May 17, 2016 | Australia, Competitions, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Local producers continued to make their mark on the international stage at the Olive Japan 2016 competition, taking home a total of 10 Gold and nine Silver medals. The 2016 competition received 600 entries from 21 countries, a dramatic increase from 2015’s 441...
May 11, 2016 | Awards, Competitions, International News/Trends
Complimenti, Italia! This year, Italian olive oil swept the New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC) with 109 awards, the most from any country. Twenty-six countries from around the world submitted olive oil to be tasted and evaluated by the NYIOOC...
May 10, 2016 | Australia, Competitions, Courses/Education, Olive Oil News
Money really does grow on trees. Well it does if you’re part of the North Perth Primary School’s now-annual harvest of local olive trees. This weekend’s annual production of olives started as a fundraiser but turned somewhat serious when the...
May 10, 2016 | Australia, Competitions, Olive Oil News
Australian olive oil has dominated at the industry’s most prestigious international awards. Australian extra virgin olive oil producer Cobram Estate was awarded one best in class, two gold awards and one silver award at the New York International Olive Oil...
Apr 7, 2016 | Competitions, International News/Trends, Olive business, Olive Oil News
In two weeks, judges at the New York International Olive Oil Competition will analyse more than 800 entries from around the world to identify this year’s best extra virgin olive oils. World’s Best Olive Oils to be Unveiled in New...
Apr 7, 2016 | Australia, Competitions
The AOA is looking to add to the pool of current judges for The Australian National EVOO and Table Olive Competitions. If you’ve had formal judge training or regularly judge for a State Competition and are interested in becoming a National Judge, please email a list...