Welcome to Ruakokoputuna Olives

Most awarded Extra Virgin Olive Oil Producer in the heart of the Wairarapa, New Zealand.

Since the first release in 2004, Ruakokoputuna Extra Virgin Olive Oil has achieved 16 Gold Medals. In 2006, after just two years of production we were awarded 2 Gold Medals and Best in Class at the prestigious "Oils of the World" Competition held in Los Angeles.

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News - June 2011

We were awarded a Gold medal for our Chilli & Lime infusion at the Los Angeles Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition, the only gold awarded this year to a NZ producer and possibly the first time an infused NZ oil has won a gold medal on an international level.

News from Ruakokoputuna Olives 2011

We had another fantastic harvest on the grove this year. We are so lucky to have free-draining soil which dries out very quickly after heavy rain, we know other growers in the area whose trees constantly have wet feet, which is not favourable at all to the fruit and development of flavours. So as a result, our trees once again produced an abundance of superb fruit. A good Italian friend (also an olive grower) told us that we could expect 8-10kgs from our 9 year old trees but incredibly they produced an average of 15-20kgs per tree.

Harvesting was early this year and started mid-May and was over by the end of June. The olives were processed as soon as they were picked as we have our own Pegasso 500 Olive Press, that we imported from Italy in 2008, so that we could have total control of our olives and oil.

Once we had finished pressing, all the oil was stored in stainless steel vats for a few weeks during which time we escaped to our friend's olive grove in Italy for a rest! On our return we started the blending of our latest oils. The various blends are revisited many times until we are absolutely 100% sure we have achieved the taste that our customers will enjoy.

Our 2011 Ruakokoputuna Olive Oils will be available in October which means all of our devoted customers will be able stock up with their favourite RUAKOKOPUTUNA Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Ruakokoputuna Extra Virgin Olive Oil - TASTE THE SUBLIME!