Regional Institute of Wine and Oil

IOOC dominates, the Sicily of oil excels

A golden Sicily present at the first edition of the Domina-IOOC. Under the aegis of the Sicilian Region and the Regional Institute of Wine and Oil, Sicily hosted for the first time a world event on olive oil, lending its lands as a stage for the olive oil excellences of the Northern hemisphere and South.

And we are already thinking about the 2017 edition, again in May and organized by the team made up of Antonio G. Lauro, David Oddsson, Stefania Reggio, Raul and Leonardo Castellani.

Not just Sicilian oil, but oils from the four corners of the world in the competition: 327 samples. And on these Sicily excelled, taking home the 74% of the prizes.

The most prestigious, the D-IOOC Best International Award North Hemisphere, was won by Frantoio Romano Vincenzo di Bronte (CT) with Le Sciare extra virgin olive oil.

To confirm the high lineage of Sicilian oil production, the D-IOOC Best Regione Sicilia, the prerogative of Agrestis Soc. Coop. Agricola, with the extra virgin Fiore D'Oro Dop Monti Iblei Monte Lauro.

But there were also many medals that enriched the palmares of Sicilian olive oil production, many of which were collected directly during the awards ceremony, held at the Domina Coral Bay in Palermo and directed by the president of the Domina-IOOC Antonio G. Lauro.

Among these the 17 Gold Medals awarded with merit and honor to:

 

Frantoio Romano Vincenzo, Le Sciare (Best International and Gold Medal)

Agrestis Soc. Coop. Agricola, Fiore d'Oro Dop Monti Iblei Monte Lauro and Nettaribleo Bio & Dop Monti Iblei Monte Lauro (Best Region of Sicily and N. 2 Gold Medal)

Tenuta Gallinella, Cerasuola Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Don Mimì Extra Virgin Olive Oil (N. 2 Gold Medal)

Parature Company, Andromeda Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Cassiopea Extra Virgin Olive Oil (N. 2 Gold Medal)

Giuseppe Di Vincenzo's Mandranova Agricultural Company, Mandranova Nocellara (Gold Medal)

Cinque Colli Company, Cinque Colli Tonda Iblea (Gold Medal)

G. Taibi Agricultural Company, Taibi Biancolilla Oil (Gold Medal)

Iemolo Thierry Agricultural Company, Sirè DOP Monte Iblei Irminio Valley (Gold Medal)

La Tonda Agricultural Company, Nerovulcano (Gold Medal)

Olive Farm, Favola Moresca Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Gold Medal)

Aziende Agricole Di Martino SAS, Schinosa (Gold Medal)

Manfredi Barbera & Figli Spa, Lorenzo N. 3 (Gold Medal)

SS Sciavuru d'Aliva, Sciavuru d'Aliva (Gold Medal)

Val Paradiso SRL, Val Paradiso Bio (Gold Medal)

 

While the 26 Silver Medals were awarded to:

 

Giuseppe Di Vincenzo's Mandranova Agricultural Company, Mandranova Coratina;

Margherita Carducci Artenisio Agricultural Company, Donna Alfonsa Oil;

Vittoria Piccolo Agricultural Company, La Minuta;

G. Taibi Agricultural Company, Taibi Nocellara Oil;

Iemolo Thierry Agricultural Company, Sirè Monocultivar Tonda Iblea and Sirè Selezione Iblea;

Azienda Agricola Pedicini Richard WF, Racalia Single Estate;

Planeta SS Agricultural Companies, Biancolilla Pitted Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Traditional Extra Virgin Olive Oil;

Tamburello SS Farms, Tamburello Biancolilla Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil;

Carbona Società Agricola SRL, Nocellara del Belice PDO Incoronati Extra Virgin Olive Oil;

Ecofruit SRL, Native Olio Deciso;

Frantoi Cutrera, Primo Dop;

Frantoio L'Oro Di Sant'Andrea Snc of Celesti N. & C., Gocce d'Oro Sant'Andrea Extra Virgin Olive Oil;

Frantoio Polizzi of Giangreco Luigi and C. SAS, Siciliae;

La Ghiotta Marmotta di Vassallo Simona, “Eliseo” Extra Virgin Olive Oil;

La Goccia d'Oro, Feudotto Dop Val di Mazara;

Mother Earth, Extra Virgin Olive Oil – Pure Cerasuola;

Maia di Manzella Giovanni E C. SAS, Organic Pitted Extra Virgin Olive Oil DOP Val di Mazzara;

Oleificio Ciccarello Antonino, Kalón Biologico;

Oleificio Mancuso, Mancuso Extra Virgin Olive Oil;

Olivoil SRL, Geraci;

Soc. Agricola Terre sul Dirillo, Fior di Olive – Extra Virgin Olive Oil;

Mandravecchia Agricultural Society, Mandravecchia Oil;

Tenuta Cavasecca, Miscazze;

Val Paradiso SRL, Diodoros.