26 March 2019 - Olive oil created by Montenegrin company "13. Jul Plantaže" received an award for quality at the International Manifestation of Olive Growers and Olive Oil Producers held in Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina from March 21 to 24.
The representatives of Plantaže were proud to announce that by competing at the 21st International Manifestation of Olive Growers and Olive Oil Producers Nočnjak 2019, organised by the Association of Cooperatives Dalmatia, the company won a bronze medal for the quality of their Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
After evaluating the quality of a large number of samples of olive oil from the Mediterranean area, of which 136 samples were in the same category as Plantaže - the category of golden oils, the expert judges awarded the Montenegrin company’s olive oil with the bronze recognition.
The representatives of the company are satisfied and proud of the achieved result, bearing in mind that this is the first competition and the award for Plantaže when it comes to this particular product.
“This recognition has a special emotional value for us, bearing in mind that when we first started the realisation of our vision regarding olive oil, we have been challenged among the olive growers of the region. There was an opinion that the ground of the Ćemovsko field was not compatible with olive seeds and that in this production we could not achieve good results. As many times so far, Ćemovsko field has proven to be an excellent host, who, thanks to the richness of its soil, provides excellent conditions for the cultivation of these subtropical cultures," said the representatives of the company.
The company “13. Jul Plantaže” has about 13.000 olive trees in its plantations, of which most are of the leccino variety, as well as of the Istrian white olive, arbequina and maurina. With the special care and nurturing, as well as handpicked fruit, the most refined processing on cold pressing presses resulted in a harmonious, piquant noble taste, which experts evaluate with the highest grades.
According to official data, the consumption of olive oil in Montenegro is relatively low and amounts to 0,5 litres per person. The data show that Montenegrin neighbours, the Croats, use an average of two litres of olive oil annually, unlike the Greeks, which in average use about 20 litres a year per capita, or the Spaniards and Italians using 11 litres.
“Our intentions and wishes are that Montenegro, the homeland of the oldest olive tree in the world, gets highly positioned in the world based on olive growing, rounding off its authentic wine - gastronomic story," said the PR service of Plantaže.
