The NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition is
the largest olive oil quality contest and its annual listing of award winners
is widely considered the most trusted guide to the year’s best extra virgin
olive oils. The complete list of award winners is presented on the Official
Index of the World's Best Olive Oils.
After
winning with the same products at the Los Angeles International Competition , Monini was awarded at the NYIOOC with the
following prizes: Frantoio (from Umbria) and Coratina (from Puglia) won GOLD, while Nocellara
(from Sicilia) won SILVER.
A whole
range of superior quality extra virgin olive oils. 100%
Italian. 100% organic. But how are these
exceptional oils sourced and produced?
Let's
start from the beginning, in Italy, among olive
groves blessed by the perfect soil
and climate. We only select land that provides the best possible environment
for our products. One that allows olives to thrive and Nature
to take its course, without interference.
The
expert hands of our farmers tend to each and every plant, certified and identified
through its DNA. And it is by reading the plants’ DNA that we can ensure it
belongs to the cultivar we want you to enjoy. We pick the olives in the early
hours of the morning, when the crisp, fresh air protects them from the heat,
naturally shielding them from the fermentation process.
Within
a few hours, the olives are transported to our mills in temperature-controlled
vehicles, to safeguard their scent, taste and texture. Once they reach the Poggiolo Monini Mill, in Spoleto, they are carefully washed
and dried. Our pressing and extraction methods are tailored to each variety of
olive, as is the malaxation process, in accordance
with the specific features of each cultivar.
Filtering
comes next. This is an essential step, because it shields the oil from
deterioration over time. Our own filtering process is what ensures the superior
quality of our exquisite oils.
Zefferino Monini follows the whole
production process closely. His invaluable knowledge is essential to our work,
and allows us to deliver unique products, enriching each drop of our Monocultivar oils with a flavor that is simply
unparalleled.
Coratina. Nocellara. Frantoio - a new range of superior quality, extra virgin
olive oils. 100% Italian. 100%
organic. Products that are good, simple, and
made of single variety olives. Created by Nature.
The Nocellara olive
varietal is a cultivar native of Sicily, its aromas reminiscent of tomato
leaves, mown grass, mint and sweet almond. The oil obtained from this cultivar
has a fresh balance of bitter and spicy, as the oil is freshly squeezed, and is
complex with multiple flavors. A pure, natural extra virgin olive oil, which
contains the Mediterranean flavors of an island kissed by the sun, where oil is
a thousand-year old tradition. The quality of this oil is the result of careful
and constant work, as important as the soil from which its olive trees are
born.
The
“Frantoiana” or Frantoio olive, typical of the
territories of central Italy, maintains its characteristic green color until
harvest time. With an intense green color and golden reflections, the oil
produced from Frantoio olives reveals its value as
soon as it is tasted. You will perceive intense vegetable aromas of artichoke
and thistle, along with notes of green almond. A bitter aftertaste, with a
clear final spiciness, will come to complete its refined and harmonious taste.
Once squeezed it tastes as a full-bodied structure, bitter and spicy notes,
decisive and persistent.
Obtained
with only the pulp of the precious variety of Coratina olives, this oil it has
a fresh taste, with a bitter tendency, an intense notes of green almond and
rocket, and a spicy hint of white pepper. The taste of this oil will make you
immerse in the warm atmosphere of Puglia, land of majestic olive groves. This
oil there is obtained from one of the best cultivars of the Apulian
territory, which gives it a characteristic and genuine flavor, with lively bits
of bitter and spicy. Thanks to the high content of natural antioxidants and
Mediterranean essence, this oil will bring joy to the table and enrich the
dishes you will savor.
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