Tamia Gold Organic and Tamia Caninese Organic were recognized for medium-intensity extra virgin olive oils from Italy.
Olive Oil Times |
Rome, Italy — Societa Agricola Sergio Delle Monache has been awarded two Gold Awards at the 2026 NYIOOC World Olive Oil Competition for Tamia Gold Organic and Tamia Caninese Organic.
The two accolades highlight a strong showing for Societa Agricola Sergio Delle Monache, which earned a Gold for Tamia Gold Organic, a medium-intensity extra virgin olive oil made from a blend of cultivars. Tamia Gold Organic is distinguished by a clean peppery lift, green almond character and layered herbal tones, with red fruit nuances rounding out the profile.
Societa Agricola Sergio Delle Monache also received a Gold for Tamia Caninese Organic, a medium-intensity monovarietal produced from Caninese olives. The Caninese selection delivers a similarly fresh, structured expression, with pepper and herb notes supported by green almond and fruit-driven complexity.
Societa Agricola Sergio Delle Monache traces its olive oil production back nearly a century, emphasizing a long-standing focus on careful work and high production standards. Through the Tamia range, Societa Agricola Sergio Delle Monache has continued to present organic extra virgin olive oils that balance variety character with a consistent house style.
The 2026 results extend a long record of achievement at the NYIOOC for Societa Agricola Sergio Delle Monache. The producer has now earned 23 awards in the competition, comprising 22 Gold Awards and one Silver Award, including two Gold Awards in 2025, one Gold Award in 2024, two Gold Awards in 2023, two Gold Awards in 2022, three Gold Awards in 2021, two Gold Awards in 2020, three Gold Awards in 2019, one Gold Award and one Silver Award in 2018, two Gold Awards in 2016, one Gold Award in 2015 and one Gold Award in 2014.
In the Olive Oil Times World Ranking, Societa Agricola Sergio Delle Monache is ranked #5 in Italy, #23 in the Northern Hemisphere and #24 Worldwide.
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