Entries for the 2017 NZ EVOO Awards open on Monday, 14 August and close on Friday, 15 September, with judging taking place in Auckland from 2–4 October. This year’s panel is being led by two Italian experts, Head Judge Dr Giuseppe Di Lecce and International Guest Judge Maria Piochi from the University Of Florence, along with Australian judge Margi Kirkby, ONZ Sensory Panel member Charlotte Connoley, Lebanese-born olive oil expert Georges Feghali and IOC-trained NZ judge Hilary Fenemor of Mt Heslington Olives, Nelson.
The NZ EVOO Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday, 14 October at the James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel, Wellington.
