Producers Reward Own Oils

The trend of competitions with high numbers of producer judges awarding higher medals, evident in the analysis of 2012 Australian extra virgin olive oil competitions, has continued in 2013. A comparison of awards given at the Melbourne and Sydney Fine Food Awards and the Australian Olive Association (AOA) Competition shows that for brands entered in all three, the Melbourne event awarded the highest medal in 11 cases.

The AOA competition awarded the highest medal in 7 cases and the Sydney Fine Food Show in 5. The judging panel of 13 in Melbourne included only 2 judges who are not producers. The AOA panel is no longer published but traditionally the majority are producers.

The Sydney Show panel, while not published to date, generally has a broader food and restaurant industry membership.

Olive Oil Competition Comparison Australia 2013

Olive Oil Competition Comparison Australia 2013
Brand	Style	Melbourne Fine Food	Sydney Fine Food	AOA Competition
Alto Olives	Delicate	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
Arkstone	Manzanillo	Bronze	Gold	Bronze
Cobram Estate	Light Flavour Intensity	Gold	Bronze
Cobram Estate	Robust Flavour Intensity	Bronze	Bronze	Silver
Cobram Estate	Premiere	Gold	Bronze	Silver
Cobram Estate	Picual	Bronze	Silver	Silver
Cobram Estate	Hojiblanca	Bronze	Bronze	Gold
Gwydir Grove		No Award	No Award
Krowera Hills		Silver	Silver	Bronze
Kyneton	Family Selection	Bronze	No Award	Bronze
Kyneton	Gourmet Blend	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
Leontanya	Paringa Ridge	Silver	Bronze
Leontanya	Picual	Bronze	Bronze
Leontanya	Tuscan Blend	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
Lisadurne Hill	Hojiblanca	Gold	Gold	Gold
Lisadurne Hill	Angus	Silver	Bronze	Silver
Lisadurne Hill	Rushworth Gold	Silver	Bronze	Silver
Raja Olives		Bronze	Bronze
Richglen	Kalamata	No Award	No Award
Rosto	Mellow	Gold	Bronze	Silver
Rosto	Extra Oomph	Bronze	Bronze	Silver
Varopodio Estate	Gold	Bronze	Silver