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And the 17th annual SA Olive Awards winners are…

The SA Olive Awards were created to honour South African producers registered with SA Olive. Entries must be 100% extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) and produced exclusively in South Africa during the current season.

Congratulations to the 2022 medal winners in the Delicate, Medium and Intense style categorie!

Gold Delicate:

De Rustica – Estate Delicate
Lions Creek Olive Estate – Lions Creek Frantoio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Rio Largo Olive Estate – Rio Largo Gold (Gold)
The Greenleaf Olive Company – Food Lover’s Signature South African Extra Virgin Olive Oil
The Greenleaf Olive Company – River Press Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Porterville – Andante Delicate

Gold Medium:

Chaloner – The Peregrine Limited Edition
Darling Olives – Darling Olives Estate Limited Blend EVOO
De Rustica – Collection: Coratina
De Rustica – Estate Medium
Die Klip Huis –  Die Klip Huis
Galenia Estate – Galenia Estate – Mission
Het Vlock Casteel – Het Vlock Casteel Favolosa
Mardouw – Mardouw Oil of the Olive Medium
Mardouw – Mardoux XXV Medium
Morgenster – Don Carlo Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Morgenster – Morgenster Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Oudewerfskloof Olive Farm – OWK – Picual
Porterville – Andante Intenso
Zoetigheyd Farms – Zoetigheyd Premium Frantoio

Gold Intense:

Altevrede – Altevrede – Favolosa
Mardouw – Mardouw Oil of the Olive Favolosa
Mardouw – Mardouw XXV Intense
Oudewerfskloof Olive Farm – OWK – Favolosa
Porterville – Andante Forte

De Rustica Olive Estate won three gold medals. Photo: www.derustica.co.za

Multiple Gold Medals:

The highest-scoring gold medal winners from the SA Olive Awards are entered into a further round of judging and the top EVOOs selected for the prestigious Absa Top 10 Olive Oil Awards, which will take place on the 7th of October 2022 at a venue to be announced.

De Rustica Olive Estate (3)
Mardouw Olive Estate(4)
Porterville Wereldsgeluk Olive Estate (3)

Mardouw Olive Estate won four gold medals.

Silver Delicate:

Darling Olives – Darling Olives EVOO
Darling Olives – Darling Olives Fynbossie
Kleinbergskloof – Kleinbergskloof Estate Blend
Lapithos Olive Growers – Lapithos Olive Growers – Pure
Morgenster – Monte Marcello Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Oldenburg Vineyards – Oldenburg Vineyards Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Oudewerfskloof Olive Farm – Ouwerfskloof
Prince Albert Olives – Prince Albert Olives

Silver Medium:

Altevrede – Altevrede – Frantoio
Babylonstoren – Babylonstoren EVOO Blend
De Hut Olive Farm – Number Uno Frantoio-Coratina
De Rustica – Collection: Frantoio
Haaskraal Farm – Estate Premium
Kleinood – de Boerin Extra Virgin Olive Oil
L’Ormarins – L’Ormarins Blend
Lamara Lamara – Olive Blend
Lettas Kraal –  Lettas Kraal Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Lions Creek Olive Estate – Lions Creek Karoo Blend Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Lions Creek Olive Estate – Lions Creek Picual Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Namaqua Olives & Olive Oil – Namaqua Frantoio Tube Limited Release
Oakhurst Olives – Oakhurst Special Reserve
Olyfberg – Olyfberg 1L Blend
Pétra Olive – Pétra Olive Oil
Porterville – Andante Mezzo
Rio Largo Olive Estate –  Rio Largo (Black label)
The Greenleaf Olive Company – Greenleaf Extra Virgin Olive Oil
The Greenleaf Olive Company – Spar Authentic South African Olive Oil
Tokara – Tokara Premiun
Wildekrans Wine Estate – Field Blend
Zoetigheyd Farms – Zoetigheyd Frantoio

Silver Intense:

Lions Creek Olive Estate – Lions Creek Coratina Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Mount Ceder – Mount Ceder Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Oudewerfskloof Olive Farm – Olifantsbos
Rio Largo Olive Estate – Rio Largo Premium (white)

Bronze Delicate:

Cederberg Olives – Cederberg Olives
Chaloner – Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Galenia Estate – Manzanilla
Hillcrest Estate – Hillcrest Olive Oil
Kleinbergskloof – Kleinbergskloof Frantoio
L’Ormarins – Terra del Capo Blend
Mardouw – Mardouw Oil of the Olive Mission
Mont Rouge Olive Estate – Karoo Reserve
Oakhurst Olives – Oakhurst Premium Reserve
Olive Boutique – Olive Boutique Frantoio
Tokara – Tokara Frantoio
Tokara – Tokara Mission
Willow Creek Olive Estate – Mission Single Cultivar EVOO

Bronze Medium:

Anysbos Olywe – Anysbos Olywe
Babylonstoren – Babylonstoren EVOO Coratina
De Hut Olive Farm – Numero Uno Frantoio
De Rustica – Collection: Arbequina
Galenia Estate – Directors Blend
Galenia Estate – Estate Blend
Het Vlock Casteel – Het Vlock Casteel Vlok Blend
Lapithos Olive Growers -Lapithos Olive Growers – Family Reserve
Lions Creek Olive Estate – Lions Creek Arbequina Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Lions Creek Olive Estate – Lions Creek Don Carlo Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Mardouw – Mardouw Oil of the Olive Frantoio
Morgenster – Woolworths Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Namaqua Olives & Olive Oil – Namaqua 2L bag in box
Namaqua Olives & Olive Oil – Namaqua Glass EVOO
Olijvenhof / Sanbasa – Beasty B
Olijvenhof / Sanbasa – Freaky F
Olive Boutique – Olive Boutique Coratina-Frantoio
Olyfberg – Olyfberg Glass Blend
Olyfberg – Olyfberg Tin Blend
Parakore Olives – Pai Parakore
Parakore Olives – Parakore EVOO
Rio Largo Olive Estate – Rio Largo (Bird label)
Rockhaven Farm – Rockhaven Farm Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Tokara – Pick n Pay Crafted Collection
Tokara – Tokara Multi-Varietal
Willow Creek Olive Estate – Estate Blend EVOO
Zoetigheyd Farms – Zoetigheyd Farm Fresh

Bronze Intense:

Lions Creek Olive Estate – Lions Creek Favolosa Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Oakhurst Olives – Oakhurst Intense
Willow Creek Olive Estate – Frantoio Single Cultivar EVOO


About SA Olive

SA Olive is an association representing the common interests of the South African olive industry and is committed to supporting a healthy future, i.e. ensuring a healthy future for its members, healthy growth and development for the industry and a healthy lifestyle for all South Africans.

Always look out for the SA Olive CTC seal on a bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO). This is a seal of confidence and it’s the guarantee that the producer is ‘committed to compliance’ in quality olive oil production.  It confirms that the EVOO is 100% locally (South African) produced and is authentic Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

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