Even on holiday, some passions are impossible to switch off. Being COO of AVPA means that agricultural products are never simply products to me. Wherever I travel, I naturally look at the landscape, the producers, the traditions, the varieties, the markets — and, above all, the people behind the products. So, being in Crete, one of the great historical lands of olive cultivation, I could hardly resist turning part of my holiday into a little olive oil market exploration.And C

On April 13th and 14th, AVPA – Agency for the Valorization of Agricultural Products had the pleasure of hosting the gastronomic jury sessions of the International World Edible Oils Contest , dedicated to olive oils. Over the course of these two days, four tasting sessions were conducted by oil specialist Paz Figares Mignot , in full accordance with the rigorous AVPA tasting protocol. Prior to these sessions, all samples submitted for the 2026 edition — more than 200 oils — un