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Rio Vista Olives Wins Best in Show: Hardy’s Mammoth EVOO Defies a Difficult Harvest

Rio Vista Olives Wins Best in Show: Hardy’s Mammoth EVOO Defies a Difficult Harvest

In a year affected by dramatically low olive oil yields, Rio Vista Olives has found gold in the lining, taking home the coveted Best in Show award in the 26th Australian Golden Olive Awards for their single variety Hardy’s Mammoth Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

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A Day in the Grove! Lazy Long Lunch ft. Mark Best, Jason Roberts & Paul Farag

A Day in the Grove! Lazy Long Lunch ft. Mark Best, Jason Roberts & Paul Farag

Get ready for the Lunch of the year with a lazy long lunch in the Rio Vista Olives Grove with chef heavyweights Mark Best, Jason Roberts and Paul Farag. Includes wines by Fierce III. May 6 2023

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Top Aussie Chefs Experienced The Good Oil of South Australia

Top Aussie Chefs Experienced The Good Oil of South Australia

Monday’s never tasted so good until last Monday, June 20 rolled around. Heavy weights of Australia’s culinary world flocked to a little known area of South Australia - Mypolonga in the heart of the Murraylands, to taste all things local and re-connect post Covid. Joining the local culinary royalty such Cheong Liew, AOM (Adelaide’s own culinary icon), Kane Pollard (ex Sol and Topiary fame) and Tony Carroll (ex Jolly’s Boathouse royalty and current Fishbank), were joined by some of Australia’s hottest chefs including Mark Best (a regular star on the World’s Top 50 Restaurant list), Adam D’Sylva (Tonka, Coda, Lollo...

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Best in Show at the Australian International Olive Awards

Best in Show at the Australian International Olive Awards

“To have our Elisi Grove Kalamata stand out with a massive 95/100 and win Best In Show for Commercial Extra Virgin Olive Oil, against strong dominating producers from the Eastern States, has been a fantastic win for agricultural businesses within South Australia,” Jared Bettio, Director of award winning Rio Vista Olives explains.

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