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More than 20 of the world’s experts on olive oil verification met earlier this year, and a recent summary of their brainstorming provides an illuminating update on olive oil fraud and possible solutions. That there is a problem was not in dispute. Figures released at the Workshop on Olive Oil Authentication, held in Madrid June…
Olives New Zealand members also had great success at the Easter Show Olive Oil Awards, taking out all of the major awards at the event. Congratulations to all the winners: Supreme Champion and Champion Medium – Olea Estate; Champion Delicate – The Vintiners Grove; Champion Intense – Rangihoua Estate; Champion Infused – Rockhaven Estate; Champion…
There was excellent newspaper coverage of this year’s awards, accompanied by Olives New Zealand advertising in the three main daily papers – DomPost – Life, Herald – Bite, and Press – Zest. There was also great coverage in regional newspapers and on Radio New Zealand, which provided a great opportunity to raise the public awareness…
Proof of quality for producers, Olives NZ Certification also provides a guarantee of authenticity for consumers via licensed use of the OliveMark® on certified products – and thereby a leading edge in the crowded EVOO market. Over 140 oils new season oils have been submitted to date, and a good number of 2013 retail stock…
There’s no better place to start your Australian wine-tasting journey than the McLaren Vale area, where Michael Van de Elzen finds long-established wineries and some wonderful olives and cheeses: as the day dawns on my stay in South Australia, McLaren Vale’s stunning vineyards and olive groves await me just 45 minutes’ drive south of Adelaide.
East Ridge Olives near Lue has won a gold medal at the Sydney Royal Fine Foods competition held recently. The East Ridge olive oil, from its 2013 harvest, was also named Champion Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil of the Show and Champion commercial Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
George and Veronica Tahu have been growing olives on their Latrobe property for more than a dozen years. George admits the couple knew very little about growing olives at the start and have learnt on the ground. An oil from their Wattle Hill olive grove has won a gold medal at the National awards presented…
Victorian based extra virgin olive oil producer Cobram Estate has taken home eight awards at the 2013 Australian Olive Association (AOA) National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition held in Hobart earlier this week. From the six olive oils entered, Cobram Estate collected a total of eight awards including a gold for the Cobram Estate Premiere…
Two Gippsland olive oils made their mark at the National Olive Oil awards on Monday, October 7. Grassy Spur Olives owners Helen and Peter Wright from Stony Creek scooped the pool in the class one single estate awards, with three of their extra virgin olive oils – their picual, coratina and frantoio varietal oils –…
News rapidly spread far and wide of the awards presented in this year’s AOA National Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Table Olive Competitions, presented at the national conference in Hobart on October 7. State, food-related and regional media outlets were quick to celebrate the accolades gained by a number of producers – here’s a taste…