Products and Awards
AUCKLAND ROYAL EASTER SHOW OLIVE OIL AWARDS
GOLD AWARD 2020 Special Blend 
GOLD AWARD 2020 Frantoio
SILVER AWARD 2020 Leccino
SILVER AWARD 2020 Italian Blend
SUPREME CHAMPION 2019 Special Blend
CLASS 2 CHAMPION 2019 Special Blend
GOLD AWARD 2019 Special Blend
GOLD AWARD 2019 Italian Blend
GOLD AWARD 2019 Leccino
GOLD AWARD 2018 for Leccino
SILVER AWARD 2018 for Frantoio
SILVER AWARD 2016 for Italian Blend
SILVER AWARD 2016 for Special Blend
Jo & David were very proud to have won the top award for our SPECIAL BLEND at the Auckland Royal Easter Show 2019
The Logan Campbell Trophy is spectacular but we were not allowed to take that home with us, instead they awarded us a beautiful trophy that we will cherish for ever.
Here at Flaxbourne we currently grow the Tuscan and Spanish varieties of olives which suit the Flaxbourne area very well.
All our award winning oils are great for drizzling over vegetables, salads and meats, and used as dipping oils.
Our TOP OF THE RANGE Special Blend is made up of Leccino or Minerva, Picual and Manzanillo - a perfect dipping oil with apple tones and an interesting bitter note from the Manzanillo. The Leccino or Minerva ( a similar variety to Leccino but frost resistant) balances it beautifully.
Our Italian Blend is a blend of Leccino and Frantoio, two wonderful Italian oils that when blended together make a really good all round oil with many uses. We also keep Leccino and Frantoio as single varieties.
Every year the flavours of the different varieties are slightly different, depending on the weather.
So you could say every year is a surprise.
The people of Japan liked our Frantoio Extra Virgin Olive Oil last season as they gave us a silver award for its fruity, fresh taste.
Call in and enjoy a stroll around the grove and see how the pressing and bottling is done on the estate.
We also grow hazelnut trees and harvest the nuts in March. We supply 'Uncle Joes' in Blenheim, but also sell nuts from the door.
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PURCHASING OUR EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
Email a request for prices flaxbourneoliveoil@gmail.com. We can ship oil anywhere in New Zealand.
At the moment, as well as selling from the grove here in Marlborough, we sell our products at the Kaikoura Cheese Shop, BV Central Cafe in Blenheim, and at the following Markets in Christchurch once per month:
- Ohoka Farmers Market, Friday, Deans Bush (Riccarton) Farmers Market, Saturday, and Opawa Farmers Market on Sunday- all on the last whole weekend of every month throughout the spring and summer.
We have 250ml , 500ml, of extra virgin olive oil for sale in sealed bottles.
From the door or at the Christchurch markets, we can also refill your 750ml bottle for a little less if you are passing through.
Groups are welcome to enjoy a tour of the grove, have an oil tasting also morning tea/coffee and cake.
Great flavour oils we love their single fruit oils and the blends.
They are a quality product we use all the time.
Honestly
the most delish olive oil I’ve ever had! Beautiful couple, locally harvested
with love and laughs. Highly recommend
This is just the most wonderful olive oil I've had
Wonderful
oil. Being in Australia, we look forward to another visit to stock up. Still
have a little left from our Christmas visit.
It’s
just the Bests
L.A from Opoutere.
There is nothing to compare with it - all other oils are pale tasting and watery in comparison.
