Oct 15, 2015 | Australia, Olive Oil Shows
Mount Zero Olives are celebrating the 2015 olive harvest by hosting an appreciation session of that famously underrated ingredient – olive oil. There will be tastings to make your mouth water at the Mount Zero warehouse in Tottenham (only 9km out of the CBD), as well...
Oct 15, 2015 | Australia, International News/Trends, NZ, Olive business
Subscribers to our quarterly industry magazine, Olivegrower & Processor, can now view back issues online – great for referencing when you’re away from the grove and can’t access your hard copy. All editions from 2012-2015 have been uploaded – just log in to the...
Oct 12, 2015 | Australia, Competitions, Olive business
The winners of the 2015 Fleurieu Food Fiesta! Olive Awards will be announced at a dinner to be held at The Currant Shed, McLaren Flat on Friday, 23 October. Fleurieu Peninsula olive products scooped the pool at the recent Royal Adelaide Show/Olives SA Competition, so...
Oct 12, 2015 | Australia, Courses/Education, Olive business
After successful events in the US and Spain over the past two years, the International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes Program returns to Australia this November. Offering some of the best extra virgin olive oils from around the world to taste, the three-day intensive...
Oct 12, 2015 | Australia, Olive Oil News
A quiet retirement in the country was always on the cards for Anne and Shane O’Neill but, since purchasing a 25ha olive grove in Esperance seven years ago, their feet have barely touched the ground. Production began with their Yirri Grove extra-virgin olive oil and...
Oct 12, 2015 | Australia, Competitions, Olive Oil News
Awards were spread across the country at this year’s AOA national EVOO and Table Olives Competition, proving once again the consistently high quality of Australian olive producers. Best Table Olive of Show was won by New South Wales producer Alto Olives, while Best...