Most of the winners posing at the 3rd Cretan Olive Oil Competition

In this third edition of the Cretan Olive Oil Competition, 81 samples of bottled and branded Cretan extra virgin olive oil were submitted—more than ever before--35.8% organic, 64.2% conventional. Several identical scores led to double or triple gold and bronze awards. Since so many high scores were very close, honorable mentions were also awarded.

For details about the competition, see the full article in Olive Oil Times, 3rd Cretan Olive Oil Competition: Impressive Results in a Difficult Year

Organic Olive Oils 2017

Company

Olive Oil

Award

Company Location

Kardia FoodDivaGold Elea BioEpiskopi, Rethymno
Cretan MillAgrelia OrganicGold Elea BioKrousonas, Heraklion
LatzimasLatzimas BioSilver Elea BioPanormo, Rethymno
Zero OneZero One PremiumBronze Elea BioMylopotamos, Rethymno
NutricretaOrganic Oleum of SitiaBronze Elea BioSitia, Lasithi

Honorable Mentions

  1.  Pamako -- Pamako Monovarietal Mountain EVOO – Selino, Chania
  2.  Organic Farmers Cooperative of Messara -- Kouses Estate -- Messara, Heraklion
  3.  Critida – Critida 0.2 Organic – Heraklion
  4.  Bio Sitia SA -- Toplou Sitia Bio – Sitia, Lasithi
  5.  ABEA – ABEA Organic – Kissamos, Chania
  6.  Kidonakis Brothers – Syllogi Premium -- Tympaki, Heraklion
  7.  Cretan Tree – Ifigeneia – Apesokapi, Heraklion

 

Conventional Olive Oils 2017

Company

Olive Oil

Award

Company Location

Botzakis (Creta Oil)OlyssosGold EleaPeza, Heraklion
Terra di SitiaThema Extra Virgin Olive OilSilver EleaSitia, Lasithi
PamakoPamako Blend Mountain EVOOBronze EleaSelino, Chania
Cretan MillPDO SitiaBronze EleaSitia, Lasithi
Psarakis’ HarvestPsarakis’ Harvest EVOOBronze EleaGalia, Heraklion

Honorable Mentions

  1.  Emmanouil Protogerakis Sons – Liokarpi – Messara, Heraklion
  2.  EllinDor – EllinDor – Messara, Heraklion
  3.  Giorgos Chatzakis -- Loustari Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Ierapetra, Lasithi
  4.  Terra Creta – Terra Creta SA – Kolympari, Chania
  5.  ΑΒΓΔ – ΑΒΓΔ Koroneiki – Episkopi, Chania
  6.  A. S. Emparou Emparos – Emparou Nama Dex 5 – Viannos, Heraklion
  7.  Nikolaos Alexakis -- Minoiko – Lagouta, Heraklion
  8.  Terra Creta – Terra Creta Sustainability – Kolympari, Chania
  9.  Terra Creta – Terra Creta Estate – Kolympari, Chania
  10.  Vassilakis Estate – Charisma -- Mirabello, Chania


The Greek version of the list is available here

Some company and product names are advertised differently in English and Greek. Some of the information above comes from a list provided by Eleftheria Germanaki, the Cretan Olive Oil Competition organizer. More information about the competition and the winners will be available in English soon.

Thanks to Agrocrete for the large photo of most of the winners at the top of this page. The Cretan Olive Oil Competition was organized by the Agronutritional Cooperation of the Region of Crete, in cooperation with a number of other organizations.

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