Awards

From Cilento to the World

Awards & Recognitions

From Cilento to international stages: our jars have been awarded by some of the most authoritative juries in the world of taste.

Our Achievements

International Recognitions

🏆 Great Taste Award

Great Taste 2025 — Fig Jam awarded in London

Our Extra Jam of White Cilento Figs received the prestigious Great Taste Award 2025, one of the most important recognitions in the world for artisan food.

Great Taste judges products blind, only on the basis of taste, balance and quality of ingredients. It's an independent seal that certifies that what's in the jar truly convinces those who taste for a living.

Minnelea is the only Italian producer awarded for jams at Great Taste 2025: an achievement that speaks for itself about the level of our work.

➜ Official Great Taste Listing — Directory 2025

Minnelea Fig Jam awarded at Great Taste 2025
2025 Winner
🥇 3 Gold Award 🔴 2 Rosso Award

The WineHunter Award — Merano Wine Festival

At the Merano WineHunter, one of the absolute references for food and wine quality in Italy, Minnelea earned a total of 3 Gold Awards and 2 Rosso Awards.

It's not just one label that gets awarded, but an entire range: this shows consistency, method, and a quality that repeats jar after jar.

Gold Award:

🍯 Fig Extra Jam 🍋 Lemon Marmalade 🍅 Sun-Dried Tomato Spread

Rosso Award:

🫐 Black Blueberry Extra Jam 🎃 Pumpkin Cream with Cilento EVO oil

➜ Minnelea at WineHunter 2024 — Full article

Minnelea products awarded at the WineHunter Award
2024 Winner

Press

What they say about us

Awards tell about the product, articles tell the story behind the jars. Some publications have chosen to take a closer look at the Minnelea project and the human journey that made it possible.

CiboToday

Carmine Rizzo, the artisan jams born in Cilento

CiboToday traces the story of Carmine Rizzo and how Minnelea was born in Cilento, among preserves, jams and oil-packed delicacies that bring out the territory and its raw materials.

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Corriere di Salerno

The return to Cilento and the birth of Minnelea

Corriere di Salerno tells of the choice to leave Rome to return to Cilento, recover the family land and turn it into an artisan workshop.

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Taste Award-Winning Excellence

Great Taste, WineHunter and the specialised press all tell the same thing: Minnelea is a small workshop in Cilento with standards worthy of fine cuisine.

If you're looking for jams and preserves that combine territory, craftsmanship and international recognition, here you'll find jars that have already convinced the most demanding judges.

Discover the award-winning products → Our story