Latest Industry News
4th ‘Extrascape’ to focus on innovation
On June 5 and 6 the small village of San Martino in Pensilis (in the Molise region) will host the 4th edition of Extrascape, an international competition for the best extra virgin olive oil and olive growing landscape.
Seminar – Judging EVOO and Flavoured Oils Olives
New Zealand are holding a Judging EVOO and Flavoured Oils Seminar in Auckland on 22 September. The course is targeted at the judges’ pool but is also open to members interested in improving their tasting skills and learning about the taste profiles of flavoured oils....
Olive oil bottles to honour WWI soldiers
Allied soldiers in the First World War took refuge under olive trees, and 100 years later their sacrifice will be further remembered by a special commemorative olive oil bottle being sold by the Marlborough Returned and Services' Association. The idea to create and...
Olive Industry Directory notches up 10 years
The 2015 Australian and New Zealand Olive Industry Directory (OID) celebrates 10 years in print for this “must have” industry information source. Publisher Ryan Media began compiling annual industry listings in 2006, when there were just 520 olivegrowers and olive...
In latest bid for relevance, council seeks to standardize competitions
Operating under a temporary extension of an expired charter and facing waning interest in its own annual olive oil competition, the International Olive Council (IOC), in an open letter to organisers of rival competitions, has offered its endorsement, or “patronage,”...