Olikarnas Genevis and Olikarnas Memecik earned Silver Awards, highlighting Memecik olives and delicate-to-medium profiles from Turkey.
Olive Oil Times |
Aegean Region, Turkey — Mesogis Zeytin Zeytinyağı has been awarded two Silver Awards at the 2026 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition for the Olikarnas brands Olikarnas Genevis and Olikarnas Memecik.
Mesogis Zeytin Zeytinyağı earned a Silver for Olikarnas Genevis, a medium-intensity extra virgin olive oil produced from Memecik olives. Mesogis Zeytin Zeytinyağı also received a Silver for Olikarnas Memecik, a delicate-intensity extra virgin olive oil made from the same cultivar, underscoring the range Mesogis Zeytin Zeytinyağı is achieving with Memecik across distinct sensory expressions.
Across the award-winning pair, the Olikarnas profile is marked by fresh leaf and herb notes alongside almond, with hints of pine seed and ripe olives shaping a softer, rounded impression. In Olikarnas Memecik’s delicate style, these characteristics come through with restraint, while Olikarnas Genevis carries the same palette with greater weight and presence.
Born in the fertile lands of the Aegean, Mesogis Zeytin Zeytinyağı has positioned Mesogis as a boutique brand that connects a long-standing olive oil tradition to a contemporary vision. Mesogis Zeytin Zeytinyağı has framed Mesogis’s purpose as extending beyond production to promoting a lifestyle that respects nature, humanity and cultural heritage.
The two Silver Awards place Olikarnas Genevis and Olikarnas Memecik among the recognized extra virgin olive oils at the world’s leading quality contest, where producers are evaluated through blind sensory assessment by international panels.
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