Awards 

• The Hunter Olive Association Best Entry in Class – Classes 1 to 16
• The Hunter Olive Centre Trophy - Best Commercial Oil of the Show - Classes 1 to 3
• The Commonwealth Bank Local Business Banking Trophy - Best Commercial Oil of Show from Hunter Valley fruit – Classes 1 to 3 
• The Sebel Kirkton Park Trophy - Best Infused Oil of the Show  – Classes 4 & 5 
• The Olive Centre Trophy - Best Commercial Table Olives of the Show - Classes 7 to 12
• The Hunter Irrigation and water Solutions Trophy - Best Table Olives of Show from Hunter valley fruit – Classes 7 to 12 
• The Clear Image Trophy – Best Tapenade or Olive Spread of Show
• The Hunter Olive Association - Best Olive Oil Soap of the Show
• The Plasdene GlassPak Trophy Most Successful Exhibitor of the Show
• The Ryan Publications Prize

• Mild: The oil must display a zero to low (overall combined) degree of bitterness and pungency. The oil may also display aromas and flavours that are soft, fresh and distinctive. 
• Medium: The oil must display a moderate (overall combined) degree of bitterness and pungency.
  The oil may also display fresh and complex aromas and flavours of moderate or better intensity. 
• Robust: The oil must display a high and distinct (overall combined) degree of bitterness and pungency. The oil may also display intense, fresh and complex aromas and flavours.
• Commercial: Products intended for sale to the public or other commercial producers
• Non-Commercial: Products not intended for sale to the public or other commercial producers
• Tapenade: traditional recipe of olive paste - green or black, capers, anchovies, garlic
• Olive Spread: Olive paste and any other ingredients. e.g. pesto. Style and ingredients must be nominated
• Castile Soap: 100% olive oil
• Olive Oil based soaps: Olive oil must be the major source of fat: minimum 60%

• Entries must be 100% Australian origin if entered by an exhibitor resident in Australia. 
• There is a limit of five entries per exhibitor per class.
• To qualify for an award, oil entries must have a Free Fatty Acid (FFA) < 0.8%.
• A sample of each oil entry will be sent away for FFA analysis to a NATA accredited laboratory unless the exhibit is accompanied by a certificate of FFA analysis from a NATA accredited laboratory.
• For the olive oil entries two bottles of 250ml,  375ml or 500ml of oil must be provided.
• For the table olive entries two jars of approximately 300ml must be provided.
• For tapenades and olive spreads two jars of any size can be provided
• In Classes 4 & 5 - Flavoured Oils, the flavour should be nominated.
• Olives in Classes 7 and 8 can be whole, pitted, sliced or cracked but must have no other ingredient other than the preserving brine or brine/vinegar solution.
• Olives in Classes 9, 10 & 11 can be whole, pitted and stuffed and flavoured with any appropriate matter (flavour should be nominated). 
• Class 12 is for olives that have had a preparation different to normal such as air dried, oven dried, dry salted or baked.
• Olives in classes 7 to 12 do not have to be only from 2009 harvest. The olives can be from any years harvest.
• Entries in Class 14 - Castile Soaps must be made from 100% olive oil, and entries in Class 14 - Olive Oil Based Soaps must be made using at least 60% olive oil. The oil content should be specified. Four bars of each exhibit must be supplied.
• Exhibits in all classes expect the Non-Commercial Classes 6 and 16,  must be commercially packaged and labelled; and, either available in the Australian marketplace or intended for release in the near future.
• Award winning entries will be publicised during the Feast of the Olive on 26^th and 27^th September 2009
• Winners of Bronze, Silver and Gold Medals will be able to purchase round medal stick on labels from the Hunter Olive Association for $0.11 each. Orders can be placed with the Show Steward

Oil judging will be carried out by a panel of three experienced judges using the Australian Olive Association’s 20 point judging system. The Best in Class and Best in Show awards will be based on these scores and further tasting if necessary.  

Other awards to be granted are: 

• Gold:17.0+
• Silver:15.0 to 17.0
• Bronze:13.0 to 15.0

Judging of all other products will carried out by two or three suitably qualified people using appropriate guidelines.

Announcement of Award Winners

         Award winners will be announced at an Awards Presentation to be held on Sunday 20^th September. Winners will be presented with their awards at this event

Award winning entries will be on display for public tasting at one of the the venues for the Feast of the Olive for the weekend 26^{th &} and 27^th September 2009. Winners of these awards will be required to supply to the Hunter Olive Association free of charge sufficient quantities of winning product for this display.

Olive oil entries accompanied by a certificate of FFA analysis: $33.00 per entry

Olive oil entries not accompanied by a certificate of FFA analysis: $66.00 per entry

Infused Olive Oil entries (No FFA analysis required): $33.00 per entry

Non-commercial Olive Oils (No FFA analysis required): $22.00 per entry

Olives products including soaps (commercial and non-commercial): $16.50 per entry

All fees include GST.

How To Enter

Click here to download an entry form in PDF format 

Contact the show steward: Steve Mitchell on 6577 6004 or stephen@lisbournepark.com

Please mark each entry with your own identification code, a different code for each entry

Securely package each entry

Include the appropriate payment. Cheques should be made payable to: Hunter Olive Association Inc

Packages can be sent by mail by courier or hand delivered to:

The Steward, Hunter Valley Olive Show, 562 Glendonbrook Road, Glendonbrook, NSW 2330

or

Hunter Boutique Olive Growers, C/- Adina Vineyard, 492 Lovedale Road, Lovedale NSW 2320

The Hunter Olive Association wishes to thank The Hunter Olive Centre, Plasdene Glass-Pak and The Olive Centre Pty Ltd, Clear Image, the Commonwealth Bank, Hunter Irrigation and The Sebel Kirkton Park  for their sponsorship support of the 2009 Hunter Valley Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Olive Products Show. The Association would also like to support Ryan Publications for their support.

Sponsorship funds supplement entry fees and help defray costs of trophies, judges’ expenses, printing and other expenses associated with staging the Show.