Already known as the most highly-awarded producer of California extra virgin olive oil, The Olive Press once again earned high accolades and awards at the prestigious 2009 Yolo County Fair Olive Oil Competition held in April, with an impressive 15 medals in all.
Gold medals were awarded to an additional seven of the Sonoma-based company’s [...]
Olive oil producers are concerned that one of the gold medal winning oils in last year’s Olives New Zealand Awards is produced by one of the judges.
Marlborough olive grower Mark Heard says there is a lot to be gained by winning an award as it makes a product more attractive to stockists. He has tried [...]
Coriole Vineyards from South Australia was named ‘Best Table Olive’ of the Australian Table Olive competition announced at the 12th National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards dinner held in Canberra.
It was a second win in a row for Coriole Vineyards which was also awarded ‘Best Black Olive’ of the competition.
Over 270 olive growers and [...]
By Sarah Leary,
Photo Jason Hollister,
ONE of the Australian North-West Coast’s oldest olive groves has proved its oil to be world class.
Boutique Abbotsham company Cradle Coast Olives claimed silver and gold at this week’s Australian Olive Expo in Canberra for its line of Paragon oil.
“We had a stall at the Tasmanian tasting stand and we sold [...]
Kapiti olive oil scooped gold for the 4th in a row at the New Zealand Olive Gold Awards held in Wellington.
One of the three Raumati and Te Horo growers, Helen Walshaw, said hot days and cool nights on Kapiti Coast helped enhance the robust fruity flavour of the oil.
Kapiti Olives sends the fruit to a [...]
By Ben Maclennan,
“A fresh but rich, rounded aroma, full of nuances of fresh salad leaves and nuts,”
“The nuttiness is carried through to the palate with an appealingly rich mouth feel… the gentle bitterness and piquancy linger on, leaving a very pleasant aftertaste.” the judges said.
These were the qualities that won the laurels for the olive [...]
By Stephanie Oswald,
Ollo Extra Virgin olive oil, at just $11 per bottle, is a fabulous hostess gift, and something to keep on hand in your own cupboard.
I must admit, when I was invited to “slurp” olive oil out of a special glass while lunching at the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Atlanta, I was a bit skeptical.
This [...]
Which is the best 2008 organic olive oil in the world, where does it come from, who produced the best blended and which extra virgin olive oil presented the best label and packaging?
The most important rewards in the world for organic olive growing – Biol Prize, Biolblended and BiolPack – will will be handed out [...]
By Callum Jones,
Olive farming is not usually associated with Northampton, but one resident has received national recognition in Australia for producing an award-winning olive oil.
Chris Perkins, aged 59, of Kingsthorpe, was brought up in an agricultural family in the Australian state of Victoria but came back to England when he was a teenager.
Since then he [...]
During the SIAL Montréal 2007, the 1st edition Olive d’Or has been highly successful in terms of participation, and stood-out as one of the most important international contest.
The competition attracted 144 olive oils from more than 18 countries around the world.
Register today for the 2nd edition during SIAL Montréal 2008 from April 23-25, 2008 in [...]
From food tasting course to olive oil tasting, there will be much to appeal to the senses of the some 45,000 trade visitors from 21-24 February 2008. Newly introduced at BioFach 2008 is an award for the best organic olive oil. The special feature of this award is the tasters, as the visitors at the [...]
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