The internationally renowned Sol d’Oro competition is just around the corner, 7-11 September, and will be hosted in Cape Town. We are pleased to inform you that the panel of expert judges has been selected.
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Morgenster To Open New Restaurant
After the closure of Sofia’s, the restaurant at Morgenster, in late 2013, this premier olive estate has not had a restaurant to supplement its top notch olive tasting and wine tasting offering. But that is about to change with the announcement that 95@Morgenster will be opening in September.
SA Olive Toekennings: Oomblik Van Waarheid Is Hier
‘n Span top proeërs het vandeesweek by Nederburg saamgetrek om die deelnemers vir die 2015 SA Olive-toekennings onder die loep te neem. Dié kompetisie, wat vanjaar vir die 10de keer aangebied word, het 91 inskrywings gelok wat individueel oor vier dae beoordeel sal word in die soeke na Suid-Afrika se beste ekstrasuiwer olyfolies.
Cape Town To Host Sol D’Oro Competition
From the 7 to 11 September Sol d’Oro travels to Cape Town to reward the best extra virgin olive oils from the southern hemisphere. Sol d’Oro is the most important international olive oil competition in the world.
Gabriëlskloof Ventures Outside With A New Signature Lunch Box
Gabriëlskloof, a wine and olive jewel of the Overberg, gives ‘thinking outside the box’ a delicious new meaning with its new Lunch Box experience, which entices visitors to soak up the farm’s idyllic hillside setting outside Bot River, al fresco style.
Gabriëlskloof Nooi Jou Na Buite Met Nuwe ‘Kosblik’ Ervaring
Gabriëlskloof, ‘n wyn-en-olyf juweel van die Overberg, vier die koms van die lente met ‘n knuppeldik Kosblik ervaring wat besoekers uitnooi om die plaas se idilliese ligging op die koppie buite Botrivier, al fresco styl te geniet.
South Africa Home to a Variety of Olive Cultivars
South Africa’s rich soil has become home to several fine varieties – or ‘cultivars’ as they are known – of fruit yielding olive tree. These produce many of the high quality oils and table olives you can find on supermarket shelves right now, and this article is a rough guide to some of the most […]
Preserving The Olive Tree
Located in the Greek Island of Crete, the oldest olive tree believed to be more than 3000 years, old still thrives. The Monumental Olive Tree of Vouves has been declared as natural heritage monument, due to its ecological and historical importance.
India Strives To Become Mass Producer Of Olive Oil
While olives and olive oils are often associated with Mediterranean regions, we are seeing large growth in other areas of the world, such as the somewhat unlikely state of Rajasthan, India.
SA Olive Awards: Moment of Truth
A team of top tasters are gathered at Nederburg this week to scrutinize contenders for the 2015 SA Olive Awards. The competition, now in its 10th year, has drawn 91 entries which will be rated one-by-one over four days to declare South Africa’s best extra virgin olive oils.