2009 Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards
The 2009 Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards were judged on 6 & 7 October and the results were announced at the Awards Dinner at the Hotel Intercontinental, Wellington on Saturday 10 October.
Best in Show : La Casa Toscana, Manzanillo (Gayle & Lionel Sheridan)
Category 1
Best in Class - Light Blends : No award
Best in Class - Light Single Varietal : No award
Best in Class - Medium Blend : Poverty Gully, Frantoio/Leccino (Sue & Trevor McNamare)
Best in Class - Medium Single Varietal : Quail Ridge, Koroneiki (Carol Dunlop)
Best in Class - Intense Blend : Frogs End Blend, Frantoio, Leccino, Manzanillo, Picual (Peter & Rae Coubrough)
Best in Class - Intense Single Varietal : Frantoio (Peter & Rae Coubrough)
Category 2
Best in Class - Light Blends : Simunovich Olive Estate First Press, Carolea, Verdale, Pendolino
Best in Class - Light Single Varietal : River Estate, Frantoio (Barry Wade)
Best in Class - Medium Blend : Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd, Matapiro Gold Blend
Best in Class - Medium Single Varietal : La Casa Toscana, Manzanillo (Gayle & Lionel Sheridan)
Best in Class - Intense Blend : Waiheke Olive Oil Co, Matiatia Grove, Koroneiki/Frantoio Grove Blend (John & Margaret Edwards)
Best in Class - Intense Single Varietal : Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd, Matapiro, Koroneiki
The full results are set out below :
Category 1 - Production Less Than 100 litres
GOLD MEDALS
Company Name Brand Blend / Varietal Region
Medium Blends
Heather Seel McGiven Valley J5, Ascolano, Leccino, Verdale Auckland
Trevor & Sue McNamara Poverty Gully Leccino, Frantoio Central Otago
Medium Single Varietal
Carol Dunlop Quail Ridge Koroneiki Northland
Esk Valley Olives Esk Valley Picual Hawkes Bay
Kerry Hart Azzuro Groves Picual Waiheke
S & C Price River Grove Frantoio Wairarapa
Te Roto Estate Four Sisters Picual Kapiti
Intense Blends
Peter & Rae Coubrough Frogs End Blend Frantoio, Leccino, Manzanillo, Picual Nelson
Intense Single Varietal
Peter & Rae Coubrough Frantoio Frantoio Nelson
SILVER MEDALS
Company Name Brand Blend / Varietal Region
Light Blends
Esk Valley Olives Esk Valley Late Harvest Leccino, Picual Hawkes Bay
Lionel & Gayle Sheridan La Casa Toscana Sevillano, Picholene Canterbury
Light Single Varietal
Lionel & Gayle Sheridan La Casa Toscana Frantoio Canterbury
Medium Blends
Barney& Prue Gray Shaw Road Sourani, Leccino Hawkes Bay
C & K Chinnaiyah Olea Naturae Leccino, Picual Wairarapa
Jamie & Diana Reid Huangarua Leccino, Pendolino, Frantoio Wairarapa
Man O War Olive Grove Man O War Leccino, Koroneiki Waiheke Island
Number 29 Number 29 Frantoio, Verdale, J5, Koroneiki Waiheke Island
Peter & Ruth Graham Atutahi Frantoio, Leccino Wairarapa
Medium Single Varietal
Bramasole Olives Smiths Leccino Martinborough
Jill Chapman Terrace Edge Leccino Waipara Valley
Lynette & Colin Wilson Hihi Olive Estate Koroneiki Northland
Intense Blends
Left Field Olives Left Field Barnea, Manzanillo, Frantoio Wairarapa
Intense Single Varietal
Lynette & Colin Wilson Hihi Olive Estate J5 Northland
Lynette & Colin Wilson Hihi Olive Estate Ascolano Northland
Category 2 - Production Greater Than 100 litres
GOLD MEDALS
Company Name Brand Blend / Varietal Region
Light Blends
Gerritt Kruithoed Moutohora Frantoio, Leccino, Chemlali, Koroneiki Eastern BOP
Gerritt Kruithoed Moutohora Picual, Frantoio Eastern Bop
Simunovich Olive Estate First Press Carolea, Verdale, Pendolino Auckland
Light Single Varietal
Barry Wade River Estate Frantoio Auckland
Divinity Olives Ltd Divinity Frantoio Northland
Divinity Olives Ltd Divinity Leccino Northland
Medium Blends
Iain & Helen Bowbyes Ridgeway Olives Leccino, Picual Wairarapa
Kerry Hart Azzuro Groves Frantoio, Leccino, Pendolino Waiheke
M & D Newcomb Duck Creek Road Leccino, Koroneiki, Frantoio, J5 Warkworth
Matakana Olive Co-op Matakana Coast Blend J5, Mission Matakana
Matakana Olive Co-op Matakana ValleyBlend Koroneiki, Leccino, Manzanillo Matakana
Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd Matapiro Gold Blend Matapiro Gold Hawkes Bay
Mike Cooper Molive Gold Barnea, Manzanillo, Frantoio, Leccino Wairarapa
Peter & Ruth Graham Atutahi Barnea, Verdale, Manzanillo Wairarapa
Rangihoua Estate Rangihoua Estate J5, Verdale, Ascolano Waiheke Island
Waiheke Olive Oil Co Cable Bay Koroneiki, Grove Blend, Frantoio, Waiheke Island / Hawkes Bay
Waipara Valley Grove Bellbird Dolce Barnea, Nebali Waipara
Medium Single Varietal
Cairnmuir Olives Cairnmuir Leccino Central Otago
Carol Dunlop Quail Ridge J5 Northland
Lionel & Gayle Sheridan La Casa Toscana Manzanillo Canterbury
Lot Eight Artemesia Koroneiki Wairarapa
Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd Matapiro Pendolino Hawkes Bay
Paul & Christelle Dallimore Edens Paddock Frantoio Nelson
Robert Dean Karaka/Kiwi Koroneiki Auckland
Robert Dean Karaka/Kiwi Picual Auckland
Intense Blends
Waiheke Olive Oil Co Matiatia Grove Koroneiki, Frantoio, Grove Blend Waiheke Island
Waipara Valley Grove Bellbird Fruttato Verde Manzanillo, Verdale, Leccino Waipara
Intense Single Varietal
Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd Matapiro Koroneiki Hawkes Bay
SILVER MEDALS
Company Name Brand Blend / Varietal Region
Light Blends
Chris & Annette Moore Robinsons Bay Tuscan Blend Frantoio , Leccino Canterbury
Chris & Annette Moore Robinsons Bay Grove Blend Frantoio, Leccino, Manzanillo Canterbury
Simunovich Olive Estate Simunovich Olive Estate Frantoio, Leccino, Picual, J5, Koroneiki Auckland
Medium Blends
Barry Wade River Estate Leccino, Frantoio, Pendolino Auckland
C & R Leaf-Wright Leafyridge Frantoio, Leccino Wairarapa
C & R Leaf-Wright Leafyridge Frantoio, Picual, Verdale Wairarapa
Helen Meehan Olivo Barnea, Manzanillo, Leccino, Frantoio Wairarapa
Ian Manson Olivenz Barnea, Leccino, Frantoio Canterbury
Judy Rae Te Whau Olive Grove Fossil Bay, Frantoio, Leccino Waiheke
Kapiti Olives Kapiti Frantoio, Koroneiki Kapiti
Leanne French Mad EVOO Barnea, Manzanillo Wairarapa
Lot Eight Oil Makers Barnea, Manzanillo, Frantoio, Leccino Wairarapa
Lot Eight Appassionata Frantoio, Leccino Wairarapa
Paul & Jeanne Corke Waimarama Olives Barnea,Manzanillo, Picual Hawkes Bay
Rangihoua Estate Rangihoua Estate Frantoio, Pendolino Waiheke Island
Rob & Margaret Irwin Kilrae Olives Leccino, Frantoio Wairarapa
Whangape grove Whangape Grove Tuscan Blend Maurino, Leccino, Minerva Waikato
Medium Single Varietal
Cairnmuir Olives Cairnmuir Frantoio Central Otago
J & A Summerhays Sumoil Koroneiki Wanganui
Jill Chapman Terrace Edge Frantoio Waipara Valley
JN & SD Pine Neudorf Olives Leccino Nelson
JN & SD Pine Neudorf Olives Koroneiki Nelson
Kerry Hart Azzuro Groves Frantoio Waiheke
Matakana Olive Co-op Frantoio Frantoio Matakana
Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd Matapiro Picual Hawkes Bay
Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd Matapiro Leccino Hawkes Bay
Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd Matapiro Frantoio Hawkes Bay
NZ Olive Growers & Exporters First Drop Koroneiki Northland
Paul & Christelle Dallimore Edens Paddock Leccino Nelson
Penman Olives Ltd Bella Olea Leccino Wairarapa
Rangihoua Estate Rangihoua Estate Koroneiki Waiheke Island
Rangihoua Estate Rangihoua Estate Picual Waiheke Island
Sue Lowe Ellsgrove Leccino Hawkes Bay
Tasman Bay Olives Elovi Frantoio Nelson
Tasman Bay Olives Elovi Leccino Nelson
Tim & Helen Armitage Goose Creek Koroneiki Kumeu
Intense Blends
Antipode Ltd Antipode Leccino, Frantoio Marlborough
Bramasole Smiths Frantoio, Leccino, Picual Martinborough
Left Field Olives Left Field Frantoio, Leccino, Pendolino Wairarapa
NZ Olive Growers & Exporters First Drop Leccino, Frantoio, Ascolano Northland
Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd Matapiro Blend Barnea, Pendolino, Leccino, Picual Hawkes Bay
Intense Single Varietal
Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd Matapiro Blend Barnea Hawkes Bay
NZ Olive Growers & Exporters First Drop J5 Northland
BRONZE MEDALS
Company Name Brand Blend / Varietal Region
Medium Blends
Graham Keen Graval Estate Minerva, Maurino Canterbury
Guy Camilleri Kowhai Close J5, Mission, Verdale Waiheke Island
Kapiti Olives Kapiti Leccino, Picual Kapiti
Nelson Olives Oriwa Frantoio, Leccino Nelson
Pukeko Pond Pukeko Pond Frantoio, Leccino, Picual, Koroneiki Nelson
