Olives New Zealand
2020 NZ EVOO Awards
2020 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards
Olives New Zealand was pleased to announce the winners in the 2020 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards at the Awards Dinner held at Rydges Airport Hotel, Wellington on Saturday 10th October.
Olive Black from the Wairarapa took out Best in Show while Loopline Olives also from Wairarapa took out Reserve Best in Show.
Juno Olives from Wairarapa took out Best Boutique while Waikawa Glen from Kapiti took out Reserve Boutique.
Best Flavoured Oil went to Leafyridge Olives and Best Processor to The Olive Press, both from Wairarapa.
Pictured is Richard Lee of Olive Black receiving the Best in Show Trophy from 2020 Awards Judge Georges Feghali.
| Best in Show 2020 | |||
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Olive Black Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Richard Nga Wai Chiu | Wairarapa |
| Reserve in Show 2020 | |||
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Picual | Stephen Davies Howard | Wairarapa |
| Best in Boutique 2020 | |||
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Picual | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Reserve in Boutique 2020 | |||
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Waikawa Glen Blend | Lisa Buchan and Glenn Wigley | Kapiti |
| Best Flavoured Oil 2020 | |||
| Flavoured Other | Leafyridge Olives Chilli | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Best in Class Winners 2020 | |||
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Sapphire Olives Blend | Derek & Tracy Johnson | Bay of Plenty |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Totara Tunnel Leccino | Brent & Sally Meldrum & Murrey | Kapiti |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Waikawa Glen Blend | Lisa Buchan & Glenn Wigley | Kapiti |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Waikawa Glen Frantoio | Lisa Buchan & Glenn Wigley | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Blue Earth Intense | Mike & Margaret Hanson | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Picual | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Simunovich Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Johno Smith | Auckland |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Olive Trading Company Frantoio | Johno Smith | Auckland |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Olive Black Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Richard Nga Wai Chiu | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Picual | Stephen Davies Howard | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Leafyridge Olives Lime | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Leafyridge Olives Chilli | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Gold Medal Winners 2020 | |||
| Gold – Boutique | |||
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Duck Creek Rd Olive Oil Batch L | Derek and Sally Holland | Auckland |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | McGiven Valley Olive Oil | Christopher & Heather Seel | Auckland |
| Boutique Mild – Blends | Sapphire Olives Blend | Derek & Tracy Johnson | Bay of Plenty |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Mystery Valley Picual Bend | David Henderson & Patsy Taylor | Bay of Plenty |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Sapphire Olives Koroneiki | Derek & Tracy Johnson | Bay of Plenty |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Longview Olives | Anita and Alan Blakemore | Canterbury |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Waipara Groves Picual | Malcolm & Sally McKenzie | Canterbury |
| Boutique Mild – Single Varietal | Totara Tunnel Leccino | Brent & Sally Meldrum & Murrey | Kapiti |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Waikawa Glen Blend | Lisa Buchan & Glenn Wigley | Kapiti |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Waikawa Glen Frantoio | Lisa Buchan & Glenn Wigley | Kapiti |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Waikawa Glen Koroneiki | Lisa Buchan & Glenn Wigley | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Totara Tunnel Frantoio | Brent Meldrum & Sally Murrey | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Totara Tunnel Leccino – filtered | Brent Meldrum & Sally Murrey | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Blue Earth Classic | Mike & Margaret Hanson | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Blue Earth Intense | Mike & Margaret Hanson | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Il Falcone Premium Blend | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Il Falcone Karearea | Rod Lingard & Katrina Bach | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Frantoio | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Koroneiki | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Picual | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Picholene | Stephen Davies Howard | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Olivo Koroneiki | Helen & John Meehan | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | River Grove Picual | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Gold – Commercial | |||
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Simunovich Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Johno Smith | Auckland |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Olive Trading Company Frantoio | Johno Smith | Auckland |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Sapphire Olives Picual | Derek & Tracy Johnson | Bay of Plenty |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Robinsons Bay GB2 | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Robinsons Bay Manzanillo | Chris & Annette Moore | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Noble Estate Mission – M2 | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Pressed Gold Medium | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Il Falcone Korako | Rod Lingard & Katrina Bach | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Olive Black Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Richard Nga Wai Chiu | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Pressed Gold Tuscan Blend | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Picholene | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Loopline Olives Picual | Stephen Davies Howard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Olive Black Frantoio | Richard Nga Wai Chiu | Wairarapa |
| Gold – Flavoured | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Noble Estate Kaffir Lime | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Flavoured Other | Noble Estate Chilli | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Flavoured Citrus | Leafyridge Olives Lime | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Pressed Gold Citrus Grove Infusion | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Pressed Gold Midori No Yuzu | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Leafyridge Olives Chilli | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Silver Medal Winners 2020 | |||
| Silver – Boutique | |||
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Duck Creek Rd Batch E | Derek and Sally Holland | Auckland |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Mystery Valley Leccino Blend | David Henderson & 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 | Noble Estate Frantoio | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Noble Estate Mission – M1 | Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Rata Olives Leccino | Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy | Kapiti |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Isobel Olives Grove Blend | Chris Piper | Marlborough |
| Boutique Medium – Single Varietal | Divinity Olives Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Michael & Leanne Chinnery | Northland |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Woodside Bay Olive Oil | John and Angela Goodwin | Waiheke |
| Boutique Medium – Blends | Bella Olea Grove Blend | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Blue Earth Tuscan | Mike & Margaret Hanson | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Bone Gully Oilmakers Blend | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Fernandez Koroneiki Blend | Godfrey Fernandez | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Left Field Tuscan | Colin & Diane Hadley | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Olive2Oil | Rod & Elaine Corlett | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | River Grove Leccino Blend | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Two Sheds Tuscan Blend | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Dali Picual | Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Juno Olive Oil Leccino | Karen & Ian Juno | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Left Field Barnea | Colin & Diane Hadley | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Pressed Gold Intense | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | River Grove Chemali | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | River Grove Frantoio | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | River Grove Moraiolo | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | River Grove Picholene | Steven & Chris Price | Wairarapa |
| Silver – Commercial | |||
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Simunovich Frantoio | Johno Smith | Auckland |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Duck Creek Rd Batch B | Derek and Sally Holland | Auckland |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Moutohora Estate Grove Blend | Gerrit and Wil Kruithoed | Bay of Plenty |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Old French Road Frantoia | Jan Whyte & Niall Holland | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Old French Road Kalamata | Jan Whyte & Niall Holland | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Old French Road Mazanilla | Jan Whyte & Niall Holland | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Old French Road Picholene | Jan Whyte & Niall Holland | Canterbury |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Waipara Groves Barnea | Malcolm & Sally McKenzie | Canterbury |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Dunford Grove Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Jocelyn Robinson & Sandy Black | Central Otago |
| Commercial Mild – Blends | Terra Sancta | Nathan Casey | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Aquiferra Blend | Shona Thompson & Bob Marshall | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Telegraph Hill Premium Blend | Geoff Crawford | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Aquiferra Koroneiki | Shona Thompson & Bob Marshall | Hawkes Bay |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Kapiti Frantoio Blend | David & Helen Walshaw | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Kapiti Koroneiki Blend | David & Helen Walshaw | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Kapiti Leccino/Picual | David & Helen Walshaw | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Kapiti Picual Blend | David & Helen Walshaw | Kapiti |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Rata Olives Frantoio | Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy | Kapiti |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Tasman Bay Olives Frantoio | Roger Armstrong | Nelson |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Tasman Bay Olives Leccino | Roger Armstrong | Nelson |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Weka Koroneiki | Laraine and Peter Rothenberg | Nelson |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Kakariki Mediterranean | Ray and Brenda Gregory | Nelson |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Kakariki Frantoio | Ray and Brenda Gregory | Nelson |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Weka Frantoio | Laraine and Peter Rothenberg | Nelson |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Olives on the Hill Leccino | Chris and Linda Smith | Northland |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Koru Olives/Oliven am Meer/Strathview Olives | Julie Mays & Werner Seitner and Anne Marshall & John Poole | Northland |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Olives on the Hill Ascolano | Chris and Linda Smith | Northland |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Olives on the Hill Frantoio | Chris and Linda Smith | Northland |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Man o’ War | Charmaine Maitland | Waiheke |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | number 29 Waiheke Island | Grahame Taylor | Waiheke |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | The Waiheke Island Good Oil | Allen Gorthy | Waiheke |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Olea Estate Blend | Charles & Kay Chinnaiyah | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Olivo Tuscan Estate | Helen & John Meehan | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Pressed Gold Oilmakers Blend | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Olea Estate Frantoio | Charles & Kay Chinnaiyah | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Leafyridge Olives Medium Peppery | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Lot Eight Oilmakers Blend | Colin & Nalini Baruch | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Lot Eight Reserve Blend | Colin & Nalini Baruch | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Leafyridge Olives Leccino | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Leafyridge Olives Mild and Fruity | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Leafyridge Olives Picual | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Olea Estate Picual | Charles & Kay Chinnaiyah | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Intense – Single Varietal | Olivo Estate | Helen & John Meehan | Wairarapa |
| Silver – Flavoured | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Rata Olives Tangelo | Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy | Kapiti |
| Flavoured Citrus | Bella Olea Lemon | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Leafyridge Olives Lemon | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Citrus | Leafyridge Olives Lemon & Lime | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Leafyridge Olives Tuscan Herb | Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright | Wairarapa |
| Flavoured Other | Pressed Gold Rosmarino Blu Toscano | Rod Lingard | Wairarapa |
| Bronze Medal Winners 2020 | |||
| Bronze – Boutique | |||
| Boutique Intense – Blends | Faversham Olive Grove | Janine Mayson | Marlborough |
| Boutique Intense – Blends | The Terraces Waiheke | Nikki Bell | Waiheke |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Bella Olea (SH2 – Leccino) | Chris and Hilary Penman | Wairarapa |
| Boutique Intense – Single Varietal | Dali Koroneiki | Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Bronze – Commercial | |||
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Olive Trading Company Extra Virgin Olive Oil | Johno Smith | Auckland |
| Commercial Medium – Blends | Weka Leccino/Frantoio | Laraine and Peter Rothenberg | Nelson |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Weka Leccino | Laraine and Peter Rothenberg | Nelson |
| Commercial Intense – Blends | Kakariki Leccino/Frantoio | Ray and Brenda Gregory | Nelson |
| Commercial Mild – Single Varietal | Dali Frantoio | Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Commercial Medium – Single Varietal | Dali Coupage | Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart | Wairarapa |
| Bronze – Flavoured | |||
| Flavoured Citrus | Old French Road Lemon Agrumato | Jan Whyte & Niall Holland | Canterbury |
| Best Processor | The Olive Press | Wairarapa | |
| Best Label | Olives on the Hill | Northland | |
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