Top of the podium for Rangihoua Estate Extra Virgin Olive Oils - Shared Kitchen
Great news for my local olive oil estate Rangihoua in the Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Awards held last month.
Not only did they receive a silver medal for their Picual oil in the hotly contested ‘robust’ category, and golds for their Waiheke blend and Frantoio oils, but they got top of the podium with an outstanding win of Best in Class for their ever-popular Waiheke Blend.
The grove was one of only 12 southern hemisphere producers of extra virgin olive oil to win a Best of Class Award, the only New Zealand oil to win such an accolade.
The oils were blind tasted by a panel of experts and judged on aroma, taste and harmony of the oil in the categories ranging from delicate to robust.
It is Rangihoua’s tenth Best of Class medal since the grove started competing at the international awards in 2003.
Estate owner Anne Stanimiroff said the season started off a little less than promising. “It was...
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