Complimenti, Italia! This year, Italian olive oil swept the New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC) with 109 awards, the most from any country.

Twenty-six countries from around the world submitted olive oil to be tasted and evaluated by the NYIOOC international panel of expert judges. This year's competition marked the fourth annual NYIOOC and the largest international collection of olive oils ever assembled. After Italy, Spain, took home the second highest number of awards, 78. The United States came in third place with 50.

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