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Forgive me if I make you jealous, but I am currently staying in Andalucia, enjoying a beautiful Spanish autumn. The local people are intrigued and amused by my attempts to speak Spanish, but seem to love my enthusiasm for their food and culture, which are of course inextricably intertwined … Before dinner I am offered…
A quiet retirement in the country was always on the cards for Anne and Shane O’Neill but, since purchasing a 25ha olive grove in Esperance seven years ago, their feet have barely touched the ground. Production began with their Yirri Grove extra-virgin olive oil and table olives but the business has grown to include a…
Awards were spread across the country at this year’s AOA national EVOO and Table Olives Competition, proving once again the consistently high quality of Australian olive producers. Best Table Olive of Show was won by New South Wales producer Alto Olives, while Best Oil of Show went to Tasmania’s Cradle Coast Olives. Class champions included…
An organic farmer in Western Australia whose crop was contaminated with genetically modified (GM) canola from a neighbouring farm has lost his court appeal for compensation. Steve Marsh of Kojonup lost organic certification over most of his farmland in 2010 after genetically modified seeds and swathes blew onto his farm. Mr Marsh went to court,…
It has been a solid year for Australian olive growers, with the industry producing almost 20 million litres of high quality oil this season. National production figures are almost five million litres higher than last year. However, the crop fell short of the 22 million litres bottled during 2013. Australian Olive Association CEO Lisa Rowntree…
Entries in New Zealand’s most prestigious competition for extra virgin olive oil closed on Wednesday, 9 September, with a total of 70 entries. There were 60 entries in the Extra Virgin classes and 10 entries in the Flavoured Oil classes, which are new classes for these Awards. The 2015 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil…
The Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association have announced the winners of the 2015 Royal Easter Show Olive Oil Awards. Unprecedented in the history of the competition, the Logan Campbell Trophy and the award for Supreme Champion oil for 2015, for the second year in a row, went to Man O’War Olive Groves, Waiheke Island, for…
August for Italians, means one thing: vacations. The coast is crowded with tourists from all over the world who enjoy carefree and relaxing days on the beach from North to South. Nevertheless, the Libera Terra staff is busily at work until late in its offices in Sicily to manage the production and distribution of Libera…
A five-colour nutrition label is more effective than three, says French advisory body – but industry has slammed it as simplistic while critics say it is more confusing than traffic-light labels.
Analysis of the aroma compounds of virgin olive oil (VOO) occurs through the lipoxygenase (LOX) pathway comprising mainly the actuation of LOX and hydroperoxide lyase (HPL) enzymes. It’s important to determine whether the cleavage of polyunsaturated fatty acid hydroperoxides catalyzed by HPL is a limiting factor for the biosynthesis of VOO volatile compounds during the…