The family-owned Valencia producer earned honors for El Corral de Saus and El Corral de Saus Blend in this year’s World Olive Oil Competition
Olive Oil Times |
Valencia, Spain — Sapega International LLC has been awarded a Gold and a Silver at the 2026 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition for the El Corral de Saus and El Corral de Saus Blend brands.
At the 2026 NYIOOC, El Corral de Saus received a Gold in the medium intensity category. El Corral de Saus Blend, also a medium-intensity extra virgin olive oil produced from Picual olives, earned a Silver.
El Corral de Saus Blend is distinguished by a lively spice, red chili pepper and chicory, balanced by vegetable tones and a clear artichoke character that carries through the finish. The medium profile reflects careful fruit handling and an approach aimed at preserving freshness and varietal expression.
Sapega International LLC is a family-owned artisanal organic olive oil producer based in Valencia, Spain. Sapega International LLC has been selling organic extra virgin olive oil for 10 years and cultivates olives using traditional methods in EU- and USDA Organic-certified orchards.
Sapega International LLC credited collaboration with olive oil and organically certified specialists, engineers and two medical doctors as central to making El Corral de Saus extra virgin olive oil possible, underscoring a quality-focused process that connects agronomy and technical expertise.
The 2026 results place Sapega International LLC among the award-winning producers recognized at the world’s largest olive oil quality contest. In the Olive Oil Times World Ranking, Sapega International LLC ranks #59 in the United States, #125 in the Northern Hemisphere and #127 Worldwide.
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