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Seminar – Judging EVOO and Flavoured Oils Olives

New Zealand are holding a Judging EVOO and Flavoured Oils Seminar in Auckland on 22 September. The course is targeted at the judges’ pool but is also open to members interested in improving their tasting skills and learning about the taste profiles of flavoured oils....

Olive oil bottles to honour WWI soldiers

Allied soldiers in the First World War took refuge under olive trees, and 100 years later their sacrifice will be further remembered by a special commemorative olive oil bottle being sold by the Marlborough Returned and Services’ Association. The idea to create...

US professors visit New Zealand

Olives New Zealand is co-ordinating a series of visits in New Zealand by two American professors who are on sabbatical studying the chemistry and health benefits of olive oil. Pat O’Hara is Professor of Chemistry at Amherst College, New England. Her husband Richard...

Judging Seminar

Olives New Zealand are holding a seminar on Judging EVOO and Flavoured Oils, to be held in Auckland on Tuesday, 22 September. Targeted at the judges’ pool, the seminar is also open to members who have previously attended a one day tasting seminar with Olives NZ. The...

2015 NZ EVOO Awards

Planning is coming together well for the 2015 NZ EVOO Awards, with the first details just released. Early news includes: Flavoured Oils – two classes for flavoured oils have been added, with Bronze, Silver, Gold, Best in Class and Best Flavoured Oil in Show awards on...