Olive Oil News

In the lead-up to the 8th Australian Golden Olive Awards, Olive Producers (NE Vic) Inc is calling for product submissions.

Results of the 2007 Mudgee Olives Association Olive Oil Awards held on 24 August have just been released.

A finding by a leading overseas olive oil taster that the majority of oils assessed during the recent Queensland Olive Exposium were faulty has sparked a search for Australian-specific sensory descriptions.

The Best Olive Product of Show at the Mudgee Olives Association Olive awards went to Summerland Olive Products.

The fourth year of the NSW Northern Olive Oil show saw 34 oils entered from 17 exhibitors across Australia.

A recent trade mission to Canada took premium olive oil from six producers in a bid to snare export opportunities in the gourmet sector.