Olive Oil >K presents its new online shop

>K Extra Virgin Olive Oil [White Bottle] comes only from registered and certified native Farga olive trees in the North of Castellón province on the Mediterranean coast. These olive trees are over 1000 years old, and many over 2000 years old.

At Olive Oil >K they go for the new technologies and have decided to bring their extraordinary olive oil all around the world. In the online shop, www.oilkshop.com, you can buy new2012 harvest olive oil through an easy and secure system and have it delivered at your door. 

Millennial olive trees in Castellon

To produce the olive oil, the olives are pressed the same day they are harvested to obtain oil of exceptional quality. As a result of all this thorough work we obtain >K olive oil, an oil with great body, a pleasant flavour, subtle, sweet and with pronounced personality related to the speed with which it is harvested. It has a golden yellow colour with green reflections at the beginning of the season. On the palate it reminds one of green apple peel and fresh almonds.

More info: www.oliveoilk.com

Online shop: www.oilkshop.com

Cooperativa de Viver welcomes groups of Japanese and English tourists in its Olive oil Tourism program

Last 30th November and 4th December two groups of Japanese and English tourists, respectively, visited the facilities of Cooperativa de Viver within its Olive Oil Tourism program.

During the visit they knew first hand the characteristics of their olive groves and, along the olive mill and packaging facilities, they learned the features of extra virgin olive oil and the effort that goes into its production.

The Japanese group came from the city of Fukuoka and enjoyed the “Lagrima” olive oil tasting, a product, this special extra virgin oil, which is still difficult to buy in their country. On the other hand, the British group of the Friends of Avinença of Moraira, have appreciated the commitment of defense of the Serrana local variety of olive and a such a special territory, the Alto Palancia.

More info: www.aceiteolivavirgenextra.org

Segorbe Nostrum presents its organic extra virgin olive oil at BioCultura international ecologic fair

Between the 8th  and 11th November BioCultura, the 28th international fair of organic products and responsible consumption will be held at IFEMA Madrid fairgrounds.

BioCultura is aimed at professionals who want to approach the world of life-friendly and environmentally friendly products. Segorbe Nostrum attends the fair together with Representaciones Mirta and will present the new Segorbe Nostrum Ecológico, its extra virgin olive oil from Serrana Espadán variety olives to distributors, operators, media and general public.

BioCultura brings together more than 18,000 references of organic food products, along with other sectors such as hygiene products, cosmetics, eco-materials, organic textiles and renewable energy. BioCultura also offers over 250 parallel activities to the business interactions.

Segorbe nostrum will be in Hall 4 of IFEMA, in booth 143, with Representaciones Mirta and other organic products Valencia.

More information: www.segorbenostrum.com

Belluga Gourmet deli products have great success in the international markets

Belluga Gourmet range

Given their passion for olive oil, BELLUGA GOURMET produces a wide range of high quality products derived from the “Serrana de Espadán” olive variety that grows in the natural park of Sierra Calderona in Castellon, close to the Spanish Mediterranean coast.  They are 100 % natural and homemade products ranging from Gourmet Extra Virgin Olive Oil, nine different types of flavoured olive tapenades, six original flavours of fruit and vegetable gourmet jams, innovative olive oil jellies and olive oil based cosmetics.

Belluga Gourmet is promoting their products in the international markets with great success achieved by their wide variety of olive tapenades.

Extra Virgin Olive oil

In Mexico they have been included in the selection of Spanish products chosen by Wal Mart retailers, which are carrying out a promotion of Spanish food in Mexican Superama supermarkets, with 89 points of sale in the whole country.

Olive oil jellies

In Germany also the flavoured tapenades are a big success among gourmet products in the prestigious Kaufhof  deli retail shops in Berlin, Munich, Dusseldorf, Chemnitz and Stuttgart. View video.

In the United Kingdom is Belluga Selección Extra Virgin Olive Oil that obtains an award in the The Great Taste Awards 2012 given by Britain’s Best Delis organization. Great Taste Awards 2012 website: www.greattasteawards.co.uk

More info: www.bellugagourmet.com
View Belluga Gourmet's booth in Globbarea Virtual Fair

Agua de Benassal company receives a quality and taste award from the most prestigious chefs and sommeliers in Europe

The International Institute of Taste and Quality (iTQi) awarded Agua de Benassal company the exclusive Crystal Taste Award at its annual awards ceremony, held on the 31st May in Brussels. This award is reserved for products that obtain the top of three stars of the Superior Taste Award for 3 consecutive years, from 2010 to 2012.

The iTQi is an independent organization of chefs and sommeliers dedicated to tasting and promoting food and drinks with the highest international quality. The  jury is composed of representatives of the 13 most prestigious culinary institutions in Europe, as Maîtres Cuisiniers of France and Belgium, Culinary Acadamy of Arts, Chefs Federation of Spain, Federazione Italiana dei Cuochi, Jeunes Restaurateurs d'Europe, Hellenic Chef's Association, Verband der Köche Deutschlands, Euro-Toques or the Association of Sommellerie Internationale (ASI).

The Crystal Taste Award is an exclusive award shared only with three other Spanish brands in the last years: the 5J Sanchez Romero Carvajal pure Iberian ham, Lacturale milk and Mondariz mineral water. All these products have been assessed for three consecutive years by three different juries with a score above 90%, which means a consistent test of excellence.

Based on its traditional historical prestige: Agua de Benassal water has been declared medicinal mineral water since 1928.
More info: www.aguabenassal.com

Visit Agua de Benassal booth at Globbarea Virtual Fair

Oil producer SEGORBE NOSTRUM double winner of the Valencian Region Olive Oil Competition (Spain)

Segorbe Nostrum, oil produced by the Cooperativa San Isidro de Segorbe has been awarded for the second year in a row two prices: Best Ripe Fruit Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Segorbe Nostrum Suave), and Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil with Designation of Origin "Oils from Valencia Region," at the XVIIth Competition on Extra Virgin Olive Oil that has taken place in Utiel (Spain). 

The President of the Cooperativa San Isidro de Segorbe, Mr. Jose Molés, showed his gratitude and satisfaction for the prize to the numerous audience: "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”.

Further information: www.segorbenostrum.com

Visit Segorbe Nostrum booth at Globbarea Virtual Fair

GLOBBAREA WINERIES AWARDED PRIZE AT “BEST CASTELLON WINES 2012”

On Saturday 3rd March the annual “Best Castellon Wines 2012” award ceremony took place in Castellón. This event, organized by the Association of Sommeliers of Castellón, recognizes the most outstanding wines from 20 provincial wineries.

The awards were presented by Alberto Fabra, President of the Valencian Regional Government, who said Castellón wines "are a national and international reference that strengthen the wine offer in the region".

The President appreciated the effort and dedication of the people "who make it possible for the excellence of our wines to be known beyond our borders, taking the name of the Castellón province and the Valencian Region all over the world".

It should be noted that wine exports from Castellón province in 2011 experienced an increase of 120 percent compared to 2010.

The winning wines this time were:

White wines:
Gold medal: Magnanimvs Blanco (Bodegas Mayo Garcia)
Silver Medal: Alcovi Blanco (Bodegas Alcovi)

Young red wines: 
Gold medal: Clos d´Esgarracordes (Bodegas Baron d’Alba)
Silver medals: Temps Roure (Bodega Más de Rander)  y Arrels de Bocoi (Intercoop)

Aging red wines:
Gold medal: Vega Palancia (Bodegas Vega Palancia)
Silver medals: La Perdición (Bodega Di Vinos y Viñas), Clotàs (Bodega Flors), Magnanimvs Platino (Bodega Mayo Garcia), Señorío de Almedíjar (Bodega Alcoví) y Barranc de l’Infern (Vinya Natura).

BODEGA LES USERES, AWARDED A PRIZE IN CHINA

The excellent red wine by Bodega Les Useres wineries "L'Alcalaten Tempranillo - Cabernet Sauvignon Guarda 2007", a blend of these two varieties, aged in oak barrels for one year, has been awarded a Silver Medal in the 2012 edition “China Wine Awards”, becoming the first wine in the Castellón province awarded a prize in the Asian giant.

BODEGA LES USERES AT PROWEIN TRADE FAIR

Bodega Les Useres continues its internationalization process, started three years ago, with another milestone in the history of wine in the province. They exhibited their wines for the first time ever in Castellón wineries in the most important fair in Europe: PROWEIN. This event took place in Düsseldorf from 4 to 6 March and Bodega Les Useres was part of the representation of wineries in Valencia.

In this framework they presented the new image and labels of red wines, white and rose, which under the “L'Alcalaten” brand they begin to export to European and North American markets.

www.bodegalesuseres.es