A cultural movement for olive oil

Celebrating the world’s
finest extra virgin oil.

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Two harvests · one passion

Excellence, celebrated across both hemispheres.

Open now · entries close 30 Sep

Northern Hemisphere

Oils harvested October to February across the northern groves.

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Opens April

Southern Hemisphere

Oils harvested April to August across the southern groves.

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All year

Olive Society

The international community keeping the culture of fine oil alive.

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A world of oil, all year round.

From the grove to the table — producers, harvest, tastings and gastronomy, gathered in one place.

Producers
The hands behind the harvest
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Harvest
The fleeting season of new oil
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Tastings
Learning to read the oil
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Gastronomy
At the chef’s table
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The showcase of excellence

This year’s laureates.

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Best of Show · Greece
AIU Koroneiki
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02
Gold · Italy
Frantoio Single Estate
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03
Gold · Spain
Picual Hemisferio Sur
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04
Gold · Portugal
Herdade do Sol
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“Olio nuovo — the first oil of the harvest — is fleeting, vivid and alive. Our purpose is to give it the stage it deserves.”

The community

Where the harvest lives all year.

The competition rewards excellence. Olive Society brings it to life — an international circle of producers, chefs, sommeliers, journalists and enthusiasts, gathered around tastings, master classes, travel and the pleasure of the table.

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The platform

Five pillars, one culture.

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Competitions

The international Northern and Southern hemisphere concours.

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Education

Learning resources, courses and master classes.

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Experiences

Tastings, travel, gastronomic encounters and events.

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Community

Olive Society, a private international community.

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Editorial

The Journal — producers, science, design and trends.

From the Journal

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Terroir

Why the first pressing tastes of pepper and grass

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Producers

A family grove in the hills of Koroni

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Tasting

How to read a bottle of new oil