce being awarded from the professional chefs of taste and fine dining, for their high quality, for the innovation in their production, their unique taste and their wonderful combinations in the field of gastronomy.
These 10 major awards, at TASTE OLYMP AWARDS 2020, complete the unique number of 185 international awards for Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms, from Sparta, Laconia, and are a record number of awards for Greek Single Estate producer.
