Flos Olei
Top 20 Best in the world
Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality/quantity
Coratina
Rooted in the Klein Karoo.
Celebrated Everywhere.
Crafted with care and intention, our ultra-premium extra virgin olive oil
consistently stands among the world’s finest.
True quality is tested
Since 2014, our ultra-premium extra virgin olive oils have been benchmarked against the world’s best—consistently earning Gold awards and placing in the top 10 of the world, affirming our place as a leading producer.
EVOOLEUM
Best in the world
At the 2023 EVOOLEUM Awards in Spain, our Single Cultivar Coratina achieved 97 points, ranking “absolute best” in the world. In 2025, it ranked second, with 96 points, reinforcing its standing among the world’s leading olive oils.
A Decade of Gold
SA Olive Awards
At South Africa’s leading olive oil competition, De Rustica has repeatedly earned Gold recognition since 2014.
We received a full house: 5 Gold awards from 5 entries in 2023, 2024 and 2025. A distinction that reflects sustained quality across 5 different products and establishes De Rustica as the national leader.
Crowned best EVOO in the World
EVOO NOVA awards
The award is gratifying as it both recognises De Rustica’s efforts to be at the forefront of industry innovation and the search for quality and, once again, underlines De Rustica’s now recognised status as consistently at the very top of global quality.
'The Best' in Quality & Quantity
In 2025, our Coratina earned 93/100 in Italy’s Flos Olei Guide, widely regarded as the most authoritative publication on EVOOS worldwide.
Ranked in their World’s Top 20 ‘Best’, in our case “Best Quality and Quantity”, this distinction affirms the ultra premium quality of our oils.
Our awards year-by-year
Explore our awards, year by year – a standard of gold distinction consistently recognised across South Africa and the globe.
2026 Awards
EVOO Nova
Crowned Best EVOO in the world at the EVOO NOVA Awards 2026
Favolosa Single Origin EVOO
Flos Olei
Top 20 Best in the world – Best EVOO Quality/quantity
Coratina Single Origin EVOO
Award details
EVOOLEUM Top10
Ranked in the top 10 of the world | Best from South Africa
Coratina Single Origin EVOO
Award details
Evooleum Southern Hemisphere Awards
Top 20 Best in the world – Best EVOO Quality/quantity
De Rustica Medium EVOO
Award details
2025 Awards
EVOOLEUM Top 10
EVOOLEUM Top 10 Healthy EVOOs – 576 Total Phenols
Coratina Single Origin EVOO
Award details
EVOOLEUM Top 100
Ranked second in the world | Best from South Africa
Coratina Single Origin EVOO
Award details
Dubai OOC
Gold Award: Declared Ultra Premium EVOO & one of the Best Olive Oils in the world by the jury.
Coratina Single Origin EVOO
Award Details
Dubai OOC
Gold Award: Declared Ultra Premium EVOO & one of the Best Olive Oils in the world by the jury.
De Rustica Medium EVOO
Award details
Mario Solinas Quality Award – Southern Hemisphere Edition
Second Prize – Robust Green
Coratina Single Origin EVOO
Award details
2024 Awards
Flos Olei
Top 20 Best in the world
Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality/quantity
Coratina
Flos Olei
Top 20 Best in the world
Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality/quantity
Coratina
Flos Olei
Top 20 Best in the world
Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality/quantity
Coratina
Flos Olei
Top 20 Best in the world
Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality/quantity
Coratina
2023 Awards
Flos Olei
Top 20 Best in the world
Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality/quantity
Coratina
Flos Olei
Top 20 Best in the world
Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality/quantity
Coratina
Flos Olei
Top 20 Best in the world
Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality/quantity
Coratina
Flos Olei
Top 20 Best in the world
Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality/quantity
Coratina
Flos Olei
Top 20 Best in the world
Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality/quantity
Coratina
2026
| Mercalei EVOO Nova Awards | Best in the World - Winner of the NOVA Awards 2026 | 2026 | De Rustica Favolosa Single Origin Extra Virgin Olive Oil |
| Flos Olei | Top 20 Best in the world - Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality/quantity | 2026 | De Rustica Coratina Single Origin Extra Virgin Olive Oil |
| EVOOLEUM Top 10 | Ranked in the top 10 of the world | Best from South Africa | 2026 | De Rustica Coratina Single Origin Extra Virgin Olive Oil |
| Mario Solinas | Second best in the world (Robust Green) | 2026 | De Rustica Coratina Single Origin Extra Virgin Olive Oil |
| Evooleum Southren Hemisphere Awards | Top 20 - Third in the World | 2026 | De Rustica Medium |
| Evooleum Southren Hemisphere Awards | Top 20 - Third in the World | 2026 | De Rustica Medium |
2025
| EVOOLEUM Top 100 | Ranked second in the world | Best from South Africa | 2025 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| EVOOLEUM Top 10 Healthy EVOOs | 576 Total Phenols | 2025 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| Dubai Olive Oil Competition | Gold Award: Declared Ultra Premium EVOO and one of the Best Olive Oils in the world by the jury. | 2025 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| Dubai Olive Oil Competition | Gold Award: Declared Ultra Premium EVOO and one of the Best Olive Oils in the world by the jury. | 2025 | Estate Range Medium |
| Carthage IOOC 2025 | Double Gold | 2025 | Estate Range Coratina |
| SA Olive Awards 2025 | Gold Award | 2025 | Estate Range Coratina |
| SA Olive Awards 2025 | Gold Award | 2025 | Estate Range Intense |
| SA Olive Awards 2025 | Gold Award | 2025 | Estate Range Delicate |
| SA Olive Awards 2025 | Gold Award | 2025 | Estate Range Favolosa |
| SA Olive Awards 2025 | Gold Award | 2025 | Estate Range Medium |
| Mario Solinas Quality Award – Southern Hemisphere Edition | Second Prize - Robust Green | 2025 | Estate Range Coratina |
| NYIOOC | GOLD | 2025 | De Rustica Coratina |
| ABSA Top 10 | Top 10 | 2025 | De Rustica Delicate |
| NYIOOC | GOLD | 2025 | De Rustica Coratina |
2024
| NYIOOC | Gold | 2024 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2024 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2024 | Estate Range Medium |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2024 | Estate Collection Favolosa |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2024 | Estate Range Intense |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2024 | Estate Collection Arbequina |
| Dubai Olive Oil Competition | Gold | 2024 | Estate Collection Favalosa |
| Dubai Olive Oil Competition | Gold | 2024 | Estate Range Medium |
| ABSA Top 10 | Gold | 2024 | Estate Range Intense |
2023
| Evooleum Top 100 | Best EVOO in the world | 2023 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| ABSA Top 10 | Gold | 2023 | Estate Collection Arbequina |
| NYIOOC | Gold | 2023 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| NYIOOC | Gold | 2023 | Estate Collection Frantoio |
| SA Olive Awards 2023 | Gold | 2023 | De Rustica Delicate |
| SA Olive Awards 2023 | Gold | 2023 | De Rustica Medium |
| SA Olive Awards 2023 | Gold | 2023 | De Rustica Intense |
| SA Olive Awards 2023 | Gold | 2023 | De Rustica Coratina |
| Sol D'Oro | Special Mention / Best single Variety Evo Oil | 2023 | Estate Collection Favolosa |
2022
| Evooleum | Top 10 / 6th most healthy EVOO in the world | 2022 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| NYIOOC | Gold | 2022 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| ABSA Top 10 | Gold | 2022 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2022 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2022 | Estate Range Medium |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2022 | Estate Range Delicate |
2021
| ABSA Top 10 | Gold | 2021 | Estate Collection Frantoio |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2021 | Estate Range Medium |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2021 | Estate Range Intense |
2019
| ABSA Top 10 | Top 10 | 2019 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2019 | Estate Range Medium |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2019 | Estate Range Intense |
| Sol D'Oro | Gold | 2019 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| Sol D'Oro | Special Mention | 2019 | Estate Range Medium |
| Los Angeles | Gold | 2019 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| NYIOOC | Gold | 2019 | Estate Collection Coratina |
2018
| ABSA Top 10 | Top 10 | 2018 | Estate Collection Frantoio |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2018 | Estate Range Medium |
| Sol D'Oro | Gold | 2018 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| NYIOOC | Gold | 2018 | Estate Collection Coratina |
2017
| ABSA Top 10 | Top 10 | 2017 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| Flos Olei | Gold | 2017 | Estate Range Medium |
| SA Olive | Gold | 2017 | Estate Range Intense |
| Sol D'Oro | Special Mention | 2017 | Estate Collection Coratina |
| Flos Olei | 89 Points | 2017 | Estate Collection Coratina |
2016
2015
| Flos Olei | 89 Points | 2015 | Estate Range Reserve |
| SA Olive Awards 2015 | Gold | 2015 | Estate Collection Delicate |
| SA Olive Awards 2015 | Gold | 2015 | Estate Collection Medium |