Both for professionals in the olive sector, as well as for large fans of the olive oilthe EVOOLEUM Guide It is one of the reference publications. On an annual basis, which just hit the market is already the novena edition and in its pages the 100 best EVOOs (extra virgin olive oils) that are produced internationally. This is the result of the assessments issued by a expert jurywhose members are responsible for granting the so-called EVOOLEUM Awards.
The oils are distinguished with pointsdepending on different parameters, and in the guide they appear with their corresponding file detailed: origin, characteristics, varieties, type of olive grove, oil tourism activities, organic certification…
There are 11 countries that in this case are represented in that Top 100: Spain, Italy, Turkey, Portugal, Croatia, France, Tunisia, Morocco, Brazil, Greece and Israel. A list in which our country has managed to place up to 59 EVOOs. And, despite the lower production in recent campaigns resulting from inclement weather, Spain continues to be the world’s largest producer of the so-called ‘liquid gold’.
© dehesaelmolinilloAN OIL FROM REAL CITY, AT NUMBER 1
According to the EVOOLEUM Guide 2025 (as happens, for example, with the Michelin Guide, although it is launched at the end of the year, its content is relative to the following year), the top of the podium is occupied Dehesa el Molinillo Coratina.
It is a tosingle-varietal oil from early harvest, prepared in the Finca Dehesa el Molinillo (Ciudad Real) with the olive variety Coratina. ‘Very aromatic, with herbaceous aromas, green almond, artichoke, toasted touches and, in the mouth, it is enveloping, spicy, with a bitter and medium-high spiciness.’ This is how its producers describe this award-winning oil, whose price is around 18 euros (the 500ml bottle).
7 SPANISH OILS AMONG THE FIRST 10
The predominance of Spain in the production of good EVOOs is perfectly reflected if we take a look at the Top 10 from the list. In it we find up to 7 oils from our country, as well as two Italian and one Croatian. That is, one by one, those top 10 positions:
1st Dehesa El Molinillo Coratina (97 points). Variety: cortina. Ciudad Real (Spain).
2nd Subbética Corner (96 points). Variety: hojiblanca. Córdoba (Spain).
3rd Guglielmi Monoculture Coratina (96 points). Variety: cortina. Barletta-Andria-Trani (Italy).
4th LOA 77 (95 points). Varieties: hojiblanca, picual. Madrid (Spain).
5th Monini Monocultivar Coratina Bio (95 points). Variety: cortina. Perugia (Italy).
6th Oleum Hispania Nature Premium Birdhouse (94 points). Variety: birdhouse. Córdoba (Spain).
7th Valdenvero Hojiblanco (94 points). Variety: hojiblanca. Royal City (Spain).
8th O.LIVE Ecologic (94 points). Variety: picual. Jaén (Spain).
9th Monte Rosso Grand Selection (93 points). Varieties: leccino, bianchera istriana. Istria (Croatia).
10th Ma’sarah Lecciana (93 points). Variety: Lecciana. Alicante (Spain).
A GUIDE TO OILS… AND MUCH MORE
The guide (which can be acquired in the web evooleum.com for a price of 19.50 euros) is completed with various contents linked to the universe of oil. Starting with the prologuewhich this year bears the chef’s signature Elena Arzak (Arzak restaurant, three of them Michelin). We also find articles like the graduates All the curiosities that extra virgin olive oil hides; EVOO sneaks into TV series; EVOO & meat, the perfect pairing; either 12 essential books to enter the exciting world of extra virgin.
And for the most kitchenettes are not missing practical ideas, like him appetizer recipe book with the olive as the main ingredient, proposed by great chefs such as Paco Roncero, Mario Sandoval, Begoña Rodrigo or Toño Pérez.