The EVOO and its producer: Almazaras de la Subbética.

In-depth focus on Almazaras de la Subbética (Andalucia, Spain), the reigning international champion in the EVO IOOC Italy 2023.

The award-winning PDO oil: PARQUEOLIVA SERIE ORO DOP Priego de Cordoba, Hojiblanca olive variety, Picuda.

In the cooperative, an adage reads: “Excellence since 1954”. The Cooperative Society Almazaras de la Subbética, a reference point for extra virgin olive oils throughout the world, is a reality that is composed of 6,800 producer families. It is the fruit of merger of two cooperatives, Almazaras de la Subbética and it is based in the Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park, a protected cultivation area declared to be of environmental interest, where the climate of the production area is continental Mediterranean, with Atlantic influences.

At Almazaras de la Subbética, we have worked from the very beginning with a deep conviction that it is vitally important to “place a large bet” on the highest product quality, great respect for the farmer, customer satisfaction, care for the environment and collaboration with the most disadvantaged segments of society. A mix of tradition and future that the team accomplishes every day and to which the cooperative increasingly relates. On the strength of countless annual awards of the recognised international prestige, its exclusive position in the world rankings of the world’s best oils outshines every other competitor. The olive tree is the germ of all Almazaras de la Subbética’s activity, which is precisely why it is essential for them to take care of the production process from the very beginning, using environmentally sustainable techniques that protect the biodiversity and landscape richness of the environment.

Impressive and unparalleled is the amount of success achieved by Almazaras de la Subbética in the EVO IOOC Italy, starting in 2016, the first edition of the contest.

• 2016: Best International DOP/IGP – North Hemisphere
• 2017: Best International Monovarietal – North Hemisphere
• 2018: Best International DOP/IGP – North Hemisphere
• 2019: Best International DOP/IGP – North Hemisphere
• 2020: Best International Award – North Hemisphere
• 2022: Best International DOP/IGP – North Hemisphere

In the eighth edition, it is once again the Almazaras de La Subbetica that outclasses among the Denominations of Origin and Geographical Indications. In fact, it triumphs with itsEVO PARQUEOLIVA SERIE ORO DOP Priego de Cordoba, which again takes home the Best International PDO/PGI EVOO 2023 – North Hemisphere of the EVO IOOC Italy, a category in which it is the reigning champion, as well as being thePDO or PGI Extra Virgin Olive Oil of the Northern Hemisphere to beat in the year 2024.