Geelong Region Olives GRO Verdale Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Produced by Geelong Region Olives — producer profile

Verification
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Award Record
2 awards
Across 2 releases · 1 competition Latest: Bronze · 2025 AIOA
Phenols
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No phenol data found
Latest Release
2025
2 releases recorded

GRO Verdale Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Geelong Region Olives is made from Verdale olives grown in Victoria, Australia, situated on the edges of the Otway National Park. This oil was awarded Gold at the 2024 Australian International Olive Awards (AIOA) in Class 5D.

Evidence over time

Release History

2026 Predicted
Expected availability: 13 September 2026
Harvest Type
Early Harvest
Varieties
2025
Available: 13 September 2025
Producer Notes

Complex notes of green grass, green apple and spice; mouth shows great intensity of herb flavours with moderate bitterness and pungency lingering; well balanced oil

Harvest Type
Early Harvest
Varieties
2024
Producer Notes

It offers fresh aromas of green apple, just-mown grass, nashi pear, snow pea shoots, and vanilla, with herbal, lemon, and rocket salad notes on the palate. Balanced astringency, bitterness, and pungency create a creamy mouthfeel that lingers.

Varieties
2018
Producer established

Geelong Region Olives was established in 2018.

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Sensory Profile

Fruitiness 4
Fruitiness refers to the aroma and taste of fresh, ripe or green olives in the oil.
Bitterness 2.4
Bitterness is a positive sensory attribute of an EVOO. It can also signal the presence of phenolic compounds.
Pungency 2.4
Pungency is the pleasant peppery or spicy sensation experienced at the back of the throat when tasting olive oil.
Polyphenols 3.6
Polyphenols are naturally occurring compounds found in olives and other plants. In olive oil, reported phenolic content is a chemistry measure that can be associated with bitterness, pungency and oxidative stability; total phenols are not interchangeable with hydroxytyrosol-plus-derivatives measurement used for the EU-authorised wording.
sweet almond fresh grass herbs delicate

Estimated Based on profiles for: Verdale .

Freshness & season

Harvest freshness

The harvest date is disclosed on the bottle or product information, making the release easier to date and compare.

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Choose a recent, clearly dated release when you want the most vivid expression of its aromas and flavour.

Worth knowing

A harvest date does not reveal how the oil was stored, so date is an important signal rather than a guarantee of condition.

Product informationHarvest date disclosed
Place & provenance

Sense of place

This oil is listed as originating in Geelong & Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia.

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Choose a clearly identified origin when local identity, traceability and connection to a particular growing area matter to you.

Worth knowing

Origin can make an oil distinctive, but does not by itself guarantee quality or a particular flavour.

Listed originGeelong & Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia
Olive composition

Single variety listed

The latest release lists Verdale as its only recorded cultivar.

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A release listing one cultivar is useful when you want to explore that variety's typical character.

Worth knowing

One listed cultivar does not record a percentage, so it should not be treated as proof of 100% composition without a source saying so.

Release dataVerdale

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