New Zealand olive oil ranked best in the world

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December 2012

New Zealand olive oil ranked best in the world.

Waiheke Island’s Rangihoua Estate is the only Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Evoo) in the Southern Hemisphere to be awarded a spot in the Flos Olei best 20, they have also been awarded the distingusihed title of ‘Il Frantoio di Frontiera’ which translates to ‘The Frontier Farm’.

The Flos Olei is the world’s guide book to the best Evoo in the world and it’s no easy feat to get into this bible of experts. Oils from 43 different countries are represented as a panel of 50 tasters test and try over 3000 oils to see who is the best.

The tastings takes place in Rome over a period of 4-5 months. Only the top 500 oils make it into the book and from this the best top 20 are also selected.

This award not only acknowledges Rangihoua Estate’s Olive oil excellent organoleptic properties, but also the dedication, passion and commitment of the grove in optimizing the whole production from tree to bottle.

Colin Sayles and Anne Stanimiroff, owners of Rangihoua Estate, are astounded and humbled by the award. They were the first in the North Island to produce olive oil only 15 years ago and so to achieve such recognition against other olive growers and producers that have been making olive oil for generations is outstanding.

It is very much a team effort between Colin who is an engineer, Anne who oversees the harvest, blending and overall management and also Darryl Beech, who operates the olive mill and helps with the blending.

Colin and Anne are in Rome now for the Prize Giving Ceremony for the ‘The Best 20’ and launch of the of the 2013 Flos Olei Guide and will be back in New Zealand later this week.

www.rangihoua.co.nz

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