Oro Del Desierto
Coupage

Flos Olei

There are a host of important national and international olive oil competitions across the world from New York to Tokyo, as well as in places traditionally associated with olive oil such as Italy and Spain. Among all of these competitions, the Italian Flos Olei guide is one of the most important, having become a point of reference for judging the world's best olive oils. Each year the 500 best oils are given grades out of 100. Within 20 clearly defined categories, various category awards are also given, including various characteristics, best overall oils, and for farming techniques. The jury consists of certified and experienced Italian olive oil tasters and an international network of peers.

Coupage has received top scores at Flos Olei since 2015, even scoring 99 points in recent years. It is thus one of the highest rated Spanish olive oils and the most highly-awarded oil of the farm.

Flos Olei Ratings

- 99 points (2022)
- 99 points (2021) and Top 20 "Best Organic Olive Oil in the Guide"
- 99 points (2020)
- 98 points (2019)
- 95 points (2018, 2017, 2016)
- 97 points (2015)

Other Awards

- EVO IOOC Competition, Gold (2021)
- BioL, Extra Gold (2021)
- Olive Japan, Gold (2021)
- NYIOOC, Gold (2021)
- CINVE, Gold (2021)
- Olive China, Golden Olive, Category "Organic" (2021)
- Finalist Guide Iberoleum, Category "Intense Fruit" (2021)
- 9.8/10 points, Best Scent of the Year, Monocultivar olive oil expo (2021)
- Finalist, Leone D'oro, Category "Organic" (2021)
- Finalist, LODO guide (2021)
- Finalist, EXPOLIVA, Category "Medium Organic Fruity" (2021)
- 4th place, World's best olive oils, Category "Organic" (2020/21) & Top 20 Worldwide (2020/21)
- Platinum Top Medal, LIOOC (London Olive oil competition) (2019)

2019:
- FLOS OLEI 2019 - 98/100 points. Roma, Italy - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Top 10 Guía Iberoleum 2019 to the best spanish olive oils, Jaén (Spain) - Oro del Deiserto Coupage
- Gold Medal "Intense fruit", Los Angeles County Fair International 2019, USA - Oro del desierto Coupage
- Gold Medal Best Packaging, overall category, Los Angeles County Fair International 2019, USA - Oro del desierto Coupage
- Best Scent of the Year, Monocultivar Olive Oil Expo 2019. Milan - Italy 9,5/10 points- Oro del Desierto Coupage
- 1st place "Intense organic fruit" Category - EXPOLIVA 2019 - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Gold medal in the Iberian olive oil competition 2019, Academia del Vino, Córdoba. Spain - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Top 100 EVOOLEUM 2019 88/95 points, Córdoba, Spain - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Finalist, Best Spanish Olive Oil 2018/19, Spanish Ministry of Agriculture - Medium Green intensity. Madrid, Spain - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Double Gold Medal, best blend and best organic of the contest ATHENS IOOC 2019, Greece - Oro del desierto Coupage Organic
- 2º Classified, L’orciolo d’oro 2019. Frutatto Medio. Italy - Oro del desierto Coupage
- Great Gold Medal Ecotrama 2019. Córdoba (Spain) - Oro del desierto Coupage
- Premier (top award), Olive Japan 2019 – Tokyo (Japan) Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Platinum, top medal, LIOOC London Olive oil competition 2019 - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Finalist - Gran Menzione Organic - Leone D’oro 2019. Italia - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Finalist - Gran Menzione Blend- Leone D’oro 2019. Italia Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Golden Olive, organic category - Olive China 2019 Competition. Beijing (China) - Oro del desierto Coupage Organic
- Gold Medal, EVO IOOC Competition, Palmi - Italy, 2019 - Oro del desierto Coupage Organic
- 2nd place “Organic” category, World’s Best Olive Oils 2018/19 and Top 10 global 2018/19 - Oro del desierto Coupage
- Gold Medal, Monocultivar Olive Oil Expo 2019. Milan - Italy 9,1/10 points - Oro del Desierto Picual
- Gran Menzione "Medium fruity" category, Sol D’oro 2019, Verona, Italy - Oro del Desierto Picual
- Mention (Finalist) - "Medium organic fruity" Category - EXPOLIVA 2019 - Oro del Desierto Picual
- Top 10 Premio BIOL 2019 Bari (Italy) - Oro del desierto Picual
- Gran menzione l’orciolo d’oro 2019. Frutado medio. Italy Oro del desierto Picual
- Gold Medal, Olive Japan 2019 – Tokyo (Japan) Oro del Desierto Picual
- Finalist - Gran Menzione Organic - Leone D’oro 2019. Italia - Oro del Desierto Picual
- 3º Classified medium intensity category - Der Feinschmecker Magazine Olio Award 2019 - Germany - Oro del Desierto Picual
- 5th place “Organic” category, World’s Best Olive Oils 2018/19 and top 50 global 2018/19 - Oro del desierto Picual
- Gran Menzione "Monocultivar" category, Sol D’oro 2019, Verona, Italia - Oro del Desierto Hojiblanca
- Grand Mention "Medium fruity" category, Premio Ovibeja 2019. Beja Portugal – Oro del Desierto Hojiblanca
- Silver medal 2º best EVOO of the award, medium intensity. Sial Olive D’or 2019. Montreal-Toronto. Canada Oro del Desierto Hojiblanca
- 1st place "Organic" category - Leone D’oro 2019. Italia - Oro del Desierto Hojiblanca
- Top 10 World’s Best Olive Oils 2018/19 - Oro del desierto Hojiblanca
- Silver Medal, Olive Japan 2019 – Tokyo (Japan) - Oro del Desierto Arbequina
- Best oil mill in Andalucía, FECOAN association, Granada Spain 2019
- Best olive mill of Spain 2019, Spanish Olive mill association - AEMO 2019. Córdoba Spain
- 2nd place "World’s Best Organic Olive Mill" 2018/19 World’s Best Olive Oils
- 3rd place "World’s Best Olive Mill" 2018/19 World’s Best Olive Oils

2018:
- Gold, New York IOOC

2009 - 2017:
- Best in class Medaille, NYIOOC (New York International Olive Oil Competition)
- Best Medium intensity extra olive oil. L’extravergine 2009. Rome (Italy)
- 2nd qualified Best packaging in ARMONIA 2010 (Italy)
- 2nd Best Spanish Organic Olive Oil in BIOL 2010 (Bari, Italy)
- 2 Gold Medals in the International Olive Oil Competition, Ecotrama, Córdoba(Spain)
- Prestige gold medal. Terraolivo 2010 Jerusalem (Israel)
- Prestige gold medal. Terraolivo 2011 Jerusalem (Israel)
- 2nd best packaging en BIOL 2011 Bari (Italia)
- DLG Gold Medal (Germany) 2011
- Best Olive Oils in the german Market “Selektion” 2011 (Germany)
- Gold Medal. Olivinus 2011. Mendoza (Argentina)
- Gold Medal. BIOL 2012 Bari (Italy)
- Gran Menzione Light frutiness Sol D’Oro 2012. Verona (Italy)
- Gran Menzione Medium fruitiness L’orciolo D’Oro 2012. Pesaro (Italy)
- Best Medium Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Organic Farming Contemporary landscape. Extrascape 2012. Molise (Italy)
- Grand Prestige Gold Award Terraolivo 2012. Jerusalem (Israel)
- Included on Der Feinschmecker Olio 2012
- Silver Medal IV international Organic Award Ecotrama 2012. Córdoba (Spain)
- Gran Menzione Sol D'Oro 2013-organic oil , Verona, Italy
- Best of Bio 2013. Biohotels, taste made by mastri oleari. Germany 2013
- 2 Gold medals - BIOL 2013, Bari (Italia). Best Spanish Oil in BIOL 2013 (BIOL SPAIN)
- Gran menzione light fruitness category. L'orciolo d'oro 2013, Italy
- Semifinalist, Olio Capitale 2013, Trieste, Italy
- Gold medal,medium fruitness, Los Angeles country fair international 2013, USA
- Bronze medal, packaging Design innovative, Los Angeles country fair international 2013, USA
- Gold Medal, Medium Fruitness - Organic, New York International Olive Oil competition 2013, USA
- Award, International Olive Oil Award Zurich, 2013, Switzerland
- 2 Gold Medals, Olive Japan 2013. Tokyo, Japan
- Included in the Best Extra Virgin Olive Oils, 3 stars of 5 “Selektion Magazine” 2013, Germany
- Best Medium Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Organic Farming, Contemporary landscape, Extrascape 2013, Molise, Italy
- Accésit (2nd place) EXPOLIVA2013 - Category Medium Fruitness, Jaén - Spain
- Finalist on the packaging section in New York Olive Oil Competition 2013, USA
- Gold Medal, Monocultivar Olive Oil Expo BIO, Milan (Italy) 2013
- Gold Medal, Olive China 2013 Competition. Beijing (China) 2013
- Gran Menzione, Leone D'oro 2013. Brescia, Italia
- 2nd Best Intense Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Biopress 2013. Germany
- Best Organic farming/production company of Spain 2012-13. Ministry of Agriculture, Madrid, Spain
- 2 Gran Prestige Gold Award on Terraolivo 2013. Jerusalem, Israel
- 2 Gold medals Ecotrama 2013. Córdoba (España)
- 6th place, World’s Best Olive Oils 2012/13
- Top 10 best olive oil mills 2012/13 World’s Best Olive Oils
- Finalist terraoleum 2014. Jaen, España - Oro del desierto Coupage Organic
- AEMO Best olive oil production master 2013/14. Córboba, spain - Juan Jose Alonso Barrau
- Distinzionel’orciolo d’oro 2014. Frutatto medio. Italy - Oro del desierto Coupage Organic
- Extra gold medal, BIOL 2014, Bari (Italy) 50 best olive oils of the award - Orodel desierto
- Coupage Organic
- Goldmedal - BIOL 2014, Bari (Italy) - Oro del Desierto 1/10
- Gold Ecotrama 2014. Córdoba (Spain) - Oro del desierto Picual
- Best of class NYIOOC 2014, New York, USA - Orodel desierto Coupage Organic
- Gold Medal, Olive Japan 2014 – Tokyo (Japon) Oro del Desierto Coupage organic
- Silver Medal, Olive Japan 2014 – Tokyo (Japon) Oro del Desierto arbqeuina
- Best Medium Extra Virgin Olive Oil from OrganicFarming, Contemporary landscape, Extrascape 2014, Molise, Italy. 2nd best of all the categories
- Gold Medal Monocultivar Olive Oil Expo 2014. Milan - Italy Oro del Desierto Hojiblanca
- Best packaging monocultivar olive oil expo2014. Milan - Italy - Oro del Desierto Hojiblanca
- Gran Menzione frutado intenso - Concurso Armonia 2014. Spoleto - Italy. Oro deldesierto Coupage
- Top 25 Best of Bio. BIOpress. Germany - Oro del Desierto Coupage organic
- 4 stars out of possible 5 Magazine “Selektion” 2014, Germany Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- 3 stars of 5 possible Magazine “Selektion” 2014, Germany Oro del Desierto Arbequina
- Gold Medal, Olive China 2014 Competition. Beijing (China) 2014
- Excellence, Gran menzione- CIOOA Copenhagen, Denmark 2014
- Prestige Gold Award Terraolivo 2014. Jerusalem, Israel - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Gold Award Terraolivo 2014. Jerusalem, Israel - Orodel Desierto Hojiblanca
- 3rd place, “Organic” category World’s Best Olive Oils 2013/14 and Top 50, World’s Best Olive Oils 2013/14
- Top 25 best olive oil mills 2013/14 World’s Best Olive Oils
- FLOSOLEI 2014 - 94/100 points. Rome, Italy
- FLOSOLEI 2015 - 95/100 points. Rome, Italy - Oro del Desierto Hojiblanca
- Best Scent of the Year, Monocultivar Olive Oil Expo 2015. Milan - Italy 9,2/10 points - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Finalist EXPOLIVA 2015 - "Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil" category - Jaen (Spain) - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Best organic blend, concurso salud y deleite, Martos, Jaen, Spain - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Gran Menzione, Sol D’oro, Verona, Italy - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- 1st finalist intense green fruity category, Mario Solinas Award, IOC (international Olive Oil Council), Madrid – Spain Oro del Desierto Coupage
- 2nd place, BIOL 2015, Bari (Italy) 2nd best olive oil of the award - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Gold medal CINVE 2015 - Valladolid - Spain - Oro del desierto Coupage
- Gold Medal Ecotrama 2015. Córdoba (Spain) - Oro del desierto Hojiblanca
- Gold Medal Ecotrama 2015. Córdoba (Spain) - Oro del desierto Coupage
- Gold Medal NYIOOC 2015, New York, USA - Oro del desierto Coupage Organic
- Gold Medal NYIOOC 2015, New York, USA - Oro del desierto Picual
- Gold medal, Frutado intenso, Los ángeles country fair international 2015, USA - Oro del desierto Coupage Organic
- Silver medal, packaging Design traditional, Losángeles country fair international 2015, USA - Oro del desierto Coupage Organic
- Premier (top award), Olive Japan 2015 – Tokyo (Japan) - Oro del Desierto Picual
- Gold Medal, Olive Japan 2015 – Tokyo (Japan) - Oro del desierto Coupage Organic
- Silver Medal, Olive Japan 2015 – Tokyo (Japan) - Oro del Desierto Arbqeuina
- Gourmet D'argent, Silver medal intense green fruity category - concours AVPA Paris (France) Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- 2nd place "Intense fruity" category, L’orciolo d’oro 2015. Frutatto intenso. Italy - Oro del desierto Coupage Organic
- 2nd best olive oil, Premio Ovibeja 2015. Intense fruity category. Beja – Portugal – Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Silver Medal, International Olive Oil Award Zurich,2015, Switzerland - Oro del desierto Coupage Organic
- Gran Menzione frutado intenso - Concurso Armonia 2015. Spoleto - Italy. Oro del desierto Coupage
- Golden Olive, organic category - Olive China 2015 Competition. Beijing (China) 2015. Oro del desierto Coupage
- Top 40 Der Feinschmecker Magazine Olio Award 2015 - Oro del Desierto Hojiblanca
- Top 100 Der Feinschmecker Magazine Olio Award 2015 - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Best of Copenhagen 2015, CIOOA 2015 - Denmark - Oro del Desierto Coupage
- Gold medal, intense organic fruity category , CIOOA - Denmark - Oro del Desierto Picual
- Best of Biopress 2015, Germany - Oro del Desierto Coupage organic
- Best organic Olive oil in Terraolivo 2015. Jerusalem, Israel - Oro del Desierto Coupage organic
- Prestige Gold Award in Terraolivo 2015. Jerusalem, Israel - Oro del Desierto Hojiblanca
- 1st place ranking “organic” World’s Best Olive Oils 2014/15 and 3rd place, World’s Best Olive Oils 2014/15
- 8th best olive mills 2014/15 World’s Best Olive Oils
FLOSOLEI 2016 - 95/100 points and TOP 20 as best organic olive oil of the year. Rome, Italy - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Best Scent of the year Monocultivar Olive Oil Expo 2016. Milan - Italy 9,7/10 points - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Best Sensory of the year mono-cultivar olive oil Drip Save the planet 2016. Milan - Italy 9,7/10 points - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Gold Medal Ecotrama 2016. Córdoba (Spain) - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Finalist terraoleum 2016. Jaen, España - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- 2nd place "Intense fruity" category, L’orciolo d’oro 2015. Frutatto intenso. Italy - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- EXTRAGOLD MEDAL BIOL 2016 (Italia) Finalist - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Gold Medal, robust intensity, Los Angeles country fair international 2016, USA - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Double Gold Medal and Best Organic, ATHENS IOOC 2016, Atenas (Greece) - Oro del
Desierto Coupage Organic
- Top 100 EVOOLEUM 2016 92/96 puntos, Córdoba, Spain - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Gold Medal NYIOOC 2016, New York, USA - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Top 25 Best of Biopress 2016, Germany- Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Gold Medal, Olive Japan 2016 – Tokyo (Japan) - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Gold Medal, Olive Japan 2016 – Tokyo (Japan) - Oro del Desierto Hojiblanca
Bronze Medal, International Olive Oil Award Zurich, 2015, Switzerland - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Top 50 Der Feinschmecker Magazine Olio Award 2016 - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Gold medal, DOMINA IOOC-2016, Sicily, Italy – Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Golden Olive, organic category - Olive China 2016 Competition. Beijing (China) - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- Grand Prestige Gold Award in Terraolivo 2016. Jerusalem, Israel - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic
- 5th place “Organic” category World’s Best Olive Oils 2015/16 and 6th place, Organic Olive Mills 2015/16, World’s Best Olive Oils - Oro del Desierto Coupage Organic

Oro del Desierto

Oro del Desierto is one of the most famous Spanish olive farms and has won over 90 medals and awards at international olive oil competitions. Their oils regularly rank among the best in the world. The estate was acquired by Rafael Alonso at the site of an old olive mill in Tabernas near Almeria in the late 1990s. In this time he has transformed the farm into one of the leading quality olive oil producers in Spain. The special location in the Tabernas Desert with 3,000 hours of sunlight with no large temperature fluctuations each year provides ideal growing conditions for the local cultivars while the extremely fast hand-harvest and efficient on-site processing ensure that the flavourful olives are quickly produced into exceptional oils.

Location, Cultivation, Processing

The olive farm Oro del Desierto is notable for its location in the Tabernas Desert of Andalusia, approximately 100km east of Granada near Almeria. The picturesque region attained fame in the 1960s as a film location for Italian "spaghetti westerns". With moderate temperatures, over 3,000 hours of sunlight, and an average rainfall of 180mm, the farm enjoys optimal conditions for growing robust olive trees in their groves at 500-600m elevation. The farm is specialised in the cultivation of the local varieties Picual, Lechin, Hojiblanca, and Arbequina, and is best known for its Coupage.

The approximately 100ha farm is home to 26,000 trees, each of which capable of producing about 4L olive oil per year. Depending on the type of tree, the harvest is conducted manually or mechanically, and the olives are processed within 6-8 hours of the harvest. The most modern technology is used for processing. The oil is extracted cold (under 25°C) via centrifuge. After filtration (excepting non-filtered oil products), the oil is stored in stainless steel casks at 18-22°C for maturation.

Bottling: manually and mechanically
Frequently Oro del Desierto has produced the olive oil with the lowest acidity levels in all of Andalusia (0.07%)

Organic Certification

The farm is completely certified organic and cultivation takes place according to organic standards. All waste products from the oil-making process are recycled as compost. Energy for the farm is 100% derived from solar panels. Olive seeds are used for heating the farm's restaurant. Andalusian sheep and chickens have been integrated into the farm for the improved well-being of both flora and fauna. The farm's own patented irrigation system saves 30% of the water previously needed.

Museum & Restaurant

Oro del Desierto is located on the grounds of an old oil mill from 1925. Today you can find a museum, restaurant and a deli shop where their products are available to taste. More information is available on their website.

Organic Certification

Suitable for daily use.