Fifteen (15) major distinctions were noted in Italy, for Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms, in the prestigious international olive oil competition, EVO International Olive Oil Competition 2026. The 11th edition of the competition took place in the city of Palmi, in the province of Calabria in Italy, from 15 to 26 June 2026.
The EVOO World Ranking (EVOOWR), based on strict international standards, has ranked the EVOIOOC competition with the highest rating worldwide, 10/10, elevating it to one of the highest positions in the world for its great degree of difficulty, validity, integrity and methodology.
This particular international competition is considered one of the most professional olive oil competitions in the world because it applies very strict evaluation standards, based on the tasting methods set by the International Olive Council (IOC), exclusively with the method of blind tasting.
The tasting of olive oils at EVOIOOC 2026, as in any international competition of this level, is carried out by expert panel tasters of international prestige, coming from different countries of the world.
For 2026 there was a new record of participation in the Italian competition, with more than 800 olive oils from 30 olive-producing countries such as Italy, Turkey, Croatia, Greece, Spain, Brazil, Chile, Slovenia, Tunisia, USA, Portugal, Israel and more, with a very high level of quality.
Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms after being evaluated by tasters and expert tasters, were honored in Italy with extremely high scores and a very high percentage of awards. Specifically:
• With 6 gold and 9 silver awards, garnering excellent reviews from experts and expert tasters at EVOIOOC 2026, in the province of Calabria, Italy.
In particular, these 15 major awards for the organic and gourmet olive oils by Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms in Italy for 2026 are:
MAJESTIC Blend evoo – Gold Award
TREASURE Blend evoo - Gold Award
PLUS HEALTH BLUE - Gold Award
MASTERPIECE Blend evoo - Gold Award
SYLLEKTIKON Gourmet evoo - Gold Award
AGOURELAIO EARLY HARVEST - Gold Award
FYLLIKON First Harvest - Silver Award
PLUS HEALTH GREEN - Silver Award
PLUS HEALTH DMB - Silver Award
GEMSTONE Gourmet evoo - Silver Award
ARMONIA MONOVARIETAL - Silver Award
ENSTAGMA Saffron – Silver Award
OLEOASTRON Gourmet Evoo - Silver Award
Flavored Gourmet ENIGMA – Silver Award
ENSTAGMA Saffron & Rosemary – Silver Award
These major and very honorable awards for Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms in Italy constitute a unique Greek and Spartan achievement, in one of the most difficult competitions in the world with a rating of of 10 / 10 by the EVOOWR global olive oil ranking, which is observed by the international olive sector every year, with special attention.
It is a success of international prestige, while it is marked as a very high-level distinction in the field of olive growing for our country, Greece, our land, Sparta Laconia, as well as for the course of Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms for the past 35 years, in the largest and most prestigious international competitions, all over the world.
It should be noted that Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms are the only producers in the history of the Italian competition that have achieved such a large number of distinctions in the EVO International Olive Oil Competition for many consecutive years, such as 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and now 2026.
These fifteen (15) exceptional awards in Palmi, Italy, lead Sakellaropoulos Organic Farms to now exceed 1,400 international awards and extend the world record they hold to 1.413 international awards, a unique and rare number for an olive oil producer (Single Estate – Terroir).
