The world of oil is similar to the world of cinema because it also awards its prizes and because generally it also ends up having a lot of repercussions: the more golden, the better. And it is precisely in gold and green as he has dressed one of Lidl’s extra virgin olive oils.
This is what has happened now with a small fever that Lidl has unleashed at the expense of its star extra virgin olive oil, from the Olisones brand, which has become one of the great sensations of the german chain after the last oil awards, the NYOOC, an annual competition held in New York that has put this more than affordable oil in the spotlight.
With dozens of different categories, many of them structured by olive variety or by type of fruitiness (not fruity), these awards to which present more than 1,200 oils from around the world delivered by the specialized magazine Olive Oil Timeswhich since 2013 rewards the best oils in the world.
Success is not news for Lidl, as Olisone Traditional Olive Oil Mill It has been three consecutive years becoming a Gold Medal at the NYOOC awards, within the Medium Fruity and Hojiblanca category.
Made in Córdoba by the company Muela Olivas, This is not the only oil from this Cordovan company located in the town of Priego that has triumphed in 2022. In fact, they also make Fuente del Rey, one of the ten best extra virgin olive oils in the world, according to the Evoleeum awards.
EVOOLEUM guide to the 100 best extra virgin olive oils in the world. Edition 2023
In a format of 500 milliliters and at a price of 4.76 eurosOlisone Almazara de Olivar Tradicional transfers tropical flavours, freshly cut leaves and fresh green peppers to the palate, characteristics of its early harvest and of the Hojiblanca variety.
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