OPG Lupic Wins 4th Year Running

OPG Lupic has won once again for its medium Buza at the world's most prestigious olive oil quality contest.

We feel proud any time we win the prize for our olive oil. We consider NYIOOC the best competition; that is why we have participated since 2014.

Elena Lupic, Owner, OPG Lupic.

This is the fourth year running that the Croation company's Bembo oil has placed in NYIOOC World.

Upon receiving news of the award today, company owner Elena Lupic said the season went smoothly.

"There were not so many challenges in the harvest, because this is a well-organized routine," Lupic said.

The company uses traditional methods to farm its 5,000 Buza trees, bottling 4,500 liters of olive oil this year.

"We feel proud any time we win the prize for our olive oil. We consider NYIOOC the best competition; that is why we have participated since 2014. Winning the award [helps sales]," Lupic said.

The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition, held each spring in New York, is the world's largest and most prestigious olive oil contest and its annual listing of award winners is considered the authoritative guide to the year’s best extra virgin olive oils.

The complete list of winners can be viewed on the Official Index of the World's Best Olive Oils