Nagambie Gold Picks Up Awards
We are proud to announce that both our 2006 Extra Virgin Olive Oil releases are award winning!
2006 PREMIUM BLEND
- Silver Award: Sydney Royal Fine Food Show Class 1B
- Silver Award: NSW Northern Olive Oil Show Class 2B
- Best in Class: NSW Northern Olive Oil Show Class 2B
2006 FRANTOIO
- Bronze Award: Olive Producers (NE Vic) Inc. Golden Olive Awards Class 3
Nagambie Gold has recently taken up a stand at the very popular Violet Town Community Market . The market is held on the second Saturday of each month and we have had a very positive response from visitors from all over Central Victoria.
Across the weekend of 7-8 October, Nagambie Gold was open to the public for the first time as part of the Farm Gates & Shed Doors event, organized by the Goulburn River & Ranges group. We welcomed visitors from Nagambie, Seymour , Melbourne , Bendigo and even Canberra , to our grove for an olive oil tasting and a crash course in olive cultivation.
Nagambie Gold participated in the Gourmet Food & Wine section of the Heritage Home Show, held at the Royal Exhibition Building from Friday 20 October to Sunday 22 October. In addition, we attended the very successful Tastes of the Goulburn on Saturday 28 October. This event is held annually at the Seymour Railway Station and is more impressive every year.
As the year quickly races to its end, Nagambie Gold will be participating in several market events. As well as a great day out, these occasions provide several opportunities for you to purchase Nagambie Gold Extra Virgin Olive Oil and other related treats in time for Christmas.
Numerous new retail outlets have recently been added to our growing list. New seasons stock has now also been delivered to Plunkett's Cellar Door, Avenel. For a complete list of Nagambie Gold retail outlets, click here.
Nagambie Gold appeared in the recent Spring edition of Coast & Country in a feature by Rita Erlich, former editor of Epicure. Click here to view the article in PDF format.
A Guide to Australian Olive Oils 2007 was officially launched on Friday 27 October. The guide features information about what classifies an extra virgin olive oil and descriptions of over 70 Australian olive groves and their products, including Nagambie Gold. It also includes recipes from chefs from across the country, such as Kylie Kwong and Simon Humble. Retailing at $14.95, it is now available from Oliv Hawthorn. Phone Jenny on (03) 9818 2375 or send her an email for more information.
Nagambie Gold's 2006 Extra Virgin
Olive Oils have been launched!
Nagambie Gold's 2006 Frantoio Extra Virgin Olive Oil was launched on Saturday 1 st July at Goulburn Terrace in Nagambie. During a visit from celebrated Mildura chef and Victorian Upper House candidate Stephano di Pieri, Greta Moon produced a fantastic Spanish meal using her favourite Nagambie Gold Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Greta used our oil as an addition to vegetable soup, and as part of the entrée tapas accompanied by Mike Boudrey's homemade bread. We are proud to announce that Nagambie Gold's Frantoio Extra Virgin Olive Oil received Stephano's approval!
Our 2006 Melbourne launch took place at Oliv, Hawthorn on Saturday 15 th July as part of Oliv's 3 rd Birthday celebrations. Alongside our 2006 Frantoio Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Nagambie Gold launched its 2006 Premium Blend, which was very popular. In addition, this day marked the introduction of our new bottle. Click here for more details.
The Goulburn River and Ranges is a new regional group which encompasses Nagambie and other towns along the Hume Freeway and the Goulburn Highway , framed by the Goulburn River and the Strathbogie Ranges . The group's website includes contributes from local producers and serves as a gateway to the region's growing tourist attractions. Goulburn River and Ranges has recently released a new tourist brochure which includes a fantastic map of the region, information on accommodation and regional attractions, and details of local Nagambie Gold stockists. Contact us to find out how to obtain a copy.
We are very excited to announce our inclusion in several publications this year:
The Food and Wine Lover's Guide to Melbourne and Surrounds was released in April and features information about Nagambie Gold! We have been very fortunate to have Nagambie and Strathbogie Ranges named as a region, bringing more focus - and hopefully more tourists! - to the area. The guide includes an introduction by Stephanie Alexander and retails at $39.95 and should be available at all good bookstores. Alternatively, contact us for details.
Nagambie Gold also featured in the July edition of Victorian Lifestyle magazine as part of a piece on the Goulburn River and Ranges region.
Look our for upcoming publications featuring Nagambie Gold Extra Virgin Olive Oil:
The much anticipated A Guide to Australian Olive Oil 2007 is due for release in October. This year's edition is expected to feature almost 100 olive producers from across Australia , including Nagambie Gold, plus recipes from some of the country's best chefs. Stay tuned for more information.
A forthcoming edition of Coast and Country magazine will include a feature on Nagambie Gold Extra Virgin Olive Oil and the Wetlands Café at Tahbilk Winery, which uses Nagambie Gold. We will have more information soon.
Nagambie Gold will be at several markets and field days later this year. These events make a great day out as many are held at olive groves. Dates and location will be posted on the website soon.
2005 Harvest
The 2005 harvest was a great success and marked the beginning of the mechanical age at Nagambie Gold. With our crop increasing from one tonne in 2004 to five tonnes, mechanical harvesters from South Australia for the first time replaced hand picking of our olives. The harvesters use vibrations to remove the ripe olives from the trees, catching them in an umbrella-like canvas which surrounds the tree. The olives are pressed within 24 hours of picking at Kyneton.
This year, we introduced a single varietal Correggiola extra virgin olive oil to our range; the oil displays sharp Australian features including a strong peppery finish and robust flavours. Available at Oliv, Hawthorn and The Olive Shop, Queen Victoria Markets. Click here for more information.
2005 also marked the launch Nagambie Gold's four litre tins. For those who find that they use olive oil regularly, the four litre tin is great value and can easily be decanted into smaller containers for everyday use. Available at Fruit Nest, Malvern, The Olive Shop, Queen Victoria Market and Goulburn Terrace, Nagambie. Click here for more information.
Nagambie Gold is proud to be the exclusive supplier to The Wetlands Café at the famous Tahbilk Winery and to Goulburn Terrace, Nagambie. Local support for Nagambie Gold has been fantastic.
We are also pleased to announce our inclusion in several industry and tourist publications. Look out for A Guide to Australian Olive Oil 2006 which features Nagambie Gold and over 50 other olive oil producers from across Australia . The guide also included recipes from renouned chef Simon Humble, owner of Tutto Bene at Melbourne 's Southbank. Available at Oliv, Hawthorn, or contact us for a copy.
In December, the Caper Berry Café in Yamba, on the northern New South Wales coast, became Nagambie Gold's first interstate stockist. We're very excited to have this new outlet, especially in the beautiful town of Yamba . It's worth a visit! Click here for The Caper Berry Café's address.
2004 Harvest
2004 marked the first commercial harvest of Extra Virgin Olive Oil at Nagambie. Good rains last September have seen Nagambie Gold's 2004 harvest produce two bold olive oils. Leading up to picking in May, dry conditions meant that the olives - including Correggiola, Frantoio and Manzanilla - have thrived in the Goulburn Valley.
Its Mediterranean style climate has encouraged the growth of a rich wine culture, making the area ideal for farming high quality olives.
Over two weekends, friends and family gathered by the Goulburn River to handpick from the grove's 1200 trees. The first picking resulted in a robust oil made from Correggiola olives.
This oil displays sharp Australian features, exhibiting grassy overtones and peppery characteristics. The second picking produced Nagambie Gold's "Premium Blend." Frantoio and Manzanilla olives were crushed together (rather than blending afterwards) and the result has been very impressive.
The "Premium Blend" boasts chocolate and butterscotch flavours. With its peppery, hazelnut finish it is reminiscent of a late harvest Spanish Koroneiki oil. Nagambie Gold Extra Virgin Olive Oil is unfiltered from handpicked olives, to find out where you can purchase our product click here.
A Guide to Olive Oil
The oil was also mentioned in "A Guide to Olive Oil" published in The Age's Epicure on Tues, September 21, 2004.
Our oil was selected on blind tasting as one of the top 4 oils in the $20-$24 per 500ml price range from more than 50 popular oils sold in Australia.
As a result of this article we have now sold all the oil we produced in our 2004 season. However it is still available at many of the retail outlets that I have mentioned both in Nagambie and Melbourne. This season the oil was only available in 375ml bottles which retailed at $15.
We did fill several requests for 4 litre tins and will be looking at this again this coming season.
As you can see from the photos of olives the 2005 season is looking particularly good as we have a much larger crop of olives than in previous years.
We are planning to harvest the olives, depending on the weather, at the end of May.
Again we plan to have our olives processed by Sam Trovatello at Kyneton Olive Oil at Kyneton in Victoria.
