NZ EVOO Awards 2015-2011

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

2014 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards

Olives New Zealand, GEA Westfalia and AGMARDT were pleased to announce the winners in the 2014 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards at the Awards Dinner held at Parliament, Wellington on Saturday 4th October.

Best in Show went to Loopline Olives of Wairarapa, owned by Mark and Kate Bunny, with their Loopline Picholene. Pictured at left, receiving the Andy Rosanowski Best in Show Trophy, are Kate Bunny, Head Judge Franca Camurati and Mark Bunny.

Best in Boutique went to Old French Road of Canterbury, owned by Jan Whyte and Niall Holland, with their Old French Road Blend.

Best In Show – Commercial (250 Litres and above)
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Loopline Olives Picholene	Mark & Kate Bunny	Wairarapa
Judges comment: Has a striking grassy and herbaceous aroma. Well balanced on the nose and palate.
Best in Boutique – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres)
Boutique Intense – Blends	Old French Road Blend	Jan Whyte & Niall Holland	Canterbury
Judges comment: Grassy, herbs aroma with a sweet fruit and caramel finish. Well balanced on the nose and palate.
Best in Class Winners 2014
Best in Class – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres)
Boutique Intense – Blends	Old French Road Blend	Jan & Niall Whyte, Holland	Canterbury
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Old French Road Frantoio	Jan & Niall Whyte, Holland	Canterbury
Boutique Medium – Blends	River Grove South Grove Blend	Steven & Chris Price	Wairarapa
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Olive2Oil Frantoio	Rod & Elaine Corlett	Wairarapa
Best in Class – Commercial (250 Litres and above)
Commercial Mild – Blends	Moutohora Grove Blend	Gerrit Kruithoed	Bay of Plenty
Commercial Mild – Single Varietal	Kilrae Olives Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Robin & Margaret Irwin	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Loopline Olives Picholene	Mark & Kate Bunny	Wairarapa
Gold Medal Winners 2014
Gold – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres)
Boutique Intense – Blends	Old French Road Blend	Jan Whyte & Niall Holland	Canterbury
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Old French Road Frantoio	Jan Whyte & Niall Holland	Canterbury
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Lusatori Koroneiki	Roger & Sally Woolhouse	Marlborough
Boutique Medium – Blends	River Grove South Grove Blend	Steven & Chris Price	Wairarapa
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Olive2Oil Frantoio	Rod & Elaine Corlett	Wairarapa
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	White Rock Pendolino	Jenny & Ray Lilley	Wairarapa
Gold – Commercial (250 Litres and above)
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Virtuo Nocellara Medium	Ross & Margaret Legh	Auckland
Commercial Mild – Blends	Moutohora Grove Blend	Gerrit Kruithoed	Bay of Plenty
Commercial Mild – Single Varietal	Kilrae Olives Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Robin & Margaret Irwin	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Loopline Olives Picholene	Mark & Kate Bunny	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	River Grove Frantoio	Steven & Chris Price	Wairarapa
Silver Medal Winners 2014
Silver – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres)
Boutique Mild – Single Varietal	Moutohora Koroneiki	Gerrit Kruithoed	Bay of Plenty
Boutique Medium – Blends	Southlea Olives	Peter & Frances Baylis	Canterbury
Boutique Mild – Single Varietal	Gabbani Frantoio	Paul Stephens	Kapiti
Boutique Medium – Blends	End Farm Olives	Andy Cross	Kapiti
Boutique Medium – Blends	Old Hautere Road Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Paul & Anne Barnett	Kapiti
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Edgeriver Leccino	Hamilton and Gaylene McConachy	Kapiti
Boutique Intense – Blends	Patria Grove Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Karen & Paul Anderson	Kapiti
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Weka Koroneiki	Laraine and Peter Rothenberg	Nelson
Boutique Medium – Blends	Arapiak Olive Estate Italian Blend	Kay McKelvie & John O’Leary	Northland
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Doubtless Bay Olives Leccino	Graham & Stephanie McMullan	Northland
Boutique Intense – Blends	Kowhai Close Frantoio/J5	Joyce & Guy Camilleri	Waiheke
Boutique Mild – Blends	Atutahi Barnea Blend	Peter & Ruth Graham	Wairarapa
Boutique Mild – Blends	Rockbottom Grove	Malcolm & Susan Nowill	Wairarapa
Boutique Mild – Single Varietal	River Grove Leccino	Steven & Chris Price	Wairarapa
Boutique Medium – Blends	Bella Olea Estate Blend	Chris and Hilary Penman	Wairarapa
Boutique Medium – Blends	Boundary Gardens Peony Grove 2014	Elizabeth & Ian Fletcher	Wairarapa
Boutique Medium – Blends	Left Field Barnea Blend	Colin & Diane Hadley	Wairarapa
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Fantail Grove Leccino	M MacGillivray R Schofield	Wairarapa
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	White Rock Olives Picual	Jenny & Ray Lilley	Wairarapa
Boutique Intense – Single Varietal	Dali Frantoio	Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart	Wairarapa
Silver – Commercial (250 Litres and above)
Commercial Mild – Blends	Matakana Smooth	Michael Mann	Auckland
Commercial Medium – Blends	River Estate Tuscan Blend	Barry Wade	Auckland
Commercial Medium – Blends	Simunovich Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Johnathan Smith	Auckland
Commercial Medium – Blends	Virtuo Medium Blend	Ross & Margaret Legh	Auckland
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Simunovich Frantoio	Johnathan Smith	Auckland
Commercial Intense – Blends	Virtuo Robust	Ross & Margaret Legh	Auckland
Commercial Intense – Single Varietal	River Estate Frantoio	Barry Wade	Auckland
Commercial Medium – Blends	Robinsons Bay Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Chris & Annette Moore	Canterbury
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Waipara Groves Barnea	Anthony & Cindy Millar	Canterbury
Commercial Intense – Blends	Matapiro Estate Intense	John Arthur	Hawkes Bay
Commercial Medium – Blends	Gabbani Tuscan Blend	Paul Stephens	Kapiti
Commercial Medium – Blends	Kapiti Frantoio/Leccino	David & Helen Walshaw	Kapiti
Commercial Medium – Blends	Kapiti Leccino/Picual	David & Helen Walshaw	Kapiti
Commercial Medium – Blends	Solive Tuscany Blend	David & Michele Lack	Kapiti
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Gabbani Koroneiki	Paul Stephens	Kapiti
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Noble Estate Mission	Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley	Kapiti
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Solive Frantoio	David & Michele Lack	Kapiti
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Solive Leccino	David & Michele Lack	Kapiti
Commercial Medium – Blends	ELOVI	Roger Armstrong	Nelson
Commercial Medium – Blends	Kakariki Olives	Helen & John Dunlop	Nelson
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Olives on the Hill Frantoio	Chris and Linda Smith	Northland
Commercial Intense – Blends	Oliven am Meer/Strathview Olives/Manu Kōrihi	Julie Mays	Northland
Commercial Intense – Single Varietal	Doubtless Bay Olives J5	Graham & Stephanie McMullan	Northland
Commercial Intense – Single Varietal	Man o’ War Verdale	Charmaine Maitland	Waiheke
Commercial Mild – Single Varietal	Loopline Olives Picual	Mark & Kate Bunny	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Blends	Atutahi Frantoio/Leccino	Peter & Ruth Graham	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Blends	Blue Earth Extra Virgn Olive Oil	Mike & Margaret Hanson	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Blends	Leafyridge Frantoio/Leccino	Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Blends	Leafyridge Grove Blend	Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Blends	Leafyridge Leccino/Picual	Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Blends	Left Field Tuscan Blend	Colin & Diane Hadley	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Blends	Olivo Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Helen & John Meehan	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Dali Picual	Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart	Wairarapa
Commercial Medium – Single Varietal	Leafyridge Frantoio	Craig & Ruth Leaf-Wright	Wairarapa
Commercial Intense – Blends	Dali Select	Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart	Wairarapa
Commercial Intense – Blends	Molive Gold	Mike & Joy Cooper	Wairarapa
Commercial Intense – Single Varietal	Bella Olea Leccino	Chris and Hilary Penman	Wairarapa
Bronze Medal Winners 2014
Bronze – Boutique (30 Litres to 249 Litres)
Boutique Mild – Single Varietal	Olive2Oil Leccino	Rod & Elaine Corlett	Wairarapa
Boutique Medium – Single Varietal	Juno Olive Oil Leccino	Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa
Bronze – Commercial (250 Litres and above)
Commercial Mild – Blends	Salumeria Fontana HNY	Greg Scopas	Auckland
Commercial Mild – Blends	Virtuo Mild	Ross & Margaret Legh	Auckland
Commercial Medium – Blends	Lusatori Blend	Roger & Sally Woolhouse	Marlborough
Commercial Medium – Blends	Weka Leccino/Frantoio Blend	Laraine and Peter Rothenberg	Nelson

Special Awards 2014
Best Processor	The Olive Press Ltd		Wairarapa
Best Label	Juno Olives	Ian and Karen Juno	Wairarapa

2013 NEW ZEALAND EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL AWARDS

Best in Show 2013

Olives New Zealand, GEA Westfalia and AGMARDT are pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 New Zealand Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards. The Awards were presented at the Awards Dinner held at the Sudima Airport Hotel, Christchurch on Saturday 28th September.

Chris and Annette Moore took out the Supreme Award with their Robinson’s Bay Grove Blend, for the second year in succession. Pictured at left is the Head Judge, Sue Langstaff from California, presenting the Best in Show Trophy to Chris and Annette.

Best In Show – (Commercial – 100 Litres and above of Production)
Robinsons Bay Grove Blend 0113	Chris & Annette Moore	Canterbury
Judges comment: “Has a striking green herb aroma, balanced on nose and palate, ripe fruit flavours, a real beauty”.
Best in Boutique 2013 (30 Litres to 99 Litres of Production)
Juno Koroneiki	Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa
Judges comment: “Aromas of fig leaf, olive leaf and artichoke. Good balance with a warm finish”.
Best in Class Winners 2013
Best in Class – (Commercial – 100 Litres and above of Production)
Parkhill Olives – Delicate	Ross & Margie Legh	Auckland
Moutohora Picual	Kanuka Forest Wines Ltd	Bay of Plenty
Robinsons Bay Grove Blend 0113	Chris & Annette Moore	Canterbury
Old French Road Blend	Jan & Niall Whyte, Holland	Canterbury
Weka Koroneiki	Laraine Rothenberg	Nelson
Dali Picual	Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart	Wairarapa
Gold Medal Winners 2013
Gold – (Commercial – 100 Litres and above of Production)
Parkhill Olives – Delicate	Ross & Margie Legh	Auckland
Moutohora Picual	Kanuka Forest Wines Ltd	Bay of Plenty
Robinsons Bay Grove Blend 0113	Chris & Annette Moore	Canterbury
Old French Road Blend	Jan & Niall Whyte, Holland	Canterbury
Aquiferra Blend	Shona Thompson Bob Marshall	Hawkes Bay
Gabbani Olives Frantoio	Paul Stephens	Kapiti
Weka Koroneiki	Laraine Rothenberg	Nelson
Man O’War	Charmaine Maitland	Waiheke
Blue Earth Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Mike & Margaret Hanson	Wairarapa
Boundary Gardens Olive Oil	Elizabeth & Ian Fletcher	Wairarapa
Dali Picual	Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart	Wairarapa
Silver Medal Winners 2013
Silver – (Boutique – 30 Litres to 99 Litres of Production)
Doubtless Bay Olive Oil	Graham & Stephanie McMullan	Auckland
Bella Olea Barnea	Chris and Hilary Penman	Wairarapa
Left Field Barnea Blend	Colin & Diane Hadley	Wairarapa
Juno Koroneiki	Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa
Juno Picual	Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa
Silver – (Commercial – 100 Litres and above of Production)
Matakana Olive Co-op Grove Blend	Matakana Olive Co-op	Auckland
Parkhill Medium	Ross & Margie Legh	Auckland
Simunovich Natural	Jonathan Lovatt	Auckland
Matakana Olive Co-op Frantoio	Matakana Olive Co-op	Auckland
Simunovich Frantoio	Jonathan Lovatt	Auckland
Parkhill Olives – Intense	Ross & Margie Legh	Auckland
Moutohora Grove Blend	Kanuka Forest Wines Ltd	Bay of Plenty
Moutohora Koroneiki	Kanuka Forest Wines Ltd	Bay of Plenty
Old French Road Manzanillo	Jan & Niall Whyte, Holland	Canterbury
Clements Estate	Robin & Sue Clements	Canterbury
Old French Road Kalamata	Jan & Niall Whyte, Holland	Canterbury
Esk Valley Frantoio	Rod & Gail Harford	Hawkes Bay
Shed B Koroneiki	Grant & Pam O’Donnell	Hawkes Bay
Viaduct Frantoio	Christopher Crompton-Smith & Ross Bell	Hawkes Bay
Viaduct Leccino	Christopher Crompton-Smith & Ross Bell	Hawkes Bay
Esk Valley Picual	Rod & Gail Harford	Hawkes Bay
Gabbani Olives Tuscan Blend	Paul Stephens	Kapiti
Kapiti Olives Frantoio/Leccino	David & Helen Walshaw	Kapiti
Kapiti Olives Leccino/Picual	David & Helen Walshaw	Kapiti
Noble Estate	Rob and Tricia Noble-Beasley	Kapiti
Solive – Frantoio	David & Michele Lack	Kapiti
Gabbani Olives Koroneiki	Paul Stephens	Kapiti
Oriwa Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Helen & John Dunlop	Nelson
Elovi	Roger Armstrong	Nelson
Kakariki Olives Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Helen & John Dunlop	Nelson
Weka Frantoio/Leccino	Laraine Rothenberg	Nelson
Cable Bay	Margaret & John Edwards	Waiheke
Number 29	Grahame Taylor	Waiheke
Juno Manzanillo	Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa
Atutahi Barnea Blend	Peter & Ruth Graham	Wairarapa
Atutahi Frantoio/Leccino	Peter & Ruth Graham	Wairarapa
Dali Select	Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart	Wairarapa
Kilrae Olives Tuscan Blend	Robin & Margaret Irwin	Wairarapa
Left Field Tuscan Blend	Colin & Diane Hadley	Wairarapa
Molive Gold	Mike & Joy Cooper	Wairarapa
Olea Naturae	Charles & Kay Chinnaiyah	Wairarapa
Olive2Oil B045	Rod & Elaine Corlett	Wairarapa
Olivo Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Helen & John Meehan	Wairarapa
Rockbottom Grove	Malcolm & Susan Nowill	Wairarapa
Juno Leccino	Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa
River Grove Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Steven & Chris Price	Wairarapa
Wairarapa Gold Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Rona Huggins	Wairarapa
Bronze Medal Winners 2013
Bronze – (Boutique – 30 Litres to 99 Litres of Production)
End Farm Olives	Andy Cross	Kapiti
Bella Olea Leccino	Chris and Hilary Penman	Wairarapa
Bronze – (Commercial – 100 Litres and above of Production)
Southlea Olives	Peter & Frances Baylis	Canterbury
Esk Valley Leccino	Rod & Gail Harford	Hawkes Bay
Shed B Leccino	Grant & Pam O’Donnell	Hawkes Bay
Shed B Picholene	Grant & Pam O’Donnell	Hawkes Bay
Shed B Picual	Grant & Pam O’Donnell	Hawkes Bay
Matapiro Estate Blends – Intense	John Arthur	Hawkes Bay
Lallybrook Estate	Suzanne & Andrew Ashby	Kapiti
Solive – Leccino	David & Michele Lack	Kapiti
Olives on the Hill Grove Blend	Chris and Linda Smith	Northland

Special Awards 2013
Matapiro Estate Blends	John Arthur	Hawkes Bay
Canterbury Olive Processors Ltd		Canterbury
The Olive Press Ltd		Wairarapa

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 .

Best In Show – Commercial (100 Litres and above of Production)
Medium Blend	Robinsons Bay GB0112	Chris & Annette Moore	Canterbury
Judges’ comments: “This is a full bodied olive oil, elegant with a warm finish and well balanced. Great olive aroma with hints of artichoke, herbs and pomegrate.”
Best in Boutique 2012
Best in Boutique – Boutique (30 Litres to 99 Litres of Production)
Medium Blend	McGiven Valley	Christopher & Heather Seel	Auckland
Judges’s comments: “A big oil, intense and herby with good balance and a little sweetness.”
Best in Class Winners 2012
Best in Class – Commercial (100 Litres and above of Production)
Medium Blend	Robinsons Bay GB0112	Chris & Annette Moore	Canterbury
Gold Medal Winners 2012
Gold – Commercial (100 Litres and above of Production)
Medium Blend	Robinsons Bay GB0112	Chris & Annette Moore	Canterbury
Silver Medal Winners 2012
Silver – Boutique (30 Litres to 99 Litres of Production)
Light Single Varietal	Putiki Bay Olive Grove – Picual	Rhys & AJ Thomas	Waiheke
Medium Blend	McGiven Valley	Christopher & Heather Seel	Auckland
Medium Blend	Dali Select	Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart	Wairarapa
Medium Blend	Left Field Tuscan Blend	Colin & Diane Hadley	Wairarapa
Medium Blend	MAD Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Leanne French & Greg Keith	Wairarapa
Medium Single Varietal	Olive2Oil Frantoio	Rod & Elaine Corlett	Wairarapa
Silver – Commercial (100 Litres and above of Production)
Light Blend	Moutohora Grove Blend	Kanuka Forest Wines Ltd	Bay of Plenty
Light Blend	Moutohora Picual, Koroneiki Blend	Kanuka Forest Wines Ltd	Bay of Plenty
Light Single Varietal	Divinity Frantoio	Michael & Leanne Chinnery	Northland
Medium Blend	Kowhai Close Blend #002	Joyce & Guy Camilleri	Waiheke
Medium Blend	Kowhai Close Frantoio #001	Joyce & Guy Camilleri	Waiheke
Medium Blend	Man o’ War	Charmaine Maitland	Waiheke
Medium Blend	Matiatia Grove Frantoio, Koroneiki	Margaret & John Edwards	Waiheke
Medium Single Varietal	Cable Bay Frantoio	Margaret & John Edwards	Waiheke
Intense Blend	Matiatia Grove Koroneiki, Frantoio	Margaret & John Edwards	Waiheke
Bronze Medal Winners 2012
Bronze – Boutique (30 Litres to 99 Litres of Production)
Light Blend	Juno Olive Oil Mediterranean Blend	Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa
Medium Blend	Atutahi Barnea Blend	Peter & Ruth Graham	Wairarapa
Medium Single Varietal	Doubtless Bay Olives Leccino	Graham & Stephanie McMullan	Auckland
Medium Single Varietal	Aquiferra Koroneiki	Shona Thompson & Bob Marshall	Hawkes Bay
Medium Single Varietal	Olives on the Hill Ascolano	Chris and Linda Smith	Northland
Medium Single Varietal	Bella olea Leccino	Chris and Hilary Penman	Wairarapa
Medium Single Varietal	Juno Olive Oil Leccino	Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa
Intense Single Varietal	Dali Picual	Ross Vintiner & Andrea Stewart	Wairarapa
Bronze – Commercial (100 Litres and above of Production)
Light Single Varietal	Goose Creek Koroneiki	Chris Piper & Anne Batley	Auckland
Light Single Varietal	Moutohora Leccino	Kanuka Forest Wines Ltd	Bay of Plenty
Medium Blend	Cellini Gold	Ross & Margie Legh	Auckland
Medium Blend	Number 29 extra virgin Olive Oil	Grahame Taylor	Waiheke
Medium Blend	Simunovich Natural 12/02	Peter Simunovich	Auckland
Medium Blend	Aquiferra Blend	Shona Thompson & Bob Marshall	Hawkes Bay
Medium Blend	Kapiti Frantoio/Leccino	David & Helen Walshaw	Kapiti
Medium Blend	Elovi	Roger Armstrong	Nelson
Medium Blend	Ocean View Olive Estate Frantoio Blend	Julie Mays	Northland
Medium Blend	Atutahi Frantoio Leccino	Peter & Ruth Graham	Wairarapa
Medium Blend	Molive Gold	Mike & Joy Cooper	Wairarapa
Medium Single Varietal	Doubtless Bay Olives J5	Graham & Stephanie McMullan	Auckland
Medium Single Varietal	Simunovich Frantoio 12/01	Peter Simunovich	Auckland
Medium Single Varietal	Simunovich Frantoio 12/03	Peter Simunovich	Auckland
Medium Single Varietal	Viaduct Leccino	Christopher Crompton-Smith & Ross Bell	Hawkes Bay
Medium Single Varietal	Olives on the Hill Frantoio	Chris and Linda Smith	Northland
Best Label
Juno Olives		Karen & Ian Juno	Wairarapa

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


		Best In Class – Boutique
		50-99 Litres of production

Medium Blend	Huangarua Olives	Diana and Jamie Reid		Wairarapa
Medium Single Varietal	Doubtless Bay Olives – Variety J5	Stephanie and Graham McMullan		Far North
Intense Single Varietal	Juno Olives -Variety Picual	Ian and Karen Juno – Juno Olives		Wairarapa

		Best in Class Commercial	Judges Comments
		100 litres and above of production

Light Blend	Moutohora Grove Blend	Gerrit Kruithoed of Moutohora Estate – Whakatane	Nutty, olive leafy, spicy and well balanced. Hints of other mature fruit and fresh walnut	Eastern Bay of Plenty
Light Single Variety	Moutohora “I Love You Extra Virgin” EVOO – Picual	Gerrit Kruithoed of Moutohora Estate – Whakatane	Good balance of intensity, nuttiness, fruitiness, pepperiness with a long finish. Harmonius on the palate, clean finish	Eastern Bay of Plenty
Medium Blend	Olea Naturae	Charles Chinnaiyah of Olea Estate – Featherston	More subtly balanced, some green fruit (apple and gooseberry), elegant with pepper finish	Wairapapa
Medium Single Variety	La Casa Toscana – Manzanillo	Jan Whyte and Niall Holland of La Casa Toscana – Akaroa, Canterbury	Big banana aromas, tropical, secondary grassiness. Good complexity and persistency	Canterbury
Intense Blend	Matiatia Grove	Margaret Edwards of The Waiheke Olive Oil Company – Waiheke Island	Nutty grassy aroma. Good complexity & excellent persistency.	Waiheke Island
Intense Single Variety	La Casa Toscana – Kalamata	Jan Whyte and Niall Holland of La Casa Toscana – Akaroa, Canterbury	Banana and tropical fruits, olive leaf, sweet and piquant. Good amount of pungency	Canterbury

Gold Medals 2011

	Boutique (50-99l)
Light Blend
Light Single Variety
Medium Blend	Willowstream Limited	Huangarua Olives	Wairarapa
Medium Blend	Left Field Olives	Left Field	Wairarapa
Medium Single Varietal	Doubtless Bay Olives	J5	Northland
Intense Single Varietal	Juno Olives	Picual	Wairarapa


	Commercial (100l+)
Light Blend	Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd	Matapiro Estate Subtle	Hawke’s Bay
Light Blend	The Dry Olive	The Dry Olive	Marlborough
Light Blend	Moutohora “I Love You Extra Virgin” EVOO	Moutohora Grove Blend	Bay of Plenty
Light Single Variety	Moutohora “I Love You Extra Virgin” EVOO	Frantoio	Bay of Plenty
Light Single Variety	Moutohora “I Love You Extra Virgin” EVOO	Piqual	Bay of Plenty
Medium Blend	Atutahi	Atutahi Barnea Blend	Wairarapa
Medium Blend	Kapiti Olives Ltd	Kapiti Olives	Kapiti
Medium Blend	Olea Estate	Olea Nature	Wairarapa
Medium Single Varietal	Lusatori	Lusatori- Koroneiki	Marlborough
Medium Single Varietal	La Casa Toscana	Manzanillo	Canterbury
Intense Blend	The Waiheke Olive Oil Company	Matiatia Grove	Waiheke Island
Intense Single Variety	La Casa Toscana	Kalamata	Canterbury

Silver Medals 2011

	Boutique (50-99l)
Medium Blend	Seel Family Trust	McGivern Valley	Auckland
Medium Blend	Tauherenikau Olives	Olive2Oil	Wairarapa
Medium Single Varietal	GR & CL McKay	Springbank – Barnea	Wairarapa

	Commercial (100l+)
Light Blend	Esk Valley Olives & Oils	Esk Valley Late Harvest	Hawke’s Bay
Light Blend	Robinsons Bay Olives	Robinsons Bay	Canterbury
Light Blend	Robinsons Bay Olives	Robinsons Bay	Canterbury
Light Single Varietal	Wells Grove Estate	River Estate Leccino	Auckland
Light Single Varietal	Divinity Olives	Frantoio	Northland
Light Single Varietal	Divinity Olives	Leccino	Northland
Medium Blend	Matakana Olive Co-op	Coast Blend	Northland
Medium Blend	Matakana Olive Co-op	Valley Blend	Northland
Medium Blend	Olivo	Olivo Estate Extra Virgin Blend	Wairarapa
Medium Blend	Waimarama Olives	Waimarama Olives	Hawke’s Bay
Medium Blend	Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd	Matapiro Estate Smooth	Hawke’s Bay
Medium Blend	Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd	Matapiro Gold	Hawke’s Bay
Medium Blend	Ridgeway Olives Ltd	Grove Blend	Wairarapa
Medium Blend	Tasman Bay Olives Ltd	Elovi	Nelson
Medium Blend	Martinborough Art Dept Ltd	MAD Extra Virgin Olive Oil	Wairarapa
Medium Blend	Poverty Gully Olives	Poverty Gully	Central Otago
Medium Blend	Atutahi	Atutahi- Frantoio Leccino	Wairarapa
Medium Blend	Kapiti Olives	Kapiti – Frantoio Leccino Blend	Kapiti
Medium Blend	Anitpode	Anitpode	Marlborough
Medium Blend	Oriwa Grove	Wairarapa Gold	Wairarapa
Medium Blend	Nelson Olives 2007 Ltd	Oriwa	Nelson
Medium Single Varietal	Bella Olea	Bella Olea Barnea	Wairarapa
Medium Single Varietal	Graval Estates Ltd	Valoria Minerva	Canterbury
Medium Single Varietal	Viaduct Olives	Viaduct	Hawke’s Bay
Medium Single Varietal	Juno Olives	Leccino	Wairarapa
Medium Single Varietal	Tasman Bay Olives Ltd	Elovi Old Coach Special	Nelson
Medium Single Varietal	Tasman Bay Olives Ltd	Elovi – Frantoio	Nelson
Medium Single Varietal	Tasman Bay Olives Ltd	Elovi – Leccino	Nelson
Medium Single Varietal	Shed B Olive Oil	Picual	Hawke’s Bay
Medium Single Varietal	Stone Valley Grove	Stone Valley Koroneiki	Wairarapa
Medium Single Varietal	La Casa Toscana	Frantoio	Canterbury
Intense Blend	Lusatori	Lusatori	Marlborough
Intense Blend	Matapiro Olives (2008) Ltd	Matapiro Estate Intense	Hawke’s Bay
Intense Single Varietal	River Grove	Leccino	Wairarapa

Bronze Medals 2011

Bronze Medal Awards
Boutique (50-99l)
Medium Blend	Left Field Olives	Left Field Olives	Wairapapa
Medium Single	Juno Olives	Juno Olives – Frantoio	Wairapapa



Commercial (100l+)
Light Blend	Rockhaven Estate	Rockhaven Estate Blend	North Auckland
Light Single Varietal	Wellsgrove Estate	River Estate Frantoio	Auckland
Medium Blend	Kilrae Olives	Kilrae Olives	Wairarapa
Medium Blend	Graval Estate	Valoria Tuscan Blend	Canterbury
Medium Blend	Number 29	Number 29	Waiheke Island
Medium Blend	Willowstream Limited	Huangarua Olives	Wairarapa
Medium Blend	Clements Estate	Clements Estate	Canterbury
Medium Blend	Esk Valley Olives	Esk Valley	Hawke’s Bay
Medium Blend	Pukeko Pond	Pukeko Pond	Canterbury
Medium Single Varietal	Shed B Olive Oil	Shed B Koroneiki	Hawke’s Bay

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