The 3rd edition of JOOP 2015 Award Ceremony took place on May 30, 2015, in the heart of Tokyo’s shopping district, Roppongi Hills, within the TV Asahi Event Space “umu”.

The initiative took place during the event “Italian Olive Oil Day”, which gathered Japanese olive oil importers and consumers for a total of over 1000 attendees.

In a course of 3 days, a panel of judges chose the winners through a blind tasting. Entries arrived from 10 countries (Croatia, Greece, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, United States, Tunisia and Turkey) with 125 types of olive oils.

LIGHT CATEGORY

1) AGROFIN D.O.O. –  Mate Timbro Istriano (Croatia)

2) MANDRANOVA – Nocellara (Italy, Sicily)

3) MASSIMO MOSCONI & C. SOCIETA’ AGRICOLA S.S. – Opus (Italy, Marche)

Excellence Awards:
– AZIENDE AGRICOLE STASI – Arciprete (Italy, Apulia)

SPECIAL AWARDS

Excellence Award (Southern Hemisphere):
– Lot Eight – Lot Eight Reserve Extra Virgin Olive Oil (New Zealand)

Excellence Award (North America):
– Napa Vineland Winery LLC – Massiglia (USA)

Highest Polyphenols Award:
– FRANTOIO FRANCI – FranciBio (Italy, Tuscany)

MEDIUM CATEGORY

1) FRANTOIO FRANCI – Villa Magra (Italy, Toscana)

2) AZIENDA AGRICOLA FISICARO SEBASTIANA – Frantoio Galioto – DOP Monti Iblei (Italy, Sicily)

3) AZIENDA AGRICOLA MARINA PALUSCI – L’Uomo di Ferro (Italy, Abruzzo)

Excellence Awards:
– AZIENDA AGRICOLA MARINA PALUSCI – Alchimia (Italy, Abruzzo)
– OLEIFICIO GULINO SAS – Erbesso (Italy, Sicily)
– FRANTOIO FRANCI – Francibio (Italy, Tuscany)
– AZIENDA AGRICOLA SEBASTIANO FADDA – Lunavera (Italy, Sardinia)

STRONG CATEGORY

1)DIEVOLE – Blend (Italy, Toscana)

2)AZIENDA AGRICOLA LE TRE COLONNE – Coratina (Italy, Apulia)

3)FATTORIA RAMERINO – Guadagnòlo Primus (Italy, Tuscany)

Excellence Awards:
– DIEVOLE – Coratina (Italy, Tuscany)
– AZIENDA AGRICOLA TERRE DI PANTALEO – Terre di Pantaleo (Italy, Sicily)
– AZIENDA AGRICOLA PAOLO BONOMELLI – Cà Rainene Classico (Italy, Veneto)
– AGRESTIS – Nettaribleo (Italy, Sicily)
– QUATTROCIOCCHI – Olivastro (Italy, Lazio)
– TERRALIVA – Cherubino (Italy, Sicily)

JURY PANEL JOOP 2015, third edition:

Marzia Migliorini (Italy, panel leader, Firenze CCIAA Chemical Laboratory Research Supervisor)
Maria De La Paz Aguilera Herrera (Spain, Citoliva panel chief)
Pietro Paolo Arca (Italy, Food Technologist)
Cristiano De Riccardis (Italy, Slow Food Professor)
Selin Ertur (Turkey,MIPAAF Official Olive Oil Taster)
Marco Pampaloni (Italy, Agronomist, Firenze CCI Committee #2 Panel Leader)
Pablo Voitzuk ((Panel member, California Olive Oil Council)
Miciyo Yamada (Journalist, MIPAAF Official Olive Oil Taster)