MARIO SOLINAS QUALITY AWARD 2004: PRIZE-WINNERS OF THE 2004 INTERNATIONAL EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL COMPETITION

摘要

The offices of the International Olive Oil Council in Madrid were the venue for the prize-giving for the Mario Salinas Quality Award 2004, which took place on 17 June during the 90th session of the Council. The IOOC Chairman, Alexander Tilgenkamp, presented the prizes before an audience made up of representatives of the IOOC members and observers, olive oil associations and the prize-winning firms of this fourth international extra virgin olive oil competition, as well as of representatives of the tasting panels and international jury. In his welcome address the acting Executive Director, Ahmed Touzani, said that the aim of the competition was to publicise the expertise of the producers, packers and distributors of the member countries in making extra virgin olive oils with absolutely flawless organoleptic characteristics. It was organised, he added, in response to the demands of professionals from the olive oil world who were eager to demonstrate their skills in achieving the harmonious, complex perceptions making up the fruitiness of extra virgin olive oils.