Almost 2,000 awards in total at the national and international level and 121 so far in the campaign, the Denomination of Origin Priego de Córdoba is the most awarded in the world.
The peculiarities that make this liquid gold cultivated in the heart of the Sierras Subbéticas Natural Park, declared a Geopark by UNESCO, the best are the traditional, centuries-old and millennia-old mountain olive groves that contain a higher percentage of phenolic and volatile compounds that provide them with greater healthy qualities and the protection of the hojiblanca, picual and picuda (native) varieties.
Furthermore, as Rafael Muela, president of the DO, explains, Priego oil stands out because « The farmers are capable of taking exceptional care of the fruit and the oil mills are capable of extracting each essence.». «It is a very complete extra virgin oil, very intense in aromas and that stands out for its quality.» Which has led it to win 3 of the 4 awards for ‘Best Extra Virgin Oil in Spain’ awarded by the Ministry of Agriculture «something unprecedented that we have not seen on any occasion».
Currently, more than 800,000 liters are bottled with Designation of Origin and 25% leaves our borders to more than 17 countries, including the United States, Korea and Japan.
Price drop
The president predicts that after the two worst olive harvests in the last 25 years, and which has caused an unprecedented rise in the price of this liquid, « For the last quarter we can see lower prices and drops of around 10-15% and bring joy to the consumer’s pocket.
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