4th International Olive Oil Award - Zurich 2005

It is done - the olive oil tasting on the occasion of the REVIEW - 4th INTERNATIONAL OLIVE OIL AWARD - ZURICH 2005

In spring 2005 - in the context of the annual Olive Oil Award - the objective sensory evaluation of virgin olive oils from the harvest 04/05 was performed by the sensory panel for olive oils from the University of Applied Sciences Waedenswil.

Alltogether 143 olive oils have participated in the tasting. First of all - the overall-intensity was evaluated, in order to categorize the oils as "mild", "medium" or "intense".

According to the regulations of the EC and the IOOC (International Olive Oil Council) for the organoleptic evaluation of olive oil, the classification by categories, as there are "extra virgin", "virgin", etc., was determined. Further on, a description of characteristic attributes was carried out for each individual olive oil.

This years winning oils were published first at April 07, 2005 on the occasion of the 4^th INTERNATIONAL OLIVE CONGRESS - ZURICH 2005 and were honoured as well.

The complete list of participants of the IOOA 05 is available here - as well as the list of this years winning oils - Golden Olives - Silver Olives and Awards and our media-information.