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Awards
The 2022 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards
Kapiti and Wairarapa Olive Oil makers have dominated the annual New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards, winning four of the five major awards for Olive Oil Excellence. The winners were announced tonight at the Olives NZ 2022 Award Ceremony.
The top awards were as follows:
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- Best in Show – Waikawa Glen Blend, Kapiti
- Best Boutique – The Olive Press ‘Pressed Gold’ Koroneiki, Wairarapa
- Reserve Best in Show – Lot Eight Reserve, Wairarapa
- Reserve Best Boutique – Southlea Olives, Canterbury
- Best Flavoured Oil – Noble Estate Kaffir Lime, Kapiti
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Pictured are the 2022 Best in Show winners, Lisa Buchan and Glenn Wigley from Waikawa Glen, receiving their trophy from Awards Roberto Zecca.
To see the Awards Storybook click here
| Best in Show 2022 | |||
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Waikawa Glen Blend | Lisa Buchan and Glenn Wigley | Kapiti |
| Reserve in Show 2022 | |||
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Lot Eight Reserve | Colin & Nalini Baruch | Wairarapa |
| Best in Boutique 2022 | |||
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | The Olive Press ‘Pressed Gold’ Koroneiki | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Reserve in Boutique 2022 | |||
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Southlea Olives | Peter & Frances Baylis | Canterbury |
| Best Flavoured Oil 2022 | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Noble Estate Kaffir Lime | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Best in Class Winners 2022 | |||
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Southlea Olives | Peter & Frances Baylis | Canterbury |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Te Horo Olives Frantoio | Sonia and Peter Blaikie | Kapiti |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Isobel Olives Koroneiki | Chris Piper | Marlborough |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Isobel Olives Blend | Chris Piper | Marlborough |
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Man O’ War | Charmaine Maitland | Waiheke |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | The Olive Press ‘Pressed Gold’ Koroneiki | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Telegraph Hill Premium Blend | Geoff Crawford | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Olive Black Blend | Richard Lee and Nga Wai Chiu | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Lot Eight Reserve | Colin & Nalini Baruch | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Picual | Stephen Davies Howard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Picual | Andrew Liley | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Noble Estate Kaffir Lime | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Flavoured Other | Juno Olive Oil Basil Agrumato | Andrew Liley | Wairarapa |
| Gold Medal Winners 2022 | |||
| Gold – Boutique | |||
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Southlea Olives | Peter & Frances Baylis | Canterbury |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Te Horo Olives Frantoio | Sonia and Peter Blaikie | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Noble Estate Mission Reserve 1 | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Isobel Olives Koroneiki | Chris Piper | Marlborough |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Isobel Olives Blend | Chris Piper | Marlborough |
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Man O’ War | Charmaine Maitland | Waiheke |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Leafyridge Olives Koroneiki | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Leafyridge Olives Picholene | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Picholene | Andrew Liley | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | The Olive Press ‘Pressed Gold’ Intense #1 | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | The Olive Press ‘Pressed Gold’ Koroneiki | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | River Grove Koroneiki | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | River Grove Picual | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Gold – Commercial | |||
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Longview Olives Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Anita and Alan Blakemore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Old French Road Kalamata | Jan & Niall Whyte, Holland | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Old French Road Picholene | Jan & Niall Whyte, Holland | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Dunford Grove EVOO No. 2 Blend | Jocelyn Robinson & Sandy Black | Central Otago |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Ollie’s Oil 002 | Stephen and Olivia Morris | Central Otago |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Telegraph Hill Premium Blend | Geoff Crawford | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Rata Olives Frantoio | Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy | Kapiti |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Kapiti Olives Frantoio Blend | Grant and Diana Crosse | Kapiti |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Waikawa Glen Blend | Lisa and Glenn Buchan and Wigley | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Faversham Olive Grove | Janine Mayson | Marlborough |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Kakariki Olives Mediterranean Blend | Ray and Brenda Gregory | Nelson |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Cove Olives Frantoio | Wendy & Wayne Ellery | Northland |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Olive Black Blend | Richard Lee and Nga Wai Chiu | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Olive Black Ethereal Artisan Kitchen | Richard Lee and Nga Wai Chiu | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Olive Black Fisher & Paykel | Richard Lee and Nga Wai Chiu | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Blue Earth Tuscan | Mike & Margaret Hanson | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Lot Eight Oil Makers Blend | Colin & Nalini Baruch | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Lot Eight Reserve | Colin & Nalini Baruch | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Olivo Tuscan Estate | Helen & John Meehan | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Leafyridge Olives Frantoio Early Harvest | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Picholene | Stephen Davies Howard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Picual | Stephen Davies Howard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Olea Naturae Frantoio | Charles & Kay Chinnaiyah | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Olivo Barnea Estate | Helen & John Meehan | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | The Olive Press Pressed Gold Oil Makers Blend | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Two Sheds Tuscan Blend | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Picual | Andrew Liley | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Leafyridge Olives Picual | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | The Olive Press Pressed Gold Intense #2 | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | The Olive Press Pressed Gold Picual | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Gold – Flavoured | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Noble Estate Kaffir Lime | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Flavoured Citrus | Juno Olive Oil Blood Orange Agrumato | Andrew Liley | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Midori Yuzu Olive Oil | Neville and Junko Chun | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Juno Olive Oil Basil Agrumato | Andrew Liley | Wairarapa |
| Silver Medal Winners 2022 | |||
| Silver – Boutique | |||
| Boutique Medium – Blends | McGiven Valley Olive Oil | Christopher & Heather Seel | Auckland |
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Mystery Valley Produce 1st Press 2022 Blend | David Henderson & Patsy Taylor | Bay of Plenty |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Stoney Grove Estate Tuscan Blend | Trevor and Sandy Helm | Canterbury |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Old French Road Manzanillo | Jan Whyte & Niall Holland | Canterbury |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Robinsons Bay RB2 | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Community Day | Stephen and Olivia Morris | Central Otago |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Rata Olives Blend | Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Totara Tunnel Leccino & Pendolino Blend | Brent Meldrum & Sally Murrey | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Kel-Burn Estate Frantoio | Alec & Anne Webster | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Noble Estate Frantoio | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Noble Estate Mission Reserve 2 | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Waikawa Glen Koroneiki | Lisa Buchan and Glenn Wigley | Kapiti |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Koutu | Cornel de Ronde | Northland |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Cove Olives Blend | Wendy & Wayne Ellery | Northland |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | The Waiheke Island Good Oil Blend | Carolyn Eichler | Waiheke |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Woodside Bay Waiheke Blend | John and Angela Goodwin | Waiheke |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Woodside Bay Picual | John and Angela Goodwin | Waiheke |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Dali Frantoio | Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Olivo Koroneiki | Helen & John Meehan | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Olive2Oil Grove Blend | Rod & Elaine Corlett | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | The Olive Press Pressed Gold Tuscan Blend | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | River Grove South Grove Blend | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Bella Olea Koroneiki | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Bella Olea Leccino P7043 | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Dali Koroneiki | Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Dali Picual | Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | River Grove Chemali | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | River Grove Frantoio | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Silver – Commercial | |||
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Bracu Olive Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Johno Smith | Auckland |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Olive Trading Company Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Johno Smith | Auckland |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Bracu Olive Estate Frantoio | Johno Smith | Auckland |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Olive Trading Company Frantoio | Johno Smith | Auckland |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Old French Road Blend | Jan Whyte & Niall Holland | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Robinsons Bay GB1 | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Old French Road Frantoia | Jan Whyte & Niall Holland | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Robinsons Bay GB2 | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Robinsons Bay GB3 | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Robinsons Bay RB1 | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Dunford Grove EVOO No. 1 Blend | Jocelyn Robinson & Sandy Black | Central Otago |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Ollie’s Oil 001 | Stephen and Olivia Morris | Central Otago |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Terra Sancta | Nathan Casey | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | The Village Press Tuki Grove | Nathan Casey | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | The Village Press Frantoio | Nathan Casey | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | KOHA Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Vern Winitana | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | The Village Press Barnea | Nathan Casey | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | The Village Press Leccino | Nathan Casey | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | The Village Press Picholene Tank A Late Harvest | Nathan Casey | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | The Village Press Picholene Tank B Early Harvest | Nathan Casey | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | The Village Press Picual | Nathan Casey | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Rata Olives Leccino | Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Kapiti Olives Koroneiki Blend | Grant and Diana Crosse | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Kapiti Olives Leccino/Picual | Grant and Diana Crosse | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Kapiti Olives Picual Blend | Grant and Diana Crosse | Kapiti |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Waikawa Glen Frantoio/Leccino | Lisa Buchan and Glenn Wigley | Kapiti |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Waikōkopu Grove and Orchard | Huhana Smith | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | RSA Three Services Extra Virgin Olive Oil | John Cragg | Marlborough |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Villa Grove Estate | Phil and Rachel Costello | Nelson |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Kakariki Olives Blend | Ray and Brenda Gregory | Nelson |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Tasman Ridge | Ray and Brenda Gregory | Nelson |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Kakariki Olives Frantoio | Ray and Brenda Gregory | Nelson |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Koru Olives/Oliven am Meer/Strathview Olives | Julie Mays | Northland |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Olives on the Hill Frantoio | Chris and Linda Smith | Northland |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Waiwaia | Paul & Shelley Stockman | Waiheke |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Leafyridge Olives Pendolino | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Leafyridge Olives Leccino | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Olea Naturae Leccino | Charles & Kay Chinnaiyah | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Olea Naturae Pendalino | Charles & Kay Chinnaiyah | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Olea Naturae Picual | Charles & Kay Chinnaiyah | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Blue Earth Classic | Mike & Margaret Hanson | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Blue Earth Intense | Mike & Margaret Hanson | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Leccino | Andrew Liley | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Leafyridge Olives Frantoio Late Harvest | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | The Olive Press Pressed Gold Leccino | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Silver – Flavoured | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Rata Olives Tangelo Agrumato | Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy | Kapiti |
| Flavoured Other | Noble Estate Chilli | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Flavoured Other | Noble Estate Garlic | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Flavoured Citrus | Bella Olea Lemon | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Leafyridge Olives Lime | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Leafyridge Olives Citrus | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Leafyridge Olives Lemon | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Leafyridge Olives Lemon & Lime | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Lot Eight Citrus Olive Oil | Colin & Nalini Baruch | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Lot Eight Yuzu Olive Oil | Colin & Nalini Baruch | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | The Olive Press Pressed Gold Kaffir Lime Agrumato | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Leafyridge Olives Chilli | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Leafyridge Olives Tuscan Herb | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Lot Eight Flavours of the East | Colin & Nalini Baruch | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | The Olive Press Pressed Gold Rosmarino Blu Toscano Agrumato | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Bronze Medal Winners 2022 | |||
| Bronze – Boutique | |||
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Duck Creek Road Batch 2 Frantoio & J5 | Derek and Sally Holland | Auckland |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Ti Point Frantoio/J5 | Shane Anderson | Auckland |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Ti Point Frantoio/Nocellara | Shane Anderson | Auckland |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Duck Creek Road Frantoio Batch 1 | Derek and Sally Holland | Auckland |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Te Horo Koroneiki | Sonia and Peter Blaikie | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Huangarua Olives | Jamie & Diana Reid | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Left Field Tuscan | Colin & Diane Hadley | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | River Grove Leccino | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | River Grove Picholene | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Bronze – Flavoured | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Noble Estate Lemon | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Flavoured Citrus | Rata Olives Lemon & Lime Agrumato | Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy | Kapiti |
| Flavoured Other | Lot Eight G & T Olive Oil | Colin & Nalini Baruch | Wairarapa |
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