Extra virgin olive oil is popular around the world due to its amazing taste and health benefits, and with multiple olive oil varieties and producers, it can be hard to determine which one is truly the best. Olio Zo has been named the winner of ‘The Best Luxury Olive Oil in Cyprus’ by Luxury Lifestyle Awards, which selects, recognizes, celebrates, and promotes the best luxury goods and services all over the world.

On the island of Cyprus, the Antoniou family has been cultivating, producing, and trading olives and oil for generations dating back to ancient times in the city-kingdom of Tamassos. The family continues to apply their ancestor’s secrets of creating perfect olive oil in the form of Olio Zo, which in Greek means “olive” and “live”—referring to the healthy life offered by this premium olive oil.

The exclusive production processes are strictly based on controlled protocols in order to provide the customers with an excellent product. Olio Zo is an unfiltered olive oil that retains its valuable qualities, vitamins and juice taste, which is a result of the harvesting of olives very early in the season. The label BIO means that this oil doesn’t contain any chemical substances, herbicides, insecticides and other ingredients that can bring harm to your health or the environment. 

Of the many EVOOs produced in the Mediterranean, only a small proportion contains phenolic compounds, and is referred to the term "High Phenolic". The high level of unique polyphenols in Olio Zo gives it a bitter taste and provides significant health-protective benefits.

"We are honored to apply the secrets of our ancestors to create our unique olive oil and offer it to the sophisticated gourmets around the world,” says Antonis Antoniou, owner of Olio Zo. “The recognition from the experts of Luxury Lifestyle Awards will help us bring the joy of healthy and delicious Olio Zo to as many people as possible.”

To learn more about Olio Zo, visit oliozo.com. For more information about Luxury Lifestyle Awards, visit their website and follow them on Instagram: @luxurylifestyleawards

Kamala Kirk is a University of Southern California graduate and has been an editor/writer for more than a decade. She has written for E! Online, Total Beauty, TravelAge West, Malibu Times Magazine, and many more. She resides in Los Angeles and is a proud pug mom. Follow her on Instagram: @kamalakirk