Croatia Wins Best Non European Oil



Sandi Chiavalon by Goran Šebelić (http://www.istria-gourmet.com/)



At the recenty held 10th International Olive Oil Awards in Zurich the award for Best Non European Olive Oil went to a contender from the Istrian region of Croatia: Ex Albis produced by Sandi Chiavalon. If you are interested in visiting this region why not explore the Olive Oil Roads of Istria.  Find out more information from the Istrian Tourism Board or via the istria-gourmet website which includes this portrait of Sandi Chiavalon taken by Goran Šebelić.

Other Olive Oil routes to explore can be found on the Olive Picking website.

Australian Olives

Early indications are that this is going to be an amazing year for the Australian olive harvest, with yeilds in areas such as western Victoria, up by 50%.  This is due to the wet summer which has left trees laden with ripening olives.  Family owned Toscana will be busy gathering olives from around 28,000 trees.  Their award winning extra virgin olive oil comes from one of Australia's oldest olive groves established in 1943. If you live in Australia you can contact them for a free tasting sample!  Elsewhere you can buy the oil online.  Enjoy!