This guide is much more than just a catalogue of quality extra virgin olive oil producers. It is a journey through the world of olive oil, a manual to bring the reader closer to the fruit of one plant – the olive tree – an ancient and essential part of everyday life in nations throughout the Mediterranean and beyond.

So let's see the world's TOP 20 olive oils for this year:

• The Olive Oil Mill of the Year: Azienda Agricola Pasquale Librandi, Italy
  
• The Emerging Olive Oil Mill: Talbot Grove, Australia
  
• The Frontier Olive Oil Mill: Apollo Olive Oil, United States
  
• The ‘’Made with Love’’ Olive Oil Mill: Frantoio Figoli, Italy
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil of the Year: Azienda Agricola Biologica Americo Quattrociocchi, Italy
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Organic Farming: Risca Grande, Portugal
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Organic Farming and Pdo/Pgi: Almazaras de la Subbética, Spain
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Extraction System: Azienda Agricola Comincioli, Italy
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Quality/Quantity: Aroden, Spain
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Quality/Packaging: LA Organic, Spain
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil - Quality/Price: Les Délices du Saiss, Morocco
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Monovarietal - Light Fruity: Azienda Agricola Decimi, Italy
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Monovarietal - Medium Fruity: Family Ipša, Istria - Croatia
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Monovarietal - Intense Fruity: F.lli Belci - Meloto, Istria - Croatia
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Blended - Light Fruity: Frantoio Oleario Gabrielloni, Italy
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Blended - Medium Fruity: Azienda Agricola Ravidà, Italy
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Blended - Intense Fruity: Frantoio Franci, Italy
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Pdo/Pgi - Light Fruity: Frantoio Bonamini, Italy
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Pdo/Pgi - Medium Fruity: Società agricola Disisa, Italy
  
• The Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Pdo/Pgi - Intense Fruity: Castello di Ama, Italy

Award Cristina Tiliacos: On. Paolo De Castro - Chairman of the European parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development