Soil O-Live presented the awards for the 2nd Soil O-Live International Competition: Soil Health and Quality (The Soil Health & Olive Oil Quality Awards 2025) on Friday 26th as part of the International Conference on Sustainability in Olive Cultivation (ICSOC 2025).
The winners were three oils from the province of Córdoba and a soil from the province of Jaén. An EVOO of the Picudo variety from Almazara Subbética won first prize in the Light Fruity category. The first prize in the Medium Fruity category went to an oil of the Picual variety from the Morellana brand, produced by the Cordoba oil mill Sucesores Hermanos López de Luque. In the Intense Fruity category, the winner was another oil from Almazara de la Subbética, specifically of the Hojiblanca variety.
The Best Soil award went to the sample ‘La Casona en Rama’ from the Agropecuaria El Puerto de Pegalajar oil mill in Jaén. This soil had respiration values above 9 micrograms of CO2-C/gram per hour, values that are comparable to those found in well-preserved Mediterranean forests, indicating high microbial activity.
The awards were presented by Antonio Manzaneda, coordinator of the Soil Olive project and professor of Ecology at the University of Jaén, and Rafael Pérez de Toro, global director of Quality, Safety, Health and Environment at Deoleo. A representative from each of the award-winning entities rec.
