Segorbe Nostrum 2013 Best Spanish Olive Oil

During the weekend of the 21st and 22nd February the 13th Verema Experience took place in the Hotel Balneario Las Arenas in Valencia (Spain). The show gathered together more than 2,000 amateur and professionals of food and wine to taste wines of nearly 100 domestic and international wineries in an idyllic surroundings.

The event finished with the awards ceremony introduced by a global tasting.

Segorbe Nostrum Extra Virgin Olive Oil received the award for the Best Spanish Olive Oil 2013, obtaining the majority of votes of web followers, final consumers and lovers of fine cuisine.

Segorbe Nostrum was accompanied by international companies such as Juve & Camps, who received the award for Best Sparkling wine; Ramón Bilbao, Best Winery of the Year; best Gin award went to Seagram´s, Estrella de Galicia 1906 Best Beer, best sweet wine Pedro Ximenez and Rioja Alta was awarded as the best Red Wine.

The award was collected by the president of the Cooperativa de Segorbe, José Molés Morro, who after explaining the benefits and virtues of Segorbe Nostrum Olive Oil, thanked the votes of all the fellow members who proclaimed it Best Spanish olive oil. He also thanked to all the attendants to the ceremony, closing his speech by congratulating all the winners who shared such an exciting evening.

More info: http://www.segorbenostrum.com/ 

Two olive oils from Spanish Palancia region awarded international prizes in Los Angeles

Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition began seven decades ago to reward the best wines in Los Angeles International Wine Competition, but it wasn’t until the year 2000 when the organization decided to create this international award to honor the world best extra virgin olive oils. This year 2013 it has celebrated its 14th edition, in which two of our province extra virgin olive oils have been awarded a prize.

On the one hand, the “Aceite de Lágrima”, (tear olive oil) produced by Cooperativa de Viver, has been rewarded doubly, with a silver medal in the category of Spanish single variety olive oil and an absolute bronze medal for the Packaging Design, a new packaging which was presented some weeks ago at the “Salon Gourmet” Exhibition in Madrid with very good acceptance. 

On the other hand, 50K extra virgin olive oil by Orbeolive has been awarded a silver medal in the Robust class (fruity intense), prize that highlights the quality of this olive oil and its high level of fruity.

They are prestigious awards that have been granted to these Spanish companies among hundreds of olive oils presented this year, from 15 countries with important olive oil tradition, such as Israel, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Portugal, Turkey, USA, among others.

More information about Cooperativa de Viver:

Web: www.aceiteolivavirgenextra.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AceitedeOlivaVirgenExtra.CosmeticadeAceitedeOliva

Twitter: @coopviver

More information about Orbeólive:  

Web: http://www.orbeolive.com

Blog: http://www.orbeolive.com/blog/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Orbeolive

Twitter: @orbeolive

SEGORBE NOSTRUM olive oil obtains the second maximum award for quality in Los Angeles.

Segorbe Nostrum olive oil produced by the Cooperative of Segorbe, succeeds again thanks to its exceptional quality, in the awards for the best Extra Virgin Olive Oils which is given each year in California (United States).

The Cooperative is fully satisfied with the international acknowledgement that their Extra Virgin Olive Oils are still receiving. This time, they have been doubly awarded in Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, obtaining two Silver Medals: one for the "Intense Unfiltered Segorbe Nostrum" in the category Medium and another one for “Mild Segorbe Nostrum” in the category Delicate. The participation at this XII^th competition was of 599 oils from 20 different nations, among which were the classic producers like Spain, Italy or Greece, as well as other countries like Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, South Africa, Uruguay, Peru, etc. They were all evaluated in a blind tasting where factors such as taste, aroma, complexity and harmony were taken into account.

The company is particularly glad since this season it has already achieved 8 top honours, including both national and international awards, becoming this way the most awarded autochthonous oil in the world.

This is a great new success for this excellent oil of “Valencia Region Protected Designation of Origin”.


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Segorbe Nostrum, winner of two more internatinal olive oil awards

Cooperativa Segorbe is still reaping successes. The last ones have been two medals "Prestige Gold" (for intense unfiltered Segorbe Nostrum oil and for Mild Segorbe Nostrum oil). This medal is the second most important in the world, which is given at the International Competition of extra virgin olive oil Terraolivo 2011 that this year took place from 15th to 19th May in Jerusalem (Israel), at the deluxe Inbal Hotel located in the heart of the city.

This new award recognizes the quality of oils produced by this company mill, which in recent years has made a great effort to increase the value of Serrana Espadán variety oils. These are Valencian Region Protected Designation of Origin olive oils that thanks to their organoleptic features and specific techniques in their farming and processing have delighted the discerning palates of the best international experts in olive oil that were part of the international tasting panel and came from Italy, Argentina, Spain, Israel and the United States.

Five is the number of prizes won by Segorbe Nostrum so far this year, after three awards received by the Ministry of Agriculture from the Valencian Regional Government: Best Oil of Valencia Designation of Origin, Best Fruity Green Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and Best Ripe Fruit Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Segorbe Nostrum has managed to be one of the most awarded oils from the Valencian Region.

More info: www.segorbenostrum.com
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"Yellow Bottle" >K by Olivos Milenarios del Maestrazgo

The company, Olivos Milenarios del Maestrazgo, ">K", headed by Salva Vives and Javier Reverte, really understand how to make and present EVOO, making an exceptional product.
This company began from a love for olive oil, which was passed down from predecessors to Salva Vives, Hilario Jaime and Ramon Mampel (Clot d'en Simo Co-operative).
"Olivos Milenarios" (Millenial olive trees), their first oil, was the start of a relationship based on the love for a product and a thousand-year-old culture. This summer, the oil from "Thousand-year-old olive trees" prompted me to finding out more about them and it is thanks to the difficulty in reaching them that these precious trees still remain standing, and the oil they produce is now bottled.
Among thousand-year-old olive trees and talks with Salva Vives and Hilario, I discovered the native varieties. They asked me to try a sample of "Canetera" which they were researching. There still remain companies which research how to improve their oils right from the cultivation stage, because there are still some wise people who study the trees and their fruit, not at University, but on the land, right next to the olive trees.
That's Hilario. Salva is the think-tank facing a panorama of national oils where mediocre is more popular than excellent. That's where me, the third stressful element comes in, after travelling over half of Spain and becoming more familiar with the Maestrazgo, I decided to proove the quality of the product and give the new oil a name.
The result of combining work in the fields, choosing the best product and an impressive study of image is "Yellow Bottle".
There are lots of good oils in Spain, a few are exceptional, and then there is... "Yellow Bottle" which is quite simply... a pleasure.

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