Lisa Radinovsky, editor of the renowned Greek Liquid Gold, discusses the international competition in Athens, where 30 judges from 14 countries evaluated 640 olive oil samples from 25 countries across four continents.

[...]Farther south in Elis, Peloponnese, Eliada created Double Gold medal winning Elixir, a blend of Koroneiki and Olympia EVOOs. Elixir is characterized by “intense fruitiness, a balance between a spicy and bitter taste,” low acidity, and healthy high phenolic content, as Camelia Adam explains. The company entails a collaboration between two Romanian partners passionate about healthy nutrition, and dedicated Greek partners. Eliada is “the most awarded Romanian olive oil brand in international competitions, and our mission is to educate Romanian consumers and to meet their growing expectations.”[...]