The medium-intensity extra virgin olive oil from Lazio earned a Silver Award at the 2026 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition.
Olive Oil Times |
Sperlonga, Italy — Casa Oilio Sperlonga has been awarded a Silver at the 2026 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition for the L’Olio dei Papi brand.
L’Olio dei Papi is an extra virgin olive oil of medium intensity, distinguished by green, fresh aromas that recall arugula and leaf, followed by ripe notes that bring to mind banana and ripe apple. Careful selection and quality screening are central to preserving the oil’s balance and clarity from fruit to bottle.
Casa Oilio Sperlonga traces its roots in the olive sector back a century, with the Sperlonga family continuing a multi-generational focus on producing extra virgin olive oil in Lazio. In a globalized olive oil market, Casa Oilio Sperlonga has emphasized evaluating growing territories and selecting varieties through tasting and quality selection, while overseeing the olive oil process and subjecting products to rigorous quality control.
As reported by Olive Oil Times, pontiffs have traditionally favored extra virgin olive oils from Lazio, and Domenico Sperlonga has followed in the footsteps of his forefathers in serving Pope Francis through L’Olio dei Papi. Buoyed by recent results, Casa Oilio Sperlonga has looked ahead to the harvest with a focus on maintaining quality standards that have become closely associated with the L’Olio dei Papi name.
The 2026 Silver continues a strong record at the competition for Casa Oilio Sperlonga, which has earned six awards at NYIOOC overall: three Gold and three Silver. The producer’s honors include a Gold Award in 2025, Silver Awards in 2024 and 2023, and Gold Awards in 2019 and 2018.
The NYIOOC result also contributes to Casa Oilio Sperlonga’s standing in the Olive Oil Times World Ranking, where Casa Oilio Sperlonga is ranked #34 in Italy, #75 in the Northern Hemisphere and #79 Worldwide.
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