For Pantaleo’s exceptional extra-virgin olive oils, rising through the ranks comes as no surprise, even in one of the industry’s most esteemed competitions: EVOOLEUM. Renowned for its rigorous standards in olive oil quality and promotion, this international contest is rated 9/10 on the EVOO World Ranking and annually selects the top 100 extra-virgin olive oils in the world.

The rankings are compiled by a distinguished panel of expert tasters from around the globe, who evaluate each oil’s organoleptic qualities.

Extra-virgin olive oils are judged on three main criteria, quality, purity, and authenticity, receiving a score on a scale from 0 to 100. These scores determine the list of the world’s best extra virgin olive oils for each season, as well as the top oils in specific categories, varieties, and countries. Pantaleo’s PGI “Olio di Puglia” and Organic proudly earned their place in the Top 100, with outstanding scores of 93 and 90 out of 100, respectively.

The EVOOLEUM competition is run by Mercacei-Edimarket Editores, a renowned publishing group specialising in professional resources for the olive oil industry, in partnership with AEMO (the Spanish Association of Olive Oil Producing Municipalities), which represents over 120 olive-growing towns and provinces across Spain.

The EVOOLEUM Top 100 2024 judging panel featured world-class tasters and was led by José Mª Penco Valenzuela, Director of the Spanish Association of Olive Oil Producing Municipalities (AEMO) and Advisor to the International Olive Council (IOC).