Belluga Gourmet extra virgin olive oil products awarded for young agricultural initiative

Belluga Gourmet Company from Segorbe has won FIRST PRIZE FOR YOUNG AGRICULTURAL INITIATIVE 2010 given by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from the Valencian Regional Government.

The award recognizes the work of Belluga Gourmet, in the two years of its existence, which has managed to market a complete line of products based on the Extra Virgin Olive Oil in its variety of Serrana de Espadán, and promote the culture of olives and oil. 

It is worth mentioning its olive pâtés line that has been expanding to a total of nine different tastes: green olive pâté, black olive pâté, green olive pâté with almonds, black olive pâté with orange, green olive pâté with capers, green olive pâté with nuts and Espadán herbs, black olive pâté with brandy, black olive pâté with chocolate and black olive pâté with nuts and Espadán herbs. The craft jams are also part of this great project, among those that stand out are the olive one, the rose petals and pepper one without forgetting the classic jams: the black fig one, the tomato one and the delicious one made of wild strawberries with Modena vinegar and black pepper.

Likewise, Belluga Gourmet produce an excellent extra virgin olive oil from a new harvest, Belluga Selection, which is unfiltered cold processed oil made from the first olives (varieties of Espadán Serrana and Borriol) that are harvested in October. However, the most innovative product produced by Belluga Gourmet is the extra virgin olive oil gum drops which were presented at the Madrid International Gourmet Fair. It is a case containing 6 gummies made by using the above mentioned Belluga Selection oil and aromatized with different flavours: strawberry, orange, lemon, mocha, chocolate and mint, in other words, a new fun and enjoyable way to consume oil.

Further information:  http://www.bellugagourmet.com/
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Spanish winery awards. Bodega Les Useres is recognized as best national winery

On May 14 2011 BODEGA LES USERES was awarded BEST NATIONAL WINERY at FECOES (Spanish Federation of Wine and Gastronomy Guilds) national awards 2011. This sixth edition took place in Laredo which is located in Cantabria province, and was dedicated to the Spanish culinary crafts. This award recognizes the long tradition of wine in Les Useres village and also celebrates the 50th anniversary of Les Useres Winery current creation which has expanded and modernized to meet its growing needs by using the best technology for the production of red, white and rosé wines as well as for maturation in oak barrels. The permanent effort, perseverance, patience, continuous investment and ambition to do things right, have allowed it to endure and grow over time. With technology, research and experience, Bodega Les Useres control all stages of production; from cultivation and manual harvesting, to wine processing and bottling and later marketing, thereby preserving the uniqueness of all its products. Direct link Globbarea: www.globbarea.com

Valencia olive oil awards: Segorbe Nostrum, the top winner

Segorbe Nostrum, olive oil produced by the Cooperativa San Isidro de Segorbe has been awarded Best Fruity Green Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Intense Unfiltered Segorbe Nostrum), Best Ripe Fruit Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Mild Segorbe Nostrum), and Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Designation of Origin "Oils from Valencia Region," at the XVIth Competition on Extra Virgin Olive Oil that took place last week in Utiel, in Valencia Province.

The President of the Cooperativa San Isidro de Segorbe D. Jose Molés showed to the large audience, their gratitude and satisfaction for the prize: "we finally picked the fruit that rewards the hard work of many years. The innovation and the incorporation of new production techniques, as well as the production of Segorbe Nostrum oil 100% made with Serrana Espadán olives, have been the key for obtaining this excellent product”.

The olive grove of Valencia Region is farmed in a surface area of 95.000 hectares which means almost the 14% of the total surface area cultivated in the region. In 2010, the production of olive oil reached 29.200 tons. The quality of oils from Valencia is increasing thanks to producers’ work in which they select the varieties with the best characteristics, and also to the innovative production processes,

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Frutos Secos del Maestrazgo, high quality almonds and an excellent service

Frutos Secos del Maestrazgo situated in Albocàsser, in the province of Castellón, it's a family company founded in 1983, although the almond tradition comes from the fifties.
Apart from dedicating to almond huller, they give service to the local growers in everything related to fertilizers, purchase of seedlings and saplings and also subsidies, that is why we can guarantee the origin of the product as well as the dried treatment in optimum conditions.
They offer high quality almonds and an excellent service to their customers.
At Frutos Secos del Maestrazgo are responsible for the environment, therefore they promote the sustainability of the almond orchards, in order to reduce residue and introducing a work system to minimize erosion.

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COARVI, handcrafted semiconserves from Vinaros

CONSERVAS ARTESANAS VINARÒS, COARVI is a company dedicated to the handcrafted elaboration of semiconserves in Vinaròs's city. Their experience with the traditional conserves comes from past generations, from the experience and well to play the role of their forbears since they have been fishermen until the year 1.994.
Is the heiress of the older "Salazones El Pescador", a small industry of the salting that with a few precarious facilities and the great effort of the workers, soul of the company, and Tomás Gilabert. They forged the foundations of their company, now located in Vinaròs's Industrial Park.
Their facilities are to a scanty km from The Fishermen's Confraternity, this help to their product to have the maximum quality, apart from already recognized quality that has all of the fish that is captured near the Delta of the Ebro, by the mixing of salty and sweet water, and the nutrients that the river contributes.

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