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Australian producers also impressed the judges at the OLIVE JAPAN International Olive Oil Competition 2022, awarded three Gold and 11 Silver medals, while New Zealand added to the local success list with a Silver medal for its single entry from Hawke’s Bay producer Telegraph Hill.
Top ranking winners were NSW producers ALTO Olives, awarded Gold and two Silver medals, and Cobram Estate, who took the other two Gold and three of the Silver medals. Cobram Estate also earned three Gold and a silver medal for its US produced EVOOs.
Statistics
Australian producers won three Gold and 11 Silver medals for a total of 14 medals from 20 entries. New Zealand had only one entry, which won Silver.
A total of 816 entries were judged, with Spain (237) and Italy (157) the largest contributors. Medals were awarded to 580 entries, 299 Gold and 271 Silver. For comparison, the 2021 competition had a total of 811 entries and 669 medals awarded, 341 Gold and 318 Silver. 10 Premier/Best in Show winners were awarded, coming from Spain and Italy (four each), and one each from Morocco and Argentina.
More information: www.olivejapan.com/en.
Australian medals
Gold
ALTO Olives ALTO Vividus Cobram Estate Classic Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cobram Estate Ultra Premium Coratina
Silver
ALTO Olives ALTO Lemon ALTO Olives ALTO Robust Chapman River Cobram Estate Light Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cobram Estate Ultra Premium Hojiblanca Cobram Estate Ultra Premium Picual Cockatoo Grove Classic Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil Cockatoo Grove Midnight Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil Green Gold Olives Perth EVOO Pepper Green Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oil Lentara Grove/Premium Tasmanian Blood Orange
NSW producer ALTO Olives took Gold in Japan for its flagship ALTO Vividus EVOO, along with two Silver medals. Cobram Estate’s Ultra Premium Coratina scored Gold at both the New York and Japan competitions – part of a total haul of five Gold and four Silver medals for its Australian-produced EVOOs.
NZ medals
Silver
Telegraph Hill Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Premium Blend)
Cobram Estate US
Gold
Cobram Estate 100% California Classic Cobram Estate 100% California Robust Cobram Estate California Select
Silver
Cobram Estate 100% California Mild Results herald ‘hot competition’ for 2022 AIOA major trophies
Australian International Olive Awards (AIOA) Convenor and Chief Steward Trudie Michels has been watching the various competition results roll in with growing excitement. “This is great news for those who entered, and for the Australian industry,” she said. “Australian producers’ outstanding success at these overseas events is building even greater anticipation for our own international competition. “The calibre of AIOA entries is always high - which is one reason why we have such enthusiastic involvement from the equally high-calibre panel of global judges - but the results from these competitions show that Australian producers have undoubtedly got the quality parameters firmly in place, and are producing EVOOs comparable to any across the globe. “It’s going to be a rewarding experience for the 2022 AIOA judges, and it will be exciting to see how entries from these winners compare with the increasing number of entries from top international producers. It certainly looks like there’ll be plenty of hot competition for the major trophies! “We hope they’ll all enter, so we can celebrate their efforts - and success - on home soil as well.” More information and AIOA entry details: www.australianinternationaloliveawards. com.au.
