May 30, 2014 | NZ, Olive Oil News
After great success last year, the Martinborough Olive Harvest Festival is back for everyone to enjoy a second round of fine dining, showcasing Wairarapa’s olive oil. The event will include two days of sampling local products, grove activities, the showcasing of...
May 30, 2014 | NZ, Olive Oil News
The Olive Press in Masterton has started the process of pressing olives for oil and an “exceptional crop” bodes well for all involved. Operations manager Bill Hey said they started pressing olives about two weeks ago. The crop this year is the result of...
May 30, 2014 | Olive Oil News
Pressing of the final batches of Olio Bello olive oil has begun at the Margaret River grove. Olio Bello general manager Brett Gaskin spoke to Mail this week about the growing appreciation of high quality olive oil in Australia and how the climate of the South West was...
May 30, 2014 | EVOO, Olive Oil News
The closing date for online entries for the 2014 Royal Melbourne Fine Food Awards (RMFFA) has been extended to 6 June 2014. Including categories for extra virgin olive oil, table olives and flavoured oil, the awards promote excellence in agriculture and food...
May 30, 2014 | Olive Oil News
More consistent rain across the Wangaratta district this week has olive growers and sheep farmers saying enough is enough. Following on from the best autumn break in 20 years, 12mm within five hours to 3pm yesterday was recorded at the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM)...
May 30, 2014 | Olive Oil News, Olive Oil Shows
Organised by Fleurieu Food, the annual Fleurieu Olive Awards promote the local olive industry and showcase the best olive oils and table olives the region has to offer. This year’s event sees a new chief judge in Briony Liebich, a sensory analyst with over 10 years’...
