FORIMMEDIATERELEASE April5,2017
DomenicaFioreWinsBestinShowAwardatAthenaInternationalOliveOilCompetition
VANCOUVER, BC – April 5, 2017. This year Domenica Fiore received multiple highly-coveted
awards,includingBestinShowforOrganicExtraVirginOliveOilforourOlioNovello,fromthe2nd
annualAthenaInternationalOliveOilCompetitioninPylos,Messinia,Greece.Greeceistheworld’s
thirdlargestoliveoilproducerandisfirstinextravirginoliveoilproduction,aheadofSpain,Italy
andPortugal.
AwardsreceivedbyDomenicaFioreatthe2017AthenaInternationalOliveOilCompetition:
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BESTINSHOWORGANICEVOO|OLIONOVELLO
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DoubleGoldMedal|OlioNovello
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GoldMedal|OlioMonaco
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GoldMedal|OlioReserva
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GoldMedal|OlioVeritas
Thiswidelyattendedcompetitionfeaturedaprestigiousjudgingpanelof23internationalexperts
from11countriesincludinggloballyrecognizedAntonioGiuseppeLauroandfounderoftheExtra
VirginAlliance,AlexandraKicenikDevarenne.
295 extra virgin olive oils from nine countries were featured in this year’s ATHIOOC competition
from92varietals.
ATHIOOC 2017 awarded 175 medals in the following categories: 17 Double Gold (scoring 95100%),65Gold(scoring85-95%),55Silver(scoring75-85%)and38Bronze(scoring65-75%).
DomenicaFioreOlioNovellowasawardedthecovetedBestinShowforOrganicExtraVirginOlive
OilcategoryinadditiontoreceivingaprestigiousDoubleGoldMedal.Thisoilispressedfromearly
harvest olives in October when the olives are slightly greener, and the oil is bottled immediately,
unfiltered. The result is a bright green oil, spicy with notes of green grass and the flavor of fresh
olives.
Olio Monaco, Olio Reserva and Olio Veritas all received Gold Medals. Olio Monaco is produced
exclusivelyfromasinglevarietyofthedelicateCaninoolives;ithasaromasofgreenfruitandnotes
of herbs. Olio Reserva is Domenica Fiore’s DOP blend, a golden green oil, robust, fruity and wellbalanced.OurOlioVeritasisamedium-robustoilwithspicinessandnotesofgreenalmond,arugula
and freshly cut grass. Domenica Fiore oils are blended from the four traditional central Italian
olives–Frantoio,Moraiolo,LeccinoandCanino.
Allouroilsarepressedandbottledwithinfourhoursofbeinghand-harvested,toensureoptimal
qualityandfreshness.TheFioreEstate,overlookingtheOrvietoValley,hassoilthatismineral-rich
inmarineclaysandfossilseashellsproducingItaly’smostexquisiteoliveoils.Welookforwardto
participatinginnextyear’sAthenaInternationalOliveOilCompetition.
FormoreinformationcontactAmandaKenny,DirectorofBusinessDevelopment:
[email protected].
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