About the SA Olive Awards
The SA Olive Awards were created to honour the olive oil industry in South Africa. The competition only accepts entries of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) produced in the current season. Entries must be 100% South African and made by South African producers registered with SA Olive. The entries can be either be entered by individual producers or by retailers selling EVOO from South African producers as their house brands.
The SA Olive Awards continues to be the highlight of the South African olive industry’s calendar. It acknowledges the hard work and the strive for excellence of local EVOO producers. A panel of expert tasters congregates in Stellenbosch to judge CTC certified oils and award the gold, silver or bronze stamps of excellence. Consumer confidence is the key to building a strong industry; the SA Olive Awards (and the CTC) focus on maintaining the quality promise to consumers.
MEET OUR
2023 JUDGES
Himeyo Nagatomo
Panel Leader
Fil Bucchino
International Judge
Benedetta Lami
SA Olive Tasting Panel Member
Reni Hildenbrand
SA Olive Tasting Panel Member
Jackie Loubser
SA Olive Tasting Panel Member
Gill Lanham
SA Olive Tasting Panel Member
MOST RECENT AWARDS RESULTS
- Click here to download the 2022 Awards Booklet.
RECENT AWARDS NEWS
2023 SA Olive Awards Winners
The 2023 SA Olive Awards took place at the picturesque Grande Roche Hotel in Paarl on Friday, 8th of September. All Extra Virgin Olive Oils (EVOOs) that entered - 82 entries from 32 producers - have been thoroughly [...]
2023 SA Olive Awards – Entries and Sponsors
The 18th annual SA Olive Awards takes place this Friday, 8th September 2023 at the beautiful L’Atium, Grande Roche in Paarl. For all those within the South African olive industry, this is a major [...]
Save the Date: 2023 SA Olive Awards
Now that all EVOO entries have been submitted, the judging week for the SA Olive Awards officially started on Monday, 21 August. The 18th annual SA Olive Awards takes place on Friday, 8th September [...]
2022 SA Olive Awards Winners
All South African Extra Virgin Olive Oils (EVOOs) entered into the 2022 SA Olive Awards have been judged and the winners of medals in the Delicate, Medium and Intense style categories are: Gold Delicate: De [...]
