Gourmet olive oil from an Algarve company awarded in Latin America, the Middle East and Italy

Jóia do Sul Lda, an olive oil production micro-company owned by an Algarve couple, based in Albufeira, was once again distinguished for the quality it produces in the International Olive Oil Competition in Latin America – Olivinus 2014 – which took place in August.

In this contest, the extra virgin olive oil “Jóia do Sul estate” was awarded a «Prestige Gold» medal, as well as a mention for his the packaging, thus acknowledging, according to the company, that «the external beauty of the product accompanies the inherent quality of the product on the inside», which marks it as a medium ripe Fruity Olive Oil with a harmonious feeling of freshness at the end.

This contest was attended by 18 countries and only 30% of the participants were awarded.

With regard to the awards of the packaging, were awarded to three companies in Portugal, but Jóia do Sul was the smallest company to achieve such recognition.

"This appointment is very welcome, as one of the ideals that has always accompanied this project is to produce high quality, either through the product itself, or through the presentation of its packaging, which is treated individually and manually as if it were a "treasure “Personalized if it were”, stresses Alexandra Monteiro, one of the partners at Jóia do Sul.
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In 2014 alone, olive oil good gourmet food “Herdade Jóia do Sul” has already received other recognitions, namely, two gold medals in the Middle East and an honorable mention in Italy.

In total, the oil good gourmet food “Herdade Jóia do Sul” already has eight gold medals, in a total of 11 prizes, collected since 2011, when it began its participation in international competitions for Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

fruit of a longtime dream, the Algarve couple continues to invest all their efforts in agriculture. Outside their place of residence, they found in Pereiras-Gare, municipality of Odemira, the opportunity to fulfill their «desire and desire to energize the interior that is increasingly left to be abandoned».

Herdade Jóia do Sul took its first steps in 2006 and until today has been present in this parish with the creation of jobs, albeit temporary, at the time of olive picking, when labor is most needed.