Why not kick off 2024 on a healthy note! Did you know there are many health advantages of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) and tables olives? Let us share a few interesting facts with you. Both offer various benefits due to their rich nutritional profiles and can easily be added to any diet; top your favourite pizza with olives before […]
The time has come to mark off this important date on the calendar. The 17th annual SA Olive Awards will take place on Thursday, 8th September 2022 at the picturesque Laborie Wine Estate in Paarl. The judging of all EVOOs that have been entered into the competition will take place between the 22nd and 26th of August 2022 at Klein […]
Olive Harvest 2022 Report: Amidst the bad news, the loadshedding woes and the ongoing challenges that face farmers in South Africa, the good news is that 2022 was a bumper harvest for many olive growers. With the harvest now complete, experts indicate that table olives and Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) from the 2022 harvest will be excellent. SA […]
The 2021 Absa Top 10 Olive Oil Awards were celebrated on Friday 15 October at the picturesque Drosberg, situated on the slopes of the Klein Drakenstein mountains. With the majestic Paarl rock as a backdrop and Table Mountain looming in the distance, and with former Olympian sprinter and olive oil ambassador Geraldine Pillay-Viret as MC, the venue could not have […]
EVOO (pronounced ee-voo) stands for Extra Virgin Olive Oil – is the highest grade and most expensive of virgin olive oil, derived by mechanical cold extraction at below 30°C, (which means it is not altered by temperature) without the use of solvents or refining methods. Extra Virgin Olive Oil is free of any defects and rich in positive attributes, such […]