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�� BBeesstt ooff SShhooww EEVVOOOO Boundary Bend Olives, VIC Redisland

BBeesstt ooff CCllaassss EEVVOOOO Class 1 Olive Twist, VIC

Frantoio

Class 2 Boundary Bend Olives, VIC

Redisland

Class 3 Mount Bernard Olives, VIC

Picual

Class 4 Nangkita Olives, SA

Kalamata

Class 5 Cradle Coast Olives, TAS

Medley

Class 6A Alto Olives, NSW

Lemon

Class 6B Cobram Estate, VIC

Roasted Onion

TToopp SSttaattee EEVVOOOO AAwwaarrddss NSW East Ridge Olive Grove

SA Longridge Olives

TAS Ashbolt Farm

VIC Rusty Gate Estate

WA Chapman River Olives

EEVVOOOO AAssssoocciiaattee JJuuddggeess Susan CONDE

Richard LEARMONTH

Briony LIEBICH

Alva LIM

Gerri NELLIGAN

Domenic SCARFO

�� BBeesstt ooff SShhooww TTOO The Australian Olive Company, SA

Kalamata

BBeesstt ooff CCllaassss TTOO Class 11 Alto Olives, NSW

La Prima

Class 14 The Australian Olive Company, SA

Kalamata

Class 18 The Australian Olive Company, SA

Gourmet Mix

TTaabbllee OOlliivvee JJuuddggeess Michelle WIRTHENSOHN Bob BARRETT Paul EBLEN Stephen MITCHELL Helen WYLIE

EEVVOOOO JJuuddggeess Christine ASHCROFT

Jayne BENTIVOGLIO

Jenny BIRRELL

Shane CUMMINS

Westerly ISBAIH

Margi KIRKBY

Marek KWIECIEN-FISHER

Louise MCLOUGHLIN

Trudie MICHELS

Brain MILLER

Isabelle OKIS

Peter OLSON

Helen TAYLOR

Michael THOMSETT

Debbie WORGAN

Grant WYLIE

Nino ZOCCALI

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EVOO Head JudgeEVOO Head JudgeEVOO Head JudgeEVOO Head Judge’s Report’s Report’s Report’s Report I would like to extend my thanks to the Australian Olive Association for inviting me to once again chair the Australian National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition. Now in its 18th year, it is the longest running extra virgin olive oil competition in the world, and the worlds’ largest National Competition. The Australian National Competition is unique in that it attracts entries from a diverse set of olive growing regions from all sectors of the industry: from Australia’s largest and technologically sophisticated producers, to some of the smallest and passionate family owned concerns. The competition therefore is a good indicator of the quality progression of our industry. The average free fatty acidity (FFA) was 0.23 % (median 0.20%) which is the same result as in 2013. However, the average FFA recorded at this competition has generally increased over the last 5 years from a very low 0.19% (median 0.15%) in 2010. From an industry perspective this trend is somewhat disappointing. The reasons for this trend are unclear given that the distribution of entry types have not appeared to have significantly changed over this period. On a positive note, the average peroxide value this year at 6.6 meq/kg was significantly lower than the 7.2 recorded last year, as was the UV measure of primary oxidation (1.802 in 2013, 1.76 in 2014). The average polyphenol level at 280mg/kg was at the upper end of the long term range. While it is becoming increasingly rarer to encounter oils that are overtly N/Aive, a number displayed a number of minor N/As which were often difficult to categorise with complete certainty. However, in my opinion many showed an underlying muddy sediment character (smoky, salami, cheesy and barn-yard, medicinal) suggesting a lack of attention to detail during bulk storage. The flavoured oil classes continue to improve in overall quality being true to their stated flavour and with a fresh oil base. In particular, there were some high quality flavoured oils of the Alluim type which is a difficult genre to master. Hopefully we will continue to see further improvement in this commercially important class of olive oils. The generous support of the highly experienced judges in giving their time and expertise over two days to the service of the industry is greatly acknowledged. The AOA has recruited a significant number of associated judges through their judge training program. Their performance was exemplary and I’m confident that most will soon be promoted to full judges in the near future. Thanks also to the Chief Steward, Leana Head, and her very small team for organising and conducting the Competition in a professional and efficient manner. Richard Gawel Head Judge

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It was a pleasure to participate as Chief Steward in the 18th National EVOO Competition for 2014 and to organise the judging and awards. Considering the varied crop across the country this year, we were delighted to receive 186 oil entries received from 91 exhibitors.

TThhee EEnnttrriieess The States represented out of the total number of entries were: VIC – 78; NSW – 54; SA – 24; WA – 19; TAS – 10; and QLD - 1. There was a 13.4% decrease in entries compared to 2013’s 215 entries, however only a 1.5% decrease on 2012’s 186 entries which indicates that 2013 was an exceptionally good year for a lot of growers. In 2013 the average number of entries per exhibitor was 2.0 and this year it stayed the same. There were 91 exhibitors this year compared to 107 last year; this may be caused by the earlier Competition and Conference dates prohibiting some growers from being able to enter due to some unusual weather patterns which resulted in late harvests. There was an increase in the percentage of medals awarded this year (80.1%) compared to 2013 (74.4%). There were 148 medals awarded in total including 75 bronze, 54 silver and 20 gold. The average Free Fatty Acids level was 0.2 and the average polyphenol count was 278 mg/kg. Four oils failed the organoleptic analysis and 2 were disqualified due to FFA’s of 1.3 which exceed the 0.8 limitation for the extra virgin" classification.

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In Class 1 there were 12 oils entered, which received a total of 8 medals with 6 bronze, 1 silver and 1 gold. In Class 2 there were 79 oils entered, which received a total of 67 medals with 36 bronze, 19 silver and 12 gold. In Class 3 there were 43 oils entered, which received a total of 35 medals with 14 bronze, 17 silver and 4 gold. In Class 4 there were 11 oils entered, which received a total of 10 medals with 5 bronze, 4 silver and 1 gold. In Class 5 there were 16 oils entered, which received a total of 12 medals with 7 bronze, 4 silver and 1 gold. In Class 6 there were 24 oils entered, 10 citrus infused oils, and 14 ‘other’ flavoured oils which received a total of 16 medals with 7 bronze, 7 silver and 2 gold. Once again, a thorough scrutiny of entries took place this year. On numerous occasions olive varieties, oil volumes, locations of oil, labelling and classes entered were questioned and investigated to confirm entry validity. This was necessary to avoid deceiving entry behaviour and to continue the integrity of the Australian National Competitions.

RReemmiinnddeerr ttoo aall ll eennttrraannttss!! When entering you must ensure that all entries are sent with their commercial labels attached and your unique ID number clearly marked on each item (Class 4: Non-Packaged does not require a commercial label). The judges never get to see your commercial label, however the Chief Steward must sight a copy to satisfy the Competition Entry Condition “Exhibits must be commercially packaged and labelled and intended

to be available for sale in the Australian marketplace at the time of entry” your entry(s) will not be accepted until a copy of your commercial label is provided. Once your entry has been received, the Chief Steward will decant a portion of your oil off for testing which is sent in a plain bottle only identifiable by a unique code known only to the Chief Steward. This code is also used during judging and is the only code the Judges get to see.

TThhaannkk yyoouu As Chief Steward, I’d like to thank all of the Judges and Associate Judges who came from across Australia to spend their Friday and Saturday judging olive oils – your dedication to the industry is greatly appreciated. A big thank you once again to Richard Gawel, I greatly appreciate your fabulous Head Judge skills & guidance during judging. I am also grateful to the hard working team at Department of Primary Industries NSW Oils Research Laboratory at Wagga who work untiringly to provide efficient oil analysis in such a short time frame, it was very much appreciated and essential to ensure that we allowed for as many later harvesting areas to be able to enter. A massive personal thank you goes out to my husband Steve, who donated his week to work long and tiring hours assisting me to ensure everything was prepared before, during and after the event. I would not have been able to run this event as smoothly as I did without your help; and I cannot thank you enough – I love you. Leana Head Chief Steward

EVOO Judging in Adelaide 2014 In this picture: Class 1 exhibit bottles given to the judges for tasting.

EVOO Judging in Adelaide 2014 In this picture: Our 2014 Judges & Associate Judges tasting &

scoring the oils entered into the EVOO Competition.

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Class

Your Code Trading Name Commercial Name of Oil FFA

Poly-phenol

Total Score (out of 100) Award

CLASS 1 - DELICATE (MIN. VOLUME 200 L)

1 2108 0.4 96 50 N/A

1 8898 Aldi Stores Aldi Australian EVOO Fruity 0.5 109 70 Bronze

1 AOC8 The Australian Olive Company Finniss Estate Tuscan 0.3 88 74 Bronze

1 CLK Cape Schanck Olive Estate Cape Schanck Olive Estate Picual 0.2 142 66 Bronze

1 CPE Oliore Mudgee Gold Frantoio 0.3 103 73 Bronze

1 FFF Frantani Farms Selevoo Forte 0.2 134 70 Bronze

1 GLEV 0.3 141 63 N/A

1 KAD2 Fini Olives Fini Olives Fresh & Mild 0.2 109 80 Silver

1 LUQ 0.2 110 64 N/A

1 NLR Rio Vista Olives Augusto 0.5 108 69 Bronze

1 OTP Olive Twist Olive Twist Frantoio 0.1 109 91 Gold

1 SAE 0.2 94 60 N/A

CLASS 2 - MEDIUM (MIN. VOLUME 200 L)

2 286 Wangrove Wangrove EVOO 0.5 263 80 Silver

2 1025 The Australian Organic Olive Oil Company Pty Ltd

Golden Grange Olive Oil Leccino 0.1 178 65 Bronze

2 1057 The Australian Organic Olive Oil Company Pty Ltd

Golden Grange Olive Oil Picual & Coratina

0.1 273 78 Silver

2 2106 0.3 230 49 N/A

2 3331 Cooladerra Farm Cooladerra Farm Frantoio, Leccino, Minerva, Coratina

0.1 245 80 Silver

2 7591 0.3 236 58 N/A

2 7607 Aldi Stores Aldi Australian EVOO Robust 0.2 240 74 Bronze

2 4F1 Golden Creek Olives Golden Creek Olives Frantoio 0.2 187 77 Silver

2 AG14 0.3 195 48 N/A

2 AJ20 Kyneton Estate Kyneton Olive Oil Family Selection 0.2 166 76 Silver

2 AOC6 0.6 155 49 N/A

2 AOC7 0.7 155 50 N/A

2 AR03 Kyneton Estate Kyneton Olive Oil Gourmet Blend 0.3 182 70 Bronze

2 ASH Lisadurne Hill Lisadurne Hill Hojiblanca 0.2 182 87 Gold

2 BEKO Barilla Olive Oil Barilla Olive Oil Koroneiki 0.6 261 70 Bronze

2 BPL Kite Haven Olive Oil Kite Have Olive Oil Pendolino 0.2 240 70 Bronze

2 C009 Kyneton Estate Kyneton Olive Oil Family Selection Estate Grown

0.1 215 66 Bronze

2 CDEL Camilo Olives Camilo Fruity Blend 0.1 279 78 Silver

2 CECL Cobram Estate Cobram Estate Classic Flavour Intensity

0.1 203 92 Gold

2 CEHO Cobram Estate Cobram Estate Ultra Premium Hojiblanca

0.1 266 93 Gold

2 CEPI Cobram Estate Cobram Estate Ultra Premium Picual 0.1 293 85 Silver

2 CEPR Cobram Estate Cobram Estate Super Premium Premiere

0.2 257 76 Silver

2 CERO Cobram Estate Cobram Estate Robust Flavour Intensity

0.2 280 86 Gold

2 CG14 Cockatoo Grove Cockatoo Grove 0.2 251 64 Bronze

2 CJ1 Forth Valley Olive Grove Forth Valley EVOO 0.1 258 80 Silver

Class

Your Code Trading Name Commercial Name of Oil FFA

Poly-phenol

Total Score (out of 100) Award

CLASS 2 - MEDIUM (MIN. VOLUME 200 L)

2 CL7 0.2 208 63 N/A

2 CMED Camilo Olives Camilo Ligurian 0.1 282 80 Silver

2 EVF

1.3 184 N/A Disqualified

2 FFM Frantani Farms Selevoo Medio 0.1 155 70 Bronze

2 GHP2 Grassy Spur Olives Grassy Spur Olives Picual 0.2 213 86 Gold

2 GOE Toscana Toscana Premium Organic 0.2 258 80 Silver

2 GWTH Olive Oil Packaging Service Goodworth Estate 0.3 219 76 Silver

2 H4D Alto Olives Alto Delicate 0.2 240 76 Silver

2 H4H Alto Olives Alto Vividus 0.1 184 70 Bronze

2 H4P 0.3 154 60 N/A

2 H4R Alto Olives Alto Robust 0.1 171 76 Silver

2 HE33 Rylstone Australian Olive Oils Murray Darling 0.2 204 72 Bronze

2 HG Homeleigh Grove Homeleigh Grove Estate 0.2 242 74 Bronze

2 HTJ Coronea Grove Olives Coronea Grove Frantoio 0.2 225 77 Silver

2 JA11 Rylstone Australian Olive Oils Crooked River 0.3 257 80 Silver

2 JD8 Diedrich Pty Ltd Suckling Rd Olives 0.1 252 67 Bronze

2 JJ01 0.2 171 64 N/A

2 JJ02 Paringa Ridge Leontyna Tuscan Blend 0.3 290 74 Bronze

2 KBL Karrabool Olives Karrabool Blue Shed 0.3 222 65 Bronze

2 LLC 0.4 251 49 N/A

2 LP Homeleigh Grove Lowanna's Paddock Estate 0.1 261 75 Bronze

2 LUV L'Uliveto Verde-The Green Olive Grove

L'Uliveto Verde 0.6 202 65 Bronze

2 MB01 Mt Buffalo Olives Mt Buffalo Olives Mountain Blend 0.1 224 72 Bronze

2 MBL Mount Bernard Olives Mount Bernard Olives Leccino 0.1 228 71 Bronze

2 MMS Mt Moriac Olives Mt Moriac Olives Spanish Blend 0.1 197 76 Silver

2 MSS Big River Olives Big River Olives 0.3 206 66 Bronze

2 NCE Myrtlevale Olives Strathbogie Myrtlevale Olives Strathbogie Corregiola

0.2 231 66 Bronze

2 O2F Francesco Extra Virgin Olive Oil Francesco EVOO 0.2 195 68 Bronze

2 PA4 Golden Creek Olives Golden Creek Olives Arbequina, Picual

0.4 230 86 Gold

2 PA44 Rylstone Australian Olive Oils Murrumbidgee 0.1 237 76 Silver

2 PEN1 Pendleton Estate Pendleton Restaurant Premium 0.3 299 70 Bronze

2 PF2 Chapman River Olives Chapman River Fruity Picual & Frantoio

0.6 242 84 Silver

2 PGOE Paradiso Garden of Eden Paradiso Garden of Eden 0.2 222 65 Bronze

2 QF1 Chapman River Olives Chapman River Fruity Queen of Spain & Frantoio

0.5 298 86 Gold

2 R122 Rylstone Australian Olive Oils Cudgegong 0.3 211 70 Bronze

2 RED1 Boundary Bend Olives Red Island EVOO 0.1 273 94 Gold

2 REO Rosto Pty Ltd Rosto Extra Oomph 0.2 267 86 Gold

2 RGE1 Rusty Gate Estate Rusty Gate Estate Barnea 0.2 157 74 Bronze

2 RGE2 Rusty Gate Estate Rusty Gate Estate Picual 0.1 154 91 Gold

2 RGS Rich Glen Rich Glen Signature 0.2 192 70 Bronze

2 ROM Rosto Pty Ltd Rosto Mellow 0.2 206 64 Bronze

2 ROT Rosto Pty Ltd Rosto EVOO 0.2 183 70 Bronze

2 RR2 Redtail Ridge Redtail Ridge Minerva 0.1 221 75 Bronze

Class

Your Code Trading Name Commercial Name of Oil FFA

Poly-phenol

Total Score (out of 100) Award

CLASS 2 - MEDIUM (MIN. VOLUME 200 L)

2 RV6 Melilanda Melilanda Extra Virgin 0.3 171 68 Bronze

2 SAFU Barilla Olive Oil Barilla Olive Oil Frantoio 0.1 258 65 Bronze

2 SCO Splitters Creek Olives Splitters Creek Olives Frantoio 0.3 290 86 Gold

2 TG1 Talinga Grove Talinga Grove Extra Virgin Olive Oil 0.2 219 80 Silver

2 TST1 Tri Star Trading Pty Ltd Olimia Estate Corregiola 0.2 205 66 Bronze

2 VG 0.3 253 55 N/A

2 WLI Leaping Goat Olive Oil Leaping Goat Olive Oil 0.3 228 78 Silver

2 WOL Hannaford Olive Oil Hannaford Olive Oil 0.1 283 67 Bronze

2 WSG Scarlett Grove Scarlett Grove EVOO 0.2 180 66 Bronze

2 ZDFS Macaw Creek Olive Oil Macaw Creek Olive Oil FS17 0.2 189 68 Bronze

2 ZDPI

1.3 235 N/A Disqualified

CLASS 3 - ROBUST (MIN. VOLUME 200 L)

3 614 0.2 366 64 N/A

3 714 Levanda Grove Levanda Grove Blackwood 0.3 375 76 Silver

3 1058 0.5 390 56 N/A

3 1765 0.6 433 55 N/A

3 8066 0.2 420 64 N/A

3 4BL The Village Olive Grove The Village Olive Grove EVOO 0.2 449 74 Bronze

3 B114 0.3 423 64 N/A

3 BMC Cape Schanck Olive Estate Cape Schanck Olive Estate Picual 0.3 389 74 Bronze

3 BPJ Barfold Olives Barfold Olives James Selection 0.2 444 76 Silver

3 CROB Camilo Olives Camilo Max's Blend 0.1 438 79 Silver

3 DEH Lentara Olives Lentara Olives Corregiola 0.2 629 66 Bronze

3 E714 Coomalong Olives Coomalong Estate 0.2 356 70 Bronze

3 EAS East Ridge Olive Grove East Ridge Olive Grove 0.2 304 89 Gold

3 EGB Kalaparee Olives Kalaparee Olives Estate Blend 0.2 538 81 Silver

3 EVR EV Olives EV Olives Robust 0.2 422 78 Silver

3 FEDR SFK Investments Fedra Olive Grove EVOO First Cold Pressing

0.3 643 66 Bronze

3 FNE Barfold Olives Barfold Olives Estate Blend 0.1 446 70 Bronze

3 GBR Lisadurne Hill Lisadurne Hill Rushworth Gold 0.2 420 77 Silver

3 GJ Wattle Hill Olives Wattle Hill Olive Oil 0.1 355 80 Silver

3 JC1 0.3 313 49 N/A

3 JEFF 0.5 445 46 N/A

3 JGK Kalaparee Olives Kalaparee Olives Frantoio 0.1 380 73 Bronze

3 JHA Lisadurne Hill Lisadurne Hill Angus 0.1 485 76 Silver

3 K25 Sutton Forest Olives Sutton Forest Olives Robust 0.1 315 70 Bronze

3 KAD3 Fini Olives Fini Olives Rich & Robust 0.4 543 67 Bronze

3 KAL W2 Olives W2O Extra Virgin 0.2 516 82 Silver

3 KFC Mt Buffalo Olives Mt Buffalo Olives Robusto 0.2 303 73 Bronze

3 KL2 Lekesa Estate Lekesa Estate EVOO 0.3 399 70 Bronze

3 LMF Longridge Olives Longridge Olives 0.2 369 85 Silver

3 LUK Lentara Olives Lentara Olives Frantoio 0.1 648 74 Bronze

3 LWS Wollundry Grove Wollundry Grove Olives Manzanillo & Nevadillo

0.3 409 83 Silver

3 M14 Sutton Forest Olives Sutton Forest Olives Fresh & Fruity 0.1 403 80 Silver

3 MBP Mount Bernard Olives Mount Bernard Olives Picual 0.1 319 91 Gold

Class

Your Code Trading Name Commercial Name of Oil FFA

Poly-phenol

Total Score (out of 100) Award

CLASS 3 - ROBUST (MIN. VOLUME 200 L)

3 MF14 Muskerry Farm Muskerry Farm EVOO 0.1 454 84 Silver

3 MMT Mt Moriac Olives Mt Moriac Olives Tuscan Blend 0.1 332 89 Gold

3 PC3 Chapman River Olives Chapman River Robust 0.4 425 65 Bronze

3 R5P Ashbolt Farm Ashbolt Paragon & Leccino 0.2 426 89 Gold

3 RGN Rich Glen Rich Glen Early Harvest 0.3 450 76 Silver

3 RWS Lisadurne Hill Lisadurne Hill - Hill Paddock Blend 0.2 303 83 Silver

3 SSB Wollundry Grove Wollundry Grove Olives Frantoio, Corregiola & Nevadillo

0.2 467 73 Bronze

3 WG5 Westbury Grove Westbury Grove 0.2 487 81 Silver

3 YG1 0.1 467 64 N/A

3 YG2 Yalla-Y-Poora Grove Yalla-Y-Poora Frantoio 0.3 335 78 Silver

CLASS 4 - NON-PACKAGED (MIN. VOLUME 200 L)

4 LMB Longridge Olives Longridge Olives 0.2 359 78 Silver

4 NKB Nangkita Olives Nangkita Kalamata 0.2 133 69 Bronze

4 NKF Nangkita Olives Nangkita Frantoio 0.1 171 83 Silver

4 NKK Nangkita Olives Nangkita Koroneiki 0.2 268 92 Gold

4 NKP Nangkita Olives Nangkita Pendolino 0.1 205 70 Bronze

4 NM01 New Mediterranean Pty Ltd Ausoli Coratina 0.2 525 83 Silver

4 NM02 New Mediterranean Pty Ltd Ausoli Pendolino 0.2 410 68 Bronze

4 NM03 New Mediterranean Pty Ltd Ausoli Pendolino & Picual 0.2 363 68 Bronze

4 OAS1 Oasis Olives Oasis Olives 0.3 329 76 Silver

4 TRT 0.2 155 64 N/A

4 TST2 Tri Star Trading Pty Ltd Olimia Estate Frantoio 0.2 208 70 Bronze

CLASS 5 - ULTRA BOUTIQUE (50 to 199 L)

5 14C Golden Creek Olives Golden Creek Olives Coratina 0.6 227 66 Bronze

5 3DE 0.3 516 50 N/A

5 5F1 0.2 359 62 N/A

5 GHP1 Grassy Spur Olives Grassy Spur Olives Frantoio 0.2 273 70 Bronze

5 GHP3 Grassy Spur Olives Grassy Spur Olives Coratina 0.3 337 74 Bronze

5 GHP4 Grassy Spur Olives Grassy Spur Olives Picholine 0.3 486 76 Silver

5 HDO Cradle Coast Olives Cradle Coast Olives Medley 0.1 161 86 Gold

5 HQ1 Howquadale Grove Howquadale Grove 0.1 231 69 Bronze

5 IAP Cradle Coast Olives Cradle Coast Olives Paragon 0.1 177 68 Bronze

5 JKM Myrtlevale Olives Strathbogie Myrtlevale Olives Strathbogie Kalamata

0.1 136 67 Bronze

5 LH14 Sunbury Olives Sunbury Olives Frantoio 0.1 373 65 Bronze

5 MIL Long Paddock Olive Rustlers Milbrulong 2 Trees 0.2 220 78 Silver

5 R5V Ashbolt Farm Ashbolt Verdale 0.2 340 82 Silver

5 RGE3 Rusty Gate Estate Rusty Gate Estate Picholine 0.2 147 79 Silver

5 RRW Throon P/L Mo 0.1 184 67 Bronze

5 SGW 0.1 294 64 N/A

5 ZED 0.2 180 61 N/A

CLASS 6A - CITRUS FLAVOURED OILS (MIN. VOLUME 50 L)

6A BBLE Boundary Bend Olives Boundary Bend Lemon Infused

70 Bronze

6A H4L Alto Olives Alto Lemon

88 Gold

6A LPWL Kite Haven Olive Oil Kite Have Olive Oil Wild Lime

67 Bronze

6A MBLA Mt Buffalo Olives Mt Buffalo Olives Lemon Agrumato

76 Silver

Class

Your Code Trading Name Commercial Name of Oil FFA

Poly-phenol

Total Score (out of 100) Award

CLASS 6A - CITRUS FLAVOURED OILS (MIN. VOLUME 50 L)

6A ML1 Melilanda Melilanda Lime Infused

80 Silver

6A NBM Gwydir Grove Olives Gwydir Grove Mandarin Agrumato

66 Bronze

6A NBO

60 N/A

6A OTL Olive Twist Olive Twist Lemon

76 Silver

6A RGL Rich Glen Rich Glen Zesty Lemon Lime

76 Silver

6A RL1 Melilanda Melilanda Lemon Infused

70 Bronze

CLASS 6B - OTHER FLAVOURED OILS (MIN. VOLUME 50 L)

6B BBGA Boundary Bend Olives Boundary Bend Garlic Infused

76 Silver

6B BBMH Boundary Bend Olives Boundary Bend Mixed Herb Infused

70 Bronze

6B BBRO Boundary Bend Olives Boundary Bend Roasted Onion Infused

86 Gold

6B CHIL

55 N/A

6B DG2

64 N/A

6B G+G

55 N/A

6B GLC

63 N/A

6B GLG

64 N/A

6B GLRO Gourmet Lovers Pty Ltd Gourmet Lovers EVOO Rosemary & Oregano

85 Silver

6B HV3 Melilanda Melilanda Chilli Infused

67 Bronze

6B RGC Rich Glen Rich Glen Fiery Chilli & Sundried Tomato

74 Bronze

6B ROSE

63 N/A

6B RT Homeleigh Grove Homeleigh Grove Rosemary & Thyme

77 Silver

6B TRUF

60 N/A

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AAbboouutt tthhee HHeeaadd JJuuddggee Dr Michelle Wirthensohn a Horticulture Australia Research Fellow and Program Leader: Australian Almond

Breeding Program at The University of Adelaide - School of Agriculture, Food & Wine was again chosen to

be the Head Judge, with judging taking place at the University of Adelaide Plant Research Centre, Waite

Campus on Saturday 23rd of August 2014.

AAbboouutt tthhee CChhiieeff SStteewwaarrdd The competition was Stewarded by Peter McFarlane, who has consulted for the AOA Board since 2010;

Peter is also Chair of the National Table Olive Committee, Project Chief Investigator of Australian Olive

Industry Code of Practice Implementation, and has assisted the AOA to introduce Table Olive Standards

into the Code; he is also AOA Chemical Permits Co-ordinator.

AAbboouutt tthhee eexxhhiibbiittss As a condition of entry, all entries needed to be 100% Australian (i.e. Australian grown olives processed &

packaged in Australia) – no issues were reported with these criteria.

This year a total of 13 entries were received and assessed, which is down on the 19 received last year, and

27 in the previous year. It is of concern that the number of table olive exhibits is declining, indicating steps

need to be taken by AOA to encourage broader industry participation in future years.

This year there were 4 entries in Class 11 - Green Olives, 1 entry in Class 13 - Black Olives (other than

Kalamata), 8 entries in Kalamata, 2 entries in Class 15 (wild olives), and 1 entry in Class 18 - (speciality

olives), demonstrating once again the popularity of the Kalamata olive.

EEnnttrryy TTeessttiinngg Prior to the judging the olives were sent to a NATA accredited testing laboratory and tested to ensure they

were fit for human consumption and to ensure that the pH levels were with normal parameters (pH max 4.3,

salt min 6.0 g/100ml, E coli (below level of detection < 3 cfu); for the 3 pasteurised products we also

measure Lactobacillus to test the effectiveness of pasteurisation (below level of detection < 10 cfu ).

Pleasingly NO problems were detected with any of the exhibits.

TThhee JJuuddggiinngg All 13 exhibits were judged on characteristics such as absence of blemishes, appealing colour, good flesh

texture, olive flavour, acidity, saltiness and overall flavour balance, with a total of 5 bronze, 4 silver and 2

gold medals awarded across the National Table Olive Competition this year, in comparison with last year’s 3

bronze, 9 silver and 1 gold medals.

NNeeww iinnnnoovvaattiioonn One innovation this year was to include in the blind tastings 11 commercial green, black and Kalamata table

olive products (all pasteurised) purchased from local supermarkets. The brands were Coles (3), Woolworths

(2), Black and Gold (2), Siena (2), and Always Fresh (2) products. Whilst these products were not eligible for

awards, there was 1 product of silver medal standard and 3 of bronze medal standard; however the other 7

scored much lower than the Australian competition exhibits, with several bordering on inedible. Of interest

the imported product average score was 18 points (below medal contention) compared to the Australian

product average score of 22 points (which is the cross over score between bronze and silver medal

contention).

The encouraging message to Australian table olive producers and consumers is that locally produced table

olives are generally superior to products currently available on supermarket shelves - which are mostly

imported from Greece and Spain. Pleasingly we note that Sandhurst Fine Foods are now producing a range

of Australian sourced table olive products - we look forward to including these in our blind tasting next year.

TThhaannkk yyoouu!! The AOA would like to thank the Chief Steward, and Head Judge and her fellow judges Bob Barrett, Paul

Eblen, Helen Wylie, and Stephen Mitchell for their excellent service to the table olive industry and for

ensuring that the 5th National Table Olive Competition was a success. Without them this event wouldn’t

have been possible.

AOA Office.

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Your Code Trading Name Commercial Name of Table Olives Total Score (out of 30) Award

CLASS 11 - GREEN OLIVES

H3L Alto Olives Ligurian 21.6 Bronze

H4M Alto Olives Martini 21.8 Bronze

HLP Alto Olives La Prima 22.7 Silver

MM Parafield Olives Mammoth 22.6 Bronze

CLASS 13 - BLACK OLIVES

MMB

20.3 N/A

CLASS 14 - KALAMATA OLIVES

AOC2 Australian Olive Company Kalamata 24.9 Gold

AOC3 Australian Olive Company Kalamata 25.3 Gold

H4K

19.4 N/A

WOOL Wymah Organic Olives & Lamb Kalamata 22.3 Silver

WOOL2 Wymah Organic Olives & Lamb Kalamata 22.9 Silver

CLASS 15 - WILD OLIVES

AOC1 Australian Olive Company Koroneiki 20.5 Bronze

H4W Alto Olives Wild Olives 21.4 Bronze

CLASS 18 - SPECIALTY OLIVES

AOC5 Australian Olive Company Gourmet Mix 22.7 Silver