The medium-intensity blend of Koroneiki, Arbequina and Arbosana adds another award to the California producer’s NYIOOC record.
Olive Oil Times |
Stockton, United States — Corto Olive has been awarded a Silver at the 2026 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition for the Truly brand.
Truly is an extra virgin olive oil of medium intensity, crafted from Koroneiki, Arbequina and Arbosana. The blend is distinguished by green almond and lettuce aromatics, ripe olive and banana notes on the palate and a clean black pepper finish.
Corto Olive traces its approach to olive oil to a farming family’s food traditions reaching back generations to Lucca, Italy. The producer emphasizes careful handling of fruit and a focus on fall harvest freshness, with the aim of capturing olive oil at peak flavor. Corto Olive’s work can be found at Corto Olive.
The 2026 Silver adds to Corto Olive’s established record at the NYIOOC. Across its full competition history, Corto Olive has earned 14 awards, including one Gold and 13 Silver distinctions. Recent results include Silver awards in 2025, 2024 and 2023, following two Silver awards in each of 2022 and 2021, three in 2019 and two in 2018, after a Gold award in 2017.
The NYIOOC Silver places Truly among the year’s recognized extra virgin olive oils. In the Olive Oil Times World Ranking, Corto Olive is credited with one Gold and 13 Silver awards overall.
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