Jul 26, 2013 | EVOO, NZ, Seminars/Conference
The New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards are arguably the premiere olive oil awards in New Zealand, with the highest level of judging and entry criteria. As such, all entries must have been certified as Extra Virgin Olive Oil at the time of entry. Producers...
Jul 26, 2013 | NZ, Olive Oil News, Seminars/Conference
The 2013 Awards Dinner weekend, September 28-29, is being hosted by the Canterbury Regional Group. Saturday commences with a Tasting Seminar from 9am–4pm, led by head judge Sue Langstaff, followed by the Awards Dinner at 7pm. Both events will be held at the Sudima...
Jul 26, 2013 | NZ, Olive Oil News
Customers of Nelson olive oils can expect milder, better balanced products from this year’s harvest, say growers. After a tough, wet growing season last year, which made it difficult to produce top oils, the long, dry summer has been much kinder, although rain...
Jul 26, 2013 | NZ, Olive Oil News, Olive Oil Shows
Billed as “A Gastronomic Affair,” New Zealand’s first olive-themed harvest festival has lived up to expectations if all the feedback from festival-goers is a guide. Harvest time in New Zealand is early winter and here in southern North Island the annual struggle is to...
Jul 26, 2013 | NZ, Olive Oil News
We’re in the middle of a gorgeous weekend over the hill in Martinborough and we’re feeling a little, well, overdressed. Our tonsils are coated with oil. Olive oil soup, olive mash, olive-infused dessert. We’re facing an avalanche of artisan breads dipped in the...
Jul 16, 2013 | NZ, Seminars/Conference
Details have been announced for the ONZ Tasting Seminar, being held in conjunction with the 2013 NZ EVOO Awards. The course will be run by international head judge for the 2013 awards, Sue Langstaff, and will include: • sensory science – training to use senses in an...
