Olive Oil Competition | OLIVE JAPAN 2019

OLIVE JAPAN® 2019 WINNERS LIST UPDATED !

OLIVE JAPAN® 2019 judged 701 Extra Virgins from 24 countries with 26 Interational Judges during April 3 and 5.
9 Olive Oils are awarded BEST OF SHOW 2019, 179 GOLD Medals and 288 SILVER Medals are awarded.
The Winners List is available by EXCEL format files as you can download from below linked lines.
All the lists made their final update as of April 25, 2019.
9 PREMIER Winners List BEST of SHOW ENG Final0425
12 SPECIAL AWARD Winners List ENG Final0425
179 GOLD Winners List ENG Final0425
288 SILVER Winners List ENG Final425
There is no BRONZE and DOUBLE GOLD in OLIVE JAPAN® IOOC

OLIVE JAPAN International Olive Oil Competition 2019 edition

OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition is one of the premier olive oil competitions in the world, bringing together the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in awarding medals to the best oils from around the globe.

This is the eighth year of OLIVE JAPAN International Competition, Japan as the one of the most important market for olive oil in the world. The judges are invited from key major olive oil production countries and Japan, under recommendation by the Olive Oil Sommelier Association of Japan. (OSAJ)

This Competition was held as a key program in the “OLIVE JAPAN 2019” and PREMIER and other Awards winners will be prized at the main event of the OLIVE JAPAN SHOW in mid July, and will be carried by major papers and trade magazines. The competition is committed to educating the public about extra virgin olive oil, featuring industry experts with extensive knowledge about selection, tasting and food pairings.

OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition and its panel of tasters invite you to participate in the seventh annual competition open to extra virgin olive oils and flavored olive oils throughout the world. In the 2019 Competition, OLIVE JAPAN had total 701 olive oil submitted from 24 countries and 476 extra virgins got awarded.

OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition

The Competition offers the following awards;	PREMIER	The BEST of SHOW by Class
	GOLD MEDAL and SILVER MEDAL	Upon Meeting the OLIVE JAPAN Quality Standard (No defects on Sensory, etc.), SILVER or GOLD Medal will be presented. The award should be determined by each entrant classification, such as Cooperative, Private Own Producers, Packers/Bottlers and Distributors. All of GOLD and PREMIER winners will be listed its product photo and brief introduction on the OLIVE JAPAN official Book published mid 2019.
	SPECIAL PRIZES	Toshiya Tada Special Olive Oil Sommelier Award Best olive oil by Countries Best Producers Award Best Flavored Oil Other…
International Guidelines	1. Entry
	Determine the Olive Oil you wish to enter and complete entry form in this website and just send it.
	2. ENTRY FEE per Entry
	Applied from Japan	24,840 Yen (Tax included) per entry (Only Applicable for domestic entries)
	Applied from EU and other European regions	210 EURO per entry
	Applied from US and other International regions	250 US Dollar per entry
	Entry fee Payment must be made by Credit Card or Wire Transfer Wire Transfer Information: The MUFJ BANK – Swift #: BOTKJPJT (i.e. there is no IBAN system in Japan and no VAT numbers) Branch Office: Kyobashi Branch (Branch # 023) Account #: 0070643 Bank: The MUFJ Bank, Ltd. Kyobashi Branch 1-7-3, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 JAPAN Beneficiary: The Olive Oil Sommelier Association of Japan 3-4-1, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0031 JAPAN tel +81 (3) 3271-0808
	3. SHIPPING
	International Extra Virgin Olive Oil will be received from now and until no later than March 26th, 2019. Shipments will be received weekdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. All olive oil entered MUST BE SHIPPED PREPAID. All samples should be packed with the confirmation e-mail of your entry on the inside and the name of the producer marked clearly on the outside. An entry shall consist of at least three (3) 500ml/750ml bottles/tins per entry (if bottles/tins contain more than 1,000 ml please send two (2) bottles/tins, if bottles/tins contain less than 250/200 ml please send four (4) bottles/tins, and if bottles/tins contain less than 150/100 ml please send six(6) bottles/tins). The Shipment should be recommended to use DHL, UPS or TNT. Please do not use Fedex, EMS and national Post Services, as it had been reported so many troubles. CONSIGNEE: OLIVE JAPAN Competition Office IN CARE OF: THE OLIVE OIL SOMMELIER ASSOCIATION OF JAPAN 3-4-1, KYOBASHI, CHUO-KU, TOKYO 104-0031, JAPAN The OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Olive Oil Competition will acknowledge receipt of olive oil. The OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition is not responsible for any shipping or customs charges and taxes. A licensed broker with applicable importing licenses must clear international shipments of olive oil. If you have an importer it is best to use your own importer. INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENTS REQUIRE: SAMPLE WAIVER All sample shipments to JAPAN must be clearly decrared as “SAMPLE, NO COMMERCIAL VALUE, NOT FOR SALE” in the applicable commercial invoices and pro-forma invoices and the packing list attached with the samples. YOU MUST DESIGNATE THAT YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR ALL JAPANESE CUSTOMS CHARGES AND TAXES ON YOUR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING DOCUMENTS OR AIRWAY BILL if your documents should not be properly prepared. The OLIVE JAPAN International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition and the Olive Oil Sommelier Association of Japan is not responsible for JAPANESE Customs & Brokerage Charges, Taxes and other handling charges and if this is not done properly, your shipment could be delayed until we receive payment for these charges. If the shipment is large enough for commercial airfreight, we must collect estimated tax, duty and customs charges in advance. The commercial value for samples is typically one Euro per bottle and this should be stated on a proforma invoice.