Olives New Zealand
2016 NZ EVOO Awards
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.
| Best In Show – Commercial (250 Litres and above) | |||
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Robinsons Bay RB2 | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Best in Boutique – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres) | |||
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Rockbottom Grove Picual | Malcolm & Susan Nowill | Wairarapa |
| Best Flavoured Oil | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Juno Blood Orange Olive Oil | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Best in Class Winners 2016 | |||
| Best in Class – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres) | |||
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Moutohora Estate Piqual | Gerrit and Wil Kruithoed | Bay of Plenty |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Woodside Bay Extra Virgin Olive Oil | John and Angela Goodwin | Waiheke |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Bella Olea Picual | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Left Field Olives Barnea Blend | Colin and Di Hadley | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Rockbottom Grove Picual | Malcolm & Susan Nowill | Wairarapa |
| Best in Class – Commercial (250 Litres and above) | |||
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Robinsons Bay RB2 | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Old French Road Manzanilla | Jan & Niall Whyte, Holland | Canterbury |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Viaduct Frantoio | Christopher Crompton-Smith & Ross Bell | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Kapiti Koroneiki/Frantoio | David & Helen Walshaw | Kapiti |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Oil Makers Blend | Bruce McCallum | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Loopline Leccino | Mark & Kate Bunny | Wairarapa |
| Best in Class – Flavoured Olive Oil | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Juno Blood Orange Olive Oil | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Juno Rosemary Olive Oil | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Gold Medal Winners 2016 | |||
| Gold – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres) | |||
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Moutohora Estate Piqual | Gerrit and Wil Kruithoed | Bay of Plenty |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Woodside Bay Extra Virgin Olive Oil | John and Angela Goodwin | Waiheke |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Bella Olea Picual | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Left Field Barnea Blend | Colin & Diane Hadley | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Rockbottom Grove Picual | Malcolm & Susan Nowill | Wairarapa |
| Gold – Commercial (250 Litres and above) | |||
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Robinsons Bay RB2 | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Old French Road Manzanilla | Jan Whyte and Niall Holland | Canterbury |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Viaduct Frantoio | Christopher Crompton-Smith & Ross Bell | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Kapiti Koroneiki/Frantoio | David & Helen Walshaw | Kapiti |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Weka Frantoio | Laraine and Peter Rothenberg | Nelson |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Doubtless Bay Olives J5 | Graham & Stephanie McMullan | Northland |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Oil Makers Blend | Bruce McCallum | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Frantoio | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Loopline Leccino | Mark & Kate Bunny | Wairarapa |
| Gold – Flavoured | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Juno Blood Orange Olive Oil | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Juno Rosemary Olive Oil | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Leafyridge Kaffir Lime | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Silver Medal Winners 2016 | |||
| Silver – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres) | |||
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Ti Point | Shane Anderson | Auckland |
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Mystery Valley Produce | David Hendesron and Patsy Taylor | Bay of Plenty |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Waipara Groves Koroneiki | Malcolm & Sally McKenzie | Canterbury |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Waipara Groves Leccino | Malcolm & Sally McKenzie | Canterbury |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Telegraph Hill Kalamata | Geoff Crawford | Hawkes Bay |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Gabbani Frantoio | Paul Stephens | Kapiti |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Gabbani Picholene | Paul Stephens | Kapiti |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Rata Olives Frantoio | Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Otamatea Olives Picholene | John & Anne Summerhays | Kapiti |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Doubtless Bay Olives Frantoio | Graham & Stephanie McMullan | Northland |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Greytown Gold Special Reserve | Richard & Julie Winder | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Olive2Oil Grove Blend | Rod & Elaine Corlett | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Dali Picual | Ross Vintiner and Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Picholene | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Picual | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Olive2Oil Leccino | Rod & Elaine Corlett | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | River Grove Chemali | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | White Rock Pendolino | Jenny & Ray Lilley | Wairarapa |
| Silver – Commercial (250 Litres and above) | |||
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Salumeria Fontana HNM | Greg Scopas | Auckland |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Moutohora Estate Grove Blend | Gerrit and Wil Kruithoed | Bay of Plenty |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Moutohora Estate Koroneiki | Gerrit and Wil Kruithoed | Bay of Plenty |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Robinsons Bay RB1 | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Clements Estate | Robin & Sue Clements | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Aquiferra Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Shona Thompson and Bob Marshall | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Kapiti Frantoio/Leccino | David & Helen Walshaw | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Gabbani Koroneiki | Paul Stephens | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Otamatea Olives Frantoio | John & Anne Summerhays | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Otamatea Olives Koroneiki | John & Anne Summerhays | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Rata Olives Leccino | Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy | Kapiti |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | 2016 Kina Haus Blend | Wayne & Nini Wooff | Nelson |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Kakarki Olives | Helen & John Dunlop | Nelson |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Tasman Bay Olives Frantoio | Roger Armstrong | Nelson |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Tasman Bay Olives Leccino | Roger Armstrong | Nelson |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Weka Leccino/Frantoio Blend | Laraine and Peter Rothenberg | Nelson |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Weka Koroneiki | Laraine and Peter Rothenberg | Nelson |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Weka Leccino | Laraine and Peter Rothenberg | Nelson |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Olives on the Hill Grove Blend | Chris and Linda Smith | Northland |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Oliven am Meer/Manu KÅrihi/Strathview Olives | Julie Mays | Northland |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | New Zealand Fresh -TB | Grahame Taylor | Waiheke |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | number 29 | Grahame Taylor | Waiheke |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Man o’ War | Charmaine Maitland | Waiheke |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | OLEA Naturae (2016/01) | Charles & Kay Chinnaiyah | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Olive Black Leccino | Richard Nga Wai Chiu | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Leafyridge Grove Blend | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | OLEA Naturae (2016/02) | Charles & Kay Chinnaiyah | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Dali Frantoio | Ross Vintiner and Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Leafyridge Frantoio | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Loopline Picual | Mark & Kate Bunny | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Olive Black Frantoio | Richard Nga Wai Chiu | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Atutahi Barnea Blend | Peter & Ruth Graham | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Molive Gold | Mike & Joy Cooper | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Olivo Estate | Helen & John Meehan | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Olivo Tuscan Estate | Helen & John Meehan | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Ponticello Harvest Blend | Bruce and Linda Sollitt | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Bella Olea Barnea | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Leccino | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | River Grove Frantoio | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Silver – Flavoured | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Bella Olea Lemon | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Juno Lemon Olive Oil | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Leafyridge Limone | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Leafyridge Smoked Manuka | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Bronze Medal Winners 2016 | |||
| Bronze – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres) | |||
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | The Giving Trees | Pamela Theakston | Auckland |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Southlea Olives Leccino 1716 | Peter & Frances Baylis | Canterbury |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Waipara Groves Barnea | Malcolm & Sally McKenzie | Canterbury |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Aquiferra Koroneiki | Shona Thompson and Bob Marshall | Hawkes Bay |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Old Hautere Road | Paul & Anne Barnett | Kapiti |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Rata Blend | Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy | Kapiti |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Two Black Dogs Koroneiki | Nicky Beatson and Graham Brown | Northland |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Bella Olea Grove Blend | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Bella Olea Koroneiki | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Bella Olea Leccino | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Juno Koroneiki | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Bronze – Commercial (250 Litres and above) | |||
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Duck Creek Rd Blend | Derek and Sally Holland | Auckland |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Duck Creek Rd Frantoio/J5 | Derek and Sally Holland | Auckland |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Salumeria Fontana HNY | Greg Scopas | Auckland |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Goose Creek Koroneiki | Anne Batley | Auckland |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Salumeria Fontana HN2 | Greg Scopas | Auckland |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Terrace Edge Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Bruce & Jill Chapman | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Old French Road Kalamata | Jan Whyte and Niall Holland | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Old French Road Frantoia | Jan Whyte and Niall Holland | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Southlea Olives Leccino 1816 | Peter & Frances Baylis | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Dunford Grove Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Jocelyn Black & Sandy Robinson | Central Otago |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | 100% Kiwi New Zealand | John Arthur | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Esk Valley EVOO | David & Gillian Bate | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Owahanga Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Aohanga Incorporation | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Gabbani Tuscan Blend | Paul Stephens | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Kapiti Leccino/Picual | David & Helen Walshaw | Kapiti |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Noble Estate Mission | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | EPF Ltd Blend 2016 | Barbara Ebner | Nelson |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Olives on the Hill Ascolano | Chris and Linda Smith | Northland |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Olives on the Hill Frantoio | Chris and Linda Smith | Northland |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Two Black Dogs Ascolano | Nicky Beatson and Graham Brown | Northland |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Leafyridge Leccino | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Dali Coupage | Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Atutahi Frantoio/Leccino | Peter & Ruth Graham | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Bella Olea Estate Blend | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Blue Earth | Mike & Margaret Hanson | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Left Field Tuscan Blend | Colin & Diane Hadley | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | River Grove South Grove Blend | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Wairarapa Gold | Rona Huggins | Wairarapa |
| Bronze – Flavoured | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Aquiferra Mandarin | Shona Thompson and Bob Marshall | Hawkes Bay |
| Flavoured Other | Aquiferra Garlic | Shona Thompson and Bob Marshall | Hawkes Bay |
| Flavoured Other | Aquiferra Herbs de Provence | Shona Thompson and Bob Marshall | Hawkes Bay |
| Flavoured Citrus | Noble Estate Kaffir Lime | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Flavoured Citrus | Juno Lime Olive Oil | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Leafyridge Lime | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Leafyridge Chilli and Lime | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Leafyridge Festive Spice | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Leafyridge Sundried Tomato | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Best Processor 2016 | |||
| The Olive Press Ltd | Wairarapa | ||
| Best Label 2016 | |||
| Greytown Olives Ltd | Richard and Julie Winder | Wairarapa | |
| Pioneer Award | |||
| Mike Ponder | Marlborough | ||
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