Inaugural Best Oil of Provenance
Olive Industry Network is proud to sponsor the Inaugural Best Oil of
Provenance, a new Award Class offered for the first time in any olive
oil competition in Australia, at the revamped 2016 Royal Adelaide Olive
Awards competition.
Entries Currently Open To
ALL qualifying Australian growers, producers and processors of EVOO.
Award and Prizes
We are offering a cash prize of $250, a bronze and marble trophy valued
at $140, and a featured listing on Olive Industry Network valued at $110
to the winner.
Other leading suppliers to the olive industry are also sponsoring
major trophies and medals, with cash and product prizes up for grabs.
Top National & Leading International Judges
and IOOC Olive Oil Tasting Glasses
Australia's leading olive oil judges will sniff, taste and swallow EVOOs to discover which EVOO best reflects provenance and deserves the title.
Judges will - for the first time in any olive oil competition in Australia - use the official IOOC cobalt blue tasting glasses specifically designed for the organoleptic analysis of olive oil.
This year, Australia's leading and well renowned international
olive oil judge, Dr Richard Gawel, joins the Royal Adelaide Olive Awards
judging panel, led by Head Judge, Trudie Michels. Richard has been Head
Judge of over 70 national and international extra virgin olive oil
competitions, including the Australian National EVOO & Table Olive
Competition, the Los Angeles International EVOO Competition, Olive Japan
International EVOO Competition, and Olives New Zealand.
Qualifying Criteria
EVOOs that are :-
1 made from olives harvested from a single estate grove
2 produced under the direction of the grower
3 sold either under the name of the grower or a brand name exclusively owned by the grower
You need to opt for Class 1 and qualify for the above criteria to be eligible for this category.
Winner Announced at the Awards Presentation Dinner
The winner will be announced at the Awards Presentation Dinner to be held at the National Wine Centre on Tuesday 30 August at 6.30PM. Tickets to attend the event are $85.00 and include a three course meal and a selection of South Australian red and white wines.
Other Special Awards & Sponsors
Other leading suppliers to the olive industry are sponsoring major
trophies and medals, with cash and product prizes up for grabs.
Dr Michael Burr AM Trophy for Best Oil of Show
Sponsored by The Olive Centre
Best SA Oil in Show
Sponsored by NSW Department of Primary Industries
Best Robust Oil
Sponsored by Agromillora Australia
Best Producer
Sponsored by Seasol International
Best Processor Award
Sponsored by W E ware & Co Pty Ltd
Best Packaging
Sponsored by Cospak
Best Medium Oil
Sponsored by Graphix Labels & Packaging
Best Flavoured Oil
Sponsored by Bottega Rotolo
Take the challenge and pursuit in quality and excellence and enter your EVOO now...