Nov 17, 2015 | Environment, EVOO, NZ
New Zealand’s best olive oil this year is a mellow grassy green, thick and fragrant, peppery and charged with subtle fruitiness. It comes from 20-year-old trees grown on a warm north-facing slope overlooking Robinsons Bay. On a cool, settled day in spring, the...
Sep 22, 2015 | Competitions, EVOO, NZ, Olive Oil News, Olive Oil Shows
Entries in New Zealand’s most prestigious competition for extra virgin olive oil closed on Wednesday, 9 September, with a total of 70 entries. There were 60 entries in the Extra Virgin classes and 10 entries in the Flavoured Oil classes, which are new classes for...
Aug 31, 2015 | EVOO, NZ, Olive business
To date 100 oils have been sent for testing and the online list of certified EVOOs licensed to use the ONZ OliveMark continues to grow – view here. Quality is high this year, with only six samples so far assessed as having taste defects and therefore not EVOO....
Aug 31, 2015 | Australia, Competitions, EVOO
Mornington Peninsula producer Cape Schanck Olive Estate has wowed the judges at the 2015 Los Angeles International EVOO Competition, taking out four awards in the Southern Hemisphere judging. The only local producer to win at the show, Cape Schanck’s Coratina was...
Aug 17, 2015 | EVOO, International News/Trends, Seminars/Conference
The discounted early registration date for this important seminar is now available until Friday, August 14. Being held in New York on September 24, the intensive one-day seminar will feature leading stakeholders in the olive oil industry and is a valuable opportunity...
