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Registrations are open for the ONZ Judging EVOO and Flavoured Oils Seminar, being held in Auckland on 22 September. The advanced course, presented by experts Peter Olson and Margi Kirkby, is open to members wanting to improve their tasting skills and learn about the taste profiles of flavoured oils. Topics will include: New Zealand EVOO…
Want to improve your olive oil tasting skills? And see California? Here’s your chance to do both. Benchmarking Taster Abilities is a one-day course being run by expert tasters Paul Vossen (University of California) and our own Richard Gawel. Designed for those seeking to extend their olive oil tasting skills and to benchmark their proficiency…
Entries are now open for the 2015 Sydney Royal Spring Fine Food Show, hosted by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS). Judging for the six categories will take place from 26 August to 9 September at the Sydney Showground, with 2015 competition innovations including a new points scale for Olive Oil (Gold medals for…
Italy’s largest farming group and lobby has warned of deceptive practices to sell imported products as genuine Italian extra virgin olive oil. According to Coldiretti, Italy imported some 666,000 tons of olive oil and olive pomace in 2014, a 38% increase on the previous year and the highest figure in the past 20 years. The…
Thanks to all the small-batch processors who have contacted us with their details; they’re now on our register, which we reference to connect processors with people wanting to utilize their services. The FOE and Olivegrower team regularly have enquiries from people looking for small-batch processors – both ‘home’ olive growers wanting to produce their own…
Kids may seem to have boundless energy, but running around the soccer field or baseball diamond takes effort — and burns lots of calories. As a parent or coach, it’s important to make sure kids are well fueled. They’ll play better on the field and feel better afterward. Great to see that among the listings…
The Olive Press in Greytown was opened by Primary Industries minister Nathan Guy yesterday, and was expected to be busy over the coming months as growers in Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay prepared to begin the olive harvest.
A combination of poor weather and plagues of the destructive olive fly have laid waste to crops across Europe. Greg Scopas, who grows olives and produces oil at Wellsford, north of Auckland, said last year’s harvest produced a bumper crop and for the first time his company exported olive oil to Taiwan. Mr Scopas said…
The Olive Tree Hotel in Jerusalem will be the felicitous location for the 6th edition of the Mediterranean International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, TerraOlivo, which will be held June 7-14. Created by Moises A. Spak and the Argentinian chemical engineer Raul C. Castellani to pay homage and bring attention to the area where olive…
Five years after California olive oil producers sponsored a study that found most imported olive oils tested failed to meet international standards, a group representing importers has issued two reports of its own.