AL AIN EARLY HARVEST OLIVE OIL COMPETITION
First Edition Announces Its Results at the Al Ain Heritage Festival
At the heart of a region facing extreme climatic conditions, Al Ain is emerging as a place of experimentation and knowledge transfer, where agriculture adapts to the challenges of heat, aridity and water scarcity.
It is within this context that the first edition of the AL AIN EARLY HARVEST OLIVE OIL COMPETITION announced its results on February 9, during the Al Ain Heritage Festival, organized by the Abu Dhabi Heritage Authority. The competition brought together producers from 15 countries, highlighting the excellence of early-harvest olive oils from diverse origins.
The samples were evaluated by an international jury chaired by Christophe Lavelle, PhD (CNRS, Sorbonne University, National Museum of Natural History), according to demanding criteria of sensory quality, freshness, harmony and typicity.
The full Result of the competition will be available on Wednesday, February 11 at 6 pm UTC+1.
TOP 3
TOP 3 – Awards & Endowment
The Top 3 winners are recognized not only with a medal, but also with a financial endowment:
First Prize: E-Medal + AED 10,000
Second Prize: E-Medal + AED 7,000
- Third Prize: E-Medal + AED 3,000
- MONTEOLIVA Pajarero – PDO Monocultivar Pajarero (Spain)
- ALMOSHKAT – Monocultivar Chemlali (Libya)
- MONTEROSSO Grand Selection Platinum – Monocultivar Bianchera Istriana (Croatia) (Joint 3rd Prize)
PETRA K18 – Monocultivar K18 (Jordan) (Joint 3rd Prize)
TOP 10
Best of Premium Gold
- MONTEOLIVA Pajarero – PDO Monocultivar Pajarero (Spain)
- ALMOSHKAT – Monocultivar Chemlali (Libya)
- MONTEROSSO Grand Selection Platinum – Monocultivar Bianchera Istriana (Croatia) (Joint 3rd Prize)
PETRA K18 – Monocultivar K18 (Jordan) (Joint 3rd Prize) - TERRA CRETA Grand Cru – Monocultivar Koroneiki (Greece)
- MONTEROSSO Grand Selection – Blend Bianchera Istriana & Leccino (Croatia)
- MAKARIA TERRA – Monocultivar Koroneiki, Organic (Greece)
- AL JOUF – Blend Koroneiki & Arbequina, Organic (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
- TERRA CENTURIA – Belica & Leccino Blend, High Phenolic, Organic (Slovenia)
- THE MASTER MILLER Blend Organic– Koroneiki & Botsikoelia, Organic (Greece)
- DOMAINE JÓLIBOIS – Monocultivar Aglandau, Organic, AOP (France)
The full Result of the competition will be available on Wednesday, February 11 at 6 pm UTC+1.
