Awards
Awards and interviews
Awards & Recognition
Awards by year
The WineHunter Award
Merano Wine Festival · 2 Gold and 3 Rosso
GoldBasil tomato sauce with extra virgin olive oil·Extra orange and lemon marmalade
RossoAubergines in extra virgin olive oil·Extra apricot preserve·Extra black bilberry preserve
Great Taste Award
London · award-winning white fig preserve
★ Great TasteExtra white fig preserve
Official Great Taste listing →
The WineHunter Award
Merano Wine Festival · 3 Gold and 2 Rosso
GoldExtra fig preserve·Lemon marmalade·Sun-dried tomato spread
RossoExtra black bilberry preserve·Pumpkin spread with extra virgin olive oil
Read our blog article →For hotels and pastry kitchens
Do you run accommodation? Read how to choose preserves for hotel and B&B breakfasts, including individual product awards and serving formats.
For tarts and filled pastries, explore the professional baking preserve range, made to order. Awards listed here refer to table preserves, not the baking range.
Interviews and articles
CiboTodayCarmine Rizzo and Minnelea’s artisan preserves
Carmine Rizzo’s story and the origins of Minnelea, with preserves and vegetables in oil.
Read the article → Corriere.itReturning home and founding Minnelea
The decision to leave Rome, return to family land and build an artisan workshop.
Read the article → OKmamma.itMinnelea’s jar revolution: food, quality and family stories
Authentic cooking, uncompromising quality and family stories expressed through flavour.
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