Crete gets its own olive oil competition

The first Cretan Olive Oil Competition was held in the laboratory of organoleptic evaluation at the Union of Agricultural Cooperatives in Rethymno, Crete, Greece on March 21-22, 2015. This competition, which succeeded in attracting far more participants than anticipated, sought to promote high-quality Cretan olive oil brands and the special organoleptic characteristics of the best Cretan olive oils, to improve their position in the local and global markets, and to upgrade the overall quality of Cretan oils by developing the expertise of participants.