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Australia’s Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil for 2013 & processed with Oliomio!
National Award Results: 7 October, Hobart, Tasmania Best in Show!… what a close call! Dr Richard Gawel in the nail biting lead up to the announcement had noted that the Best in Show has never been so close between 2 producers! So in the Elite sport of EVOO tasting the triumphant winner with their single…
Is there a new process that would create the perfect olive oil?
From a single olive which encases the oil in its perfect state, untouched and hanging in the balance! The late Dr Mugelli, renowned for his work internationally as an olive oil expert, Amanda Bailey from The Olive Centre was given the opportunity to inspect Mugelli’s pilot plant at Torre Bianca during the harvest season in…
Awards for 2013: Capture Australia’s Best Regional Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Table Olives
Here is a collation of all the results for 2013 for all the major competitions in Australia & Internationally. (Check out the official results for award winning Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Table Olives for 2013) National 17th Annual Extra Virgin Olive Oil & 4th Annual Table Olive Awards as hosted by Australian Olive Association:…
Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil takes out multiple Gold Awards with Oliomio & Barigelli in 2012
It is with great pleasure to have attended the recent 2012 National Olive Conference & Trade Exhibition by the Australian Olive Association. As the official sponsor of The Olive Centre’s Grove of the Year Award bought prestige to the night being won by Victorian Olive Oil Project (better known as Redisland). Along with some other…
Adam, seven, has to drink a litre of olive oil a week to keep his brain working – Parentdish
A seven-year-old boy has to drink almost a litre of olive oil a week to keep his brain working. Schoolboy Adam Watson is one of just 300 people in the world who suffer from an extremely rare genetic condition which means his brain cannot receive proper nourishment from normal food. So he has to drink…
Olive Oil benefits in keeping you healthy
Olive oil is known to be rich in antioxidants, especially vitamin E. It also helps to bolster the immune system and help protect you against viruses. It has also been documented to be effective in fighting against a list of diseases and health hazards such as: High Blood Pressure: Regular consumption of olive oil can…
Olive Oil Analysis Discussed at American Oil Chemists Society Annual Meeting
It was an encouraging story, showing what happens when a government is willing to create a focused program and allocate funding to the objective. One of the recurring themes of the standards discussion was the problem of chemical profiles that are based on a particular region. The profile of an olive oil will vary tremendously…
The taste of success for Olive Producers of Rosemary and Thyme!
Homeleigh Olive Grove, from Hall ACT, has taken out best flavoured oil at this year’s Royal Canberra Extra Virgin Olive Oil Show. Their delightful Rosemary and Thyme Extra Virgin Olive Oil won the best oil in the flavoured oil class of the show. Homeleigh also won a silver medal for their truly opulent White truffle…
Australian Olive Industry Figures 1997 – 2012
See the current stats for Production, Consumption, Imports & Exports Source: International Olive Council
Visit the Olive Museum
The millennial history of the olive tree and its precious fruits is revealed, step by step, in this exciting journey inside the Museum. A unique journey for originality and content which, in eighteen rooms, tells the most important moments linked to the history of the oldest tree cultivated by man: the olive tree. Want to know…
“Best Oil of Show” 2011 awarded to Cradle Coast Olives!
From Abbotsham, Tasmania… Cradle Coast Olives can certainly be proud for winning the most prestigious National Award, the “Best Oil of Show”. With around 400 trees the O’Neill’s are delighted to have the fruit’s of their labour to win for 2 years running now! Considering there were over 220 entries from all areas of Australia. Congratulations…
Amanda Bailey on Olives by The Olive Centre 