Olives New Zealand

Awards

2018 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards
The 2018 NZ EVOO Awards once again has an excellent panel of judges. Head Judge is Esteban Santipolio from Argentina and the other judges are Shane Cummins and Dr. Soumi Paul Mukhopadhyay from Australia, Georges Feghali ex Lebanon and Ed Scott and Rachel Costello from Nelson. You can read more about the judges here.
NZ EVOO Awards – judging panel
Entries for the 2018 NZ EVOO Awards open on Monday 13 August and close on Friday 14 September. Entry packs will be sent to all eligible members at the start of September.
The 2018 NZ EVOO Awards will be presented at the Awards Dinner to be held at the Copthorne Solway Park, Masterton on Saturday 13 October.

2017 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards

Olives New Zealand and AGMARDT were pleased to announce the winners in the 2017 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards at the Awards Dinner held at Wellington on Saturday 14th October.

Loopline Olives from Wairarapa took out the 2017 Best in Show while Reserve Best in Show was Robinsons Bay from Akaroa. Pictured are Mark and Kate Bunny receiving the Best n Show Trophy from the Head Judge Giuseppe Di Lecce (centre) from Italy. 

Juno Olives from Wairarapa won the Best in Boutique Category for growers who produce less than 250 litres of certified extra virgin olive oil, while  Reserve Best Boutique was Blue Earth, also from Wairarapa.

Best Flavoured Oil was won by The Olive Press, Wairarapa.

2016 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards

Olives New Zealand and AGMARDT were pleased to announce the winners in the 2016 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards at the Awards Dinner held at Parliament – Grand Hall on Saturday 15th October.

Best in Show went to Robinsons Bay RB2, produced by Chris and Annette Moore of Akaroa. Pictured is Chris Moore receiving the Best in Show Trophy from the Awards Head Judge, Reni Hildenbrand from South Africa. This is the fourth time in five years that Robinsons Bay has won this prestigious award.

Best Boutique went to Rockbottom Grove Picual and Best Flavoured Oil went to Juno Olives Blood Orange Olive Oil.

2015 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards
Olives New Zealand and AGMARDT were pleased to announce the winners in the 2015 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards at the Awards Dinner held in Wellington on Saturday 3rd October. Best in Show went to Robinsons Bay Grove Blend, produced by Chris and Annette Moore of Akaroa.  Pictured are Chris and Annette and Head Judge, Peter Olson, with the Best in Show Trophy.  Best Boutique went to Man o’War from Waiheke Island and Best Flavoured Oil went to Juno Olives from Wairarapa.
Best In Show – Commercial (250 Litres and above)
Commercial Medium – Blends	Robinsons Bay Grove Blend 2015	Chris & Annette Moore	Canterbury
The judges said “This oil has tastes of banana, melon and good black pepper. It is a very well-balanced oil on the nose and palate.”
Best in Boutique – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres)
Boutique Medium – Blends	Man o’ War	Charmaine Maitland	Waiheke
The judges said “This oil has tastes of cloves and cut grass. A highly complex yet harmonious oil.”
Best Flavoured Oil – Flavoured (Flavoured Olive Oil)
Flavoured Citrus	Juno Olives Lemon Agrumato	Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa
The judges said “This lemon flavoured oil has a clean fresh lemon aroma and is true to type. It will be a great enhancement to many dishes.”
Best in Class Winners 2015
Best in Class – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres)
Boutique Mild – Single Varietal	Simunovich Koroneiki	Johnathan Smith	Auckland
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Old French Road Manzanilla	Jan Whyte & Niall Holland	Canterbury
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Gabbani Frantoio	Paul Stephens	Kapiti
Boutique Medium – Blends	Man o’ War	Charmaine Maitland	Waiheke
Boutique Intense – Blends	Wairarapa Gold	Rona Huggins	Wairarapa
Best in Class – Commercial (250 Litres and above)
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Simunovich Frantoio	Johnathan Smith	Auckland
Commercial Medium – Blends	Robinsons Bay Grove Blend 2015	Chris & Annette Moore	Canterbury
Commercial Intense – Blends	number 29	Grahame Taylor	Waiheke
Commercial Intense – Single Varietal	Loopline Olives Picholene	Mark & Kate Bunny	Wairarapa
Best in Class – Flavoured (Flavoured Olive Oil)
Flavoured Citrus	Juno Olives Lemon Agrumato	Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa
Gold Medal Winners 2015
Gold – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres)
Boutique Mild – Single Varietal	Simunovich Koroneiki	Johnathan Smith	Auckland
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Old French Road Manzanilla	Jan Whyte & Niall Holland	Canterbury
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Gabbani Frantoio	Paul Stephens	Kapiti
Boutique Medium – Blends	Man o’ War	Charmaine Maitland	Waiheke
Boutique Intense – Blends	Wairarapa Gold	Rona Huggins	Wairarapa
Gold – Commercial (250 Litres and above)
Commercial Medium – Blends	Simunovich Natural	Johnathan Smith	Auckland
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Simunovich Frantoio	Johnathan Smith	Auckland
Commercial Medium – Blends	Robinsons Bay Grove Blend 2015	Chris & Annette Moore	Canterbury
Commercial Intense – Blends	number 29	Grahame Taylor	Waiheke
Commercial Intense – Single Varietal	Loopline Olives Picholene	Mark & Kate Bunny	Wairarapa
Gold – Flavoured (Flavoured Olive Oil)
Flavoured Citrus	Juno Olives Lemon Agrumato	Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa
Silver Medal Winners 2015
Silver – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres)
Boutique Medium – Blends	Salumeria Fontana HNY	Greg Scopas	Auckland
Boutique Intense – Blends	Moutohora Grove Blend	Gerrit Kruithoed	Bay of Plenty
Boutique Mild – Single Varietal	Aquiferra Koroneiki	Shona Thompson & Bob Marshall	Hawkes Bay
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Rata Olive Oil	Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy	Kapiti
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Noble Estate	Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley	Kapiti
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Two Black Dogs	Nicky Beatson and Graham Brown	Northland
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Olives on the Hill Frantoio	Chris and Linda Smith	Northland
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Doubtless Bay Olives	Graham & Stephanie McMullan	Northland
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Oliven am Meer/Manu Kōrihi/Strathview Olives	Koru Olives	Northland
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Putiki Bay Koroneiki	Rhys & Annette Thomas	Waiheke
Boutique Medium – Blends	Juno Olive Oil Leccino Blend	Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa
Boutique Medium – Blends	Left Field Tuscan Blend	Colin & Diane Hadley	Wairarapa
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	River Grove Koroneiki	Steven & Chris Price	Wairarapa
Boutique Intense – Blends	Atutahi Barnea Blend	Peter & Ruth Graham	Wairarapa
Boutique Intense – Blends	Blue Earth Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Mike & Margaret Hanson	Wairarapa
Boutique Intense – Blends	Fantail Grove Sevilo Blend	Margot MacGillivray Richard Schofield	Wairarapa
Boutique Intense – Blends	Olive2Oil Grove Blend	Rod & Elaine Corlett	Wairarapa
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Atutahi Leccino	Peter & Ruth Graham	Wairarapa
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Dali Frantoio	Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart	Wairarapa
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Dali Picual	Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart	Wairarapa
Silver – Commercial (250 Litres and above)
Commercial Mild – Blends	Aquiferra Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Shona Thompson & Bob Marshall	Hawkes Bay
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Viaduct Frantoio	Christopher Crompton-Smith & Ross Bell	Hawkes Bay
Commercial Medium – Blends	Kapiti Frantoio/Leccino	David & Helen Walshaw	Kapiti
Commercial Intense – Blends	Kapiti Leccino/Picual/Koroneiki	David & Helen Walshaw	Kapiti
Commercial Intense – Single Varietal	Gabbani Koroneiki	Paul Stephens	Kapiti
Commercial Medium – Blends	Kakariki Olives/Oriwa Blend	Helen & John Dunlop	Nelson
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	ELOVI Frantoio	Roger Armstrong	Nelson
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Weka Koroneiki	Laraine and Peter Rothenberg	Nelson
Commercial Intense – Single Varietal	Kina Haus Frantoio	Wayne & Nini Wooff	Nelson
Commercial Medium – Blends	Leafyridge Frantoio/Leccino	Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Blends	Leafyridge Grove Blend	Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright	Wairarapa
Commercial Intense – Blends	Molive Gold	Mike & Joy Cooper	Wairarapa
Commercial Intense – Blends	Olivo Extra Virgin	Helen & John Meehan	Wairarapa
Commercial Intense – Single Varietal	Juno Olive Oil Manzanillo	Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa
Commercial Intense – Single Varietal	River Grove Frantoio	Steven & Chris Price	Wairarapa
Silver – Flavoured (Flavoured Olive Oil)
Flavoured Other	Telegraph Hill Lemongrass, Kaffir Lime & Chilli	Geoff Crawford	Hawkes Bay
Flavoured Other	Leafyridge Roasted Garlic	Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright	Wairarapa
Bronze Medal Winners 2015
Bronze – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres)
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Old French Road Kalamata	Jan Whyte & Niall Holland	Canterbury
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Kina Haus Koroneiki	Wayne & Nini Wooff	Nelson
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Kina Haus Leccino	Wayne & Nini Wooff	Nelson
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Boundary Gardens	Elizabeth & Ian Fletcher	Wairarapa
Boutique Intense – Blends	D’Arc Grove Grove Blend	Peter & Kay Goldfinch	Wairarapa
Boutique Intense – Blends	Left Field Barnea Blend	Colin & Diane Hadley	Wairarapa
Bronze – Commercial (250 Litres and above)
Commercial Medium – Blends	Salumeria Fontana HNT	Greg Scopas	Auckland
Commercial Mild – Single Varietal	Viaduct Leccino	Christopher Crompton-Smith & Ross Bell	Hawkes Bay
Commercial Medium – Blends	Telegraph Hill Medium Intensity	Geoff Crawford	Hawkes Bay
Commercial Medium – Blends	Gabbani Tuscan Blend	Paul Stephens	Kapiti
Commercial Medium – Blends	Weka Frantoio/Leccino	Laraine and Peter Rothenberg	Nelson
Commercial Intense – Single Varietal	ELOVI Leccino	Roger Armstrong	Nelson
Commercial Medium – Blends	Dali Select	Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Leafyridge Leccino	Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright	Wairarapa
Bronze – Flavoured (Flavoured Olive Oil)
Flavoured Other	Aquiferra Infused Herbs de Provence	Shona Thompson & Bob Marshall	Hawkes Bay
Flavoured Other	Aquiferra Infused Lime & Thai Chilli	Shona Thompson & Bob Marshall	Hawkes Bay
Flavoured Citrus	Manu Kōrihi/Oliven am Meer/Strathview Olives	Koru Olives	Northland
Flavoured Citrus	Leafyridge Lime	Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright	Wairarapa
Flavoured Other	Leafyridge Caramelised Onion	Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright	Wairarapa
Flavoured Other	Leafyridge Chilli/Lime	Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright	Wairarapa
Flavoured Other	Leafyridge Tuscan Blend	Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright	Wairarapa
Other Awards
Best Processor	The Olive Press Ltd		Wairarapa
Best Label	number 29		Waiheke Island

2012 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards

Best in Show 2012

Olives New Zealand GEA Westfalia are pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards. The Awards were presented at the Awards Dinner held at the Brentwood Hotel, Wellington on Saturday 30th September.

Chris and Annette Moore, pictured with the Best in Show Trophy, took out the Supreme Award with their Robinson’s Bay Grove Blend .

Pictured left is Ian Juno receiving the mrlabels Best Label Award from Jo Holmes of Arthur Homes Ltd.

Picture right, with the COSPAK Best Boutique Trophy, is Heather Seel from McGiven Valley and Alison van Winkel from COSPAK.

2011 Olives New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards

Best In Show – Moutohora Grove Blend

Gerrit and Wil Kruithoed; Moutohora Grove; Bay of Plenty.

Judges comments: ” Nutty, olive leafy, spciy and well balanced. Hints of other mature fruit and fresh walnut”

Best in Class 2011

Gold Medals 2011

Silver Medals 2011

Bronze Medals 2011

2010 Olives New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards

Best In Show

Kapiti Olives Extra Virgin Olive Oil

David Walshaw of Kapiti Olives proudly displays the Olives New Zealand EVOO Best In Show Trophy 2010. Kapiti Island in the background.

Kapiti Olives owners David and Helen Walshaw, and Graeme and Chris Harris are delighted to be the 2010 winners of the Olives New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition.

Situated at Te Horo on the West Coast of the North Island, David and Graeme believe that the region is perfect for growing great oil due to its long frost free seasons and great climate.

Judges tasting notes stated …’A lovely oil with hints of green tea and figs with underlying spearmint. The palate has floral notes’.

The oil is a blend of Frantoio, Leccino, Picual and Koroneiki.

Best In Class Winners 2010

Gold Medal Winners 2010

Silver Medal Winners 2010

Bronze Medal Awards 2010