A particularly great and honorable distinction for Sakellaropoulos Estates at the 21st international competition for organic olive oil, the 21st PREMIO BIOL International 2016, which constitutes the top competition for organic olive oil worldwide.

It took place in Italy, in the city of Lecce, from the 18th until the 21st of March 2016, with a great number of participating organic olive oils, (over 400), from many different countries such as Spain, Italy, Greece, Tunisia, Turkey, Portugal, Israel, Argentina, the U.S.A., Croatia, Morocco, etc.

Sakellaropoulos Organic Farming accumulated a very high score and was awarded the GOLD MEDAL for ARMONIA Organic evoo. 

This is a great honor and reward for our effort to achieve the highest quality over the past 24 years.

For Armonia Organic evoo, it is the 3rd award at the Biol International competition, having been awarded the Silver Medal in 2012 and in 2015, it is the 8th award received in this competition from the years 2012-2016 for our olive oils and the 42nd award for Sakellaropoulos Organic Farming from international competitions during the last 5 years.

I consider this briefing for our award from the President of Premio Biol International Competition 2016, highly honorable, and I present it in original form.

""Dear Mr Sakellaropoulos
We are happy to inform you that your extra virgin olive oil ARMONIA organic evoo after proper chemical analysis and the judgement of a panel made up of important international experts of olive oil and was Awarded Gold Medal.
This recognition is even more prestigious because your sample has been chosen between more than 400 participants and validated by the judgement of a panel made up of 31 panel chiefs and experts of olive oil at international level. The result should first of all be attributed to work and passion of people who have helped make this product exceptional and of high quality.From today this product can display the Gold Medal.
Congratulations
Gaetano Paparella
President of Premio BIOLinternational
Segreteria Organizzativa Premio Internazionale BIOL""