2. Italy
Points – 25
Coming up next is Italy, another country with a tradition in olive oil making. Not only do they produce a lot of olive oil, they also do it very well. In fact, out of the 99 assortments of oil entered in the US contest, 43 won awards. Five of them managed to bring in the “best” tag, while 30 won gold medals. Eight brought in silver medals.
The Italian brand Orice Riserva won the eight place among the top olive oils in the world, while other 9 take up different other spots in the top 50. When it comes to organic olive oils, Italy’s Olivastro Etichetta Near takes up the 7th place, but an additional twelve occupy other places in the top 25.
Italy exported about 243,700 tons of olive oil in the past year out of the estimated 440,000 tons it produces in a year.
