Olives New Zealand
2018 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards
2018 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards
Olives New Zealand and AGMARDT were pleased to announce the winners in the 2018 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards at the Awards Dinner held at the Copthorne Solway Park, Masterton on Saturday 13 October.
Loopline Olives from Wairarapa took out Best in Show and also Reserve Best in Show while Juno Olives from Wairarapa also did the ‘double’ taking out Best in Boutique and Reserve Best in Boutique.
Best Flavoured Oil went to The Olive Press, Wairarapa who also took out Best Processor.
Pictured is the Awards Head Judge, Esteban Santipolio from Argentina, who presented the Best in Show Trophy to Kate and Mark Bunny from Loopline Olives.
| Best in Show 2018 | |||
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Picholene | Mark & Kate Bunny | Wairarapa |
| Reserve in Show 2018 | |||
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Picual | Mark & Kate Bunny | Wairarapa |
| Best in Boutique 2018 | |||
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Picual | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Reserve in Boutique 2018 | |||
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Koroneiki | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Best Flavoured Oil 2018 | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Pressed Gold Lime Infused | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Best in Class Winners 2018 | |||
| Boutique Mild – Blends Joint Award | McGiven Valley | Christopher & Heather Seel | Auckland |
| Boutique Mild – Blends Joint Award | Ti Point Frantoio/Leccino | Shane and Carolyn Anderson | Auckland |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Woodside Bay Extra Virgin Olive Oil | John and Angela Goodwin | Waiheke |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Il Falcone Korako | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Olivo Koroneiki | Helen & John Meehan | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Left Field Tuscan Blend | Colin & Diane Hadley | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal Joint Award | Juno Olive Oil Picual | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal Joint Award | Juno Olive Oil Koroneiki | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Dunford Grove No. 2 Blend | Jocelyn Robinson & Sandy Black | Central Otago |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Kapiti Frantoio/Leccino | David & Helen Walshaw | Kapiti |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Dali Frantoio | Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Blue Earth Classic | Mike & Margaret Hanson | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Picholene | Mark & Kate Bunny | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Picual | Mark & Kate Bunny | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Pressed Gold Lime Infused | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Juno Rosemary | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Gold Medal Winners 2018 | |||
| Gold – Boutique | |||
| Boutique Mild – Blends | McGiven Valley | Christopher & Heather Seel | Auckland |
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Ti Point Frantoio/Leccino | Shane and Carolyn Anderson | Auckland |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Rata Olives Frantoio | Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy | Kapiti |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Totara Tunnel Olives Frantoio | Brent Meldrum & Sally Murrey | Kapiti |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Woodside Bay Extra Virgin Olive Oil | John and Angela Goodwin | Waiheke |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Il Falcone Korako | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Olivo Koroneiki | Helen & John Meehan | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Left Field Tuscan Blend | Colin & Diane Hadley | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Picual | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Koroneiki | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Gold – Commercial | |||
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Robinsons Bay Manzanillo | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Waipara Groves Picual | Malcolm & Sally McKenzie | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Dunford Grove No. 2 Blend | Jocelyn Robinson & Sandy Black | Central Otago |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Telegraph Hill Medium Intesity | Geoff Crawford | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Kapiti Frantoio/Leccino | David & Helen Walshaw | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Noble Estate Mission M2 | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Cable Bay The Waiheke Island Good Oil | Nicky Reynolds | Waiheke |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Pressed Gold Mild | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Dali Frantoio | Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Blue Earth Classic | Mike & Margaret Hanson | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Picholene | Mark & Kate Bunny | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Olive Black Frantoio | Richard Nga Wai Chiu | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Dali Picual | Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Picual | Mark & Kate Bunny | Wairarapa |
| Gold – Flavoured | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Noble Estate Kaffir Lime | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Flavoured Citrus | Leafyridge Lemon & Lime | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Pressed Gold Lime Infused | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Juno Rosemary | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Silver Medal Winners 2018 | |||
| Silver – Boutique | |||
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Duck Creek Olive Oil (Batch 2) | Derek and Sally Holland | Auckland |
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Ti Point Frantoio/J5/Nocellara | Shane and Carolyn Anderson | Auckland |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Virtuo Grove Blend NC | Ross & Margie Legh | Auckland |
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Mystery Valley Produce | David Henderson and Patsy Taylor | Bay of Plenty |
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Stoney Grove Tuscan Blend | Brian and Yvonne McDowall | Canterbury |
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Waipara Groves Tuscan Blend | Malcolm & Sally McKenzie | Canterbury |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Clements Estate | Robin & Sue Clements | Canterbury |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Old French Road Manzanillo | Jan Whyte & Niall Holland | Canterbury |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Waipara Groves Frantoio | Malcolm & Sally McKenzie | Canterbury |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Aquiferra Koroneiki | Shona Thompson & Bob Marshall | Hawkes Bay |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Noble Estate Mission M1 | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Isobel Olives Medium Blend | Chris Piper | Marlborough |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Doubtless Bay Olives Leccino | Graham & Stephanie McMullan | Northland |
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Left Field Barnea Blend | Colin & Diane Hadley | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | River Grove Frantoio | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | River Grove Picudo | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Leccino | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Manzanillo | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Leccino | Mark & Kate Bunny | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Olive2Oil | Rod & Elaine Corlett | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Il Falcone Koukou | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Silver – Commercial | |||
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Duck Creek Olive Oil (Batch 1) | Derek and Sally Holland | Auckland |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Salumeria Fontana | Greg Scopas | Auckland |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Simunovich Extra Virgin | Johno Smith | Auckland |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Simunovich Frantoio | Johno Smith | Auckland |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Old French Road Frantoio | Jan Whyte & Niall Holland | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Longview Olives | Anita and Alan Blakemore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Robinsons Bay RB1 | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Robinsons Bay RB2 | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Waipara Groves Barnea | Malcolm & Sally McKenzie | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Dunford Grove No. 3 Blend | Jocelyn Robinson & Sandy Black | Central Otago |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Aquiferra Grove Blend | Shona Thompson & Bob Marshall | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Jo & Co Grove Blend | Jo and Tom Coppen | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Terra Sancta | Tony Casey | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Kapiti Leccino/Picual 1 | David & Helen Walshaw | Kapiti |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Kapiti Leccino/Picual 2 | David & Helen Walshaw | Kapiti |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Kapiti Koroneiki | David & Helen Walshaw | Kapiti |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Rata Olives Leccino | Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Waikawa Glen | Lisa Buchan and Glenn Wigley | Kapiti |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Faversham Olive Grove | Janine Mayson | Marlborough |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Isobel Olives Robust Blend | Chris Piper | Marlborough |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Kakariki | Ray and Brenda Gregory | Nelson |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Kina Haus Blend 2018 | Wayne & Nini Wooff | Nelson |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Tasman Bay Olives Leccino | Roger Armstrong | Nelson |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Weka Frantoio | Laraine and Peter Rothenberg | Nelson |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Weka Koroneiki | Laraine and Peter Rothenberg | Nelson |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Weka Leccino | Laraine and Peter Rothenberg | Nelson |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Tasman Bay Olives Frantoio | Roger Armstrong | 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 Medium – Blends | Oliven am Meer/Manu Kōrihi/Strathview Olives | Julie Mays | Northland |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Olives on the Hill Grove Blend | Chris and Linda Smith | Northland |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Man o’ War | Charmaine Maitland | Waiheke |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | number 29 | Grahame Taylor | Waiheke |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Leafyridge Frantoio/Leccino | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Olea 2018/1 | Charles & Kay Chinnaiyah | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Olivo Tuscan Estate | Helen & John Meehan | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Bella Olea Leccino | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Leafyridge Frantoio | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Blue Earth Tuscan | Mike & Margaret Hanson | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Fernandez | Godfrey Fernandez | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Olea 2018/2 | Charles & Kay Chinnaiyah | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Olive Black Grove Blend | Richard Nga Wai Chiu | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Olivo Estate | Helen & John Meehan | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Pressed Gold Medium | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Pressed Gold Tuscan Blend | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Il Falcone Karearea | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Silver – Flavoured | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Forty Groves Yuzu | Andrew Taylor | Hawkes Bay |
| Flavoured Citrus | Kakariki Lime Infused Olive Oil | Ray and Brenda Gregory | Nelson |
| Flavoured Citrus | Oliven am Meer/Manu Kōrihi/Strathview Olives Lemon | Julie Mays | Northland |
| Flavoured Citrus | Man o’ War Lemon | Charmaine Maitland | Waiheke |
| Flavoured Citrus | Bella Olea Lemon | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Juno Blood Orange | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Juno Lemon | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Leafyridge Citrus | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Leafyridge Tuscan Herb | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Olive Black Chilli Infused Olive Oil | Richard Nga Wai Chiu | Wairarapa |
| Bronze Medal Winners 2018 | |||
| Bronze – Boutique | |||
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Frantoio | Mark & Kate Bunny | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Dali Coupage | Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Bronze – Flavoured | |||
| Flavoured Other | Leafyridge Chilli | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Pressed Gold Rosemary Infused | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Best Processor | The Olive Press :td | Wairarapa | |
| Best Label | Olive Black Trading Ltd | Wairarapa | |
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