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Following up on our ‘taste’ in last fortnight’s FOE, here’s a run-down on the major award winners at this year’s AOA National EVOO and Table Olives Competition. Best EVOO of Show – Redisland, Vic; Best Table Olives of Show – Australian Olive Company, SA. Best of Class EVOOs: Class 1 Delicate – Olive Twist, Vic;…
It’s time! … to promote the knowledge and use of Australian and NZ EVOO in the domestic food market. The ARMONIA A.NZ.SA Award 2014 Olive Oil Championship is the only olive oil competition that brings producers, chefs, foodies, food bloggers and consumers together to celebrate and learn about olive oil. The competition provides an opportunity…
Helen McAlpin and Pierre Masclef re-created a pocket of Europe in regional Victoria 16 years ago. Their property, L’Oliveraie, is on 24ha and has more than 2500 mature olive trees. From the lavender-lined driveway to the Basque bell, brought from France, that sits atop the couple’s cellar-door studio, it’s obvious that many years in Europe…
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Moving to the Margaret River region to indulge his two loves of cooking and surfing, chef Tony Howell landed at Cape Lodge, collecting many accolades during his 15-year tenure. At his new post as executive chef at Aravina Estate, Tony continues his hunt for exceptional local produce. Here, along with tips for hunting the best…
The winners of the 2014 NZ EVOO Awards were announced at a dinner held at Parliament in Wellington on October 4. The coveted Andy Rosanowski Best in Show Trophy went to Kate and Mark Bunny of Loopline Olives, Wairarapa, while Best Boutique went to Jan Whyte and Niall Holland of Old French Road, Akaroa. Jan…
A Wairarapa olive oil company has proven it has the good oil, scooping the top prize in the New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards. Kate and Mark Bunny, owners of Loopline Olives, won the Best in Show prize with their picholine variety olive oil.
Wairarapa can proudly lay claim to being New Zealand’s dominant olive growing territory, for the past year at least. With Loopline Olives taking out the Best in Show and several other Wairarapa growers winning Best in Class and gold medals, the region was certainly over-represented at the Olives New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards…
The 2014 Grove Census, conducted by Olives New Zealand, will be sent out to participants in November. Of particular interest will be 2014 harvest crop and yield figures, as these will provide data for the Focus Grove Project. The information will also allow for individual grove reports, showing how groves have performed against other years…
Freshness guaranteed, or your money back – that’s the taste promise from Hansells Food Group for two new varieties of Alfa One Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Leccino and Frantoio, hot off the “press”.