The passion for producing World Class Extra Virgin Olive Oil continues for Mike Wilkinson & Wendy Fisher of Ruakokoputuna Olives who have purchased a state-of-the-art Pegaso 500 Olive Press which is also available to other olive growers for processing.After a lot of research and a trip to the OMT factory in Firenze last September, Mike & Wendy bought the machine which is capable of processing 500kgs an hour. Instead of a hammer mill it has a crusher which is much more gentle for the olives for the extraction of oil - a method which is similar to the way olives were crushed for centuries using the traditional stones.
The Press has been installed in a specially designed and built processing room at their Olive Grove in the beautiful Ruakokoputuna Valley just 10 minutes from Martinborough. A viewing window has also been included so growers can watch their olives being processed.
Having completed an oil processing course recently the couple are looking forward to this season's harvest - Murray Charles (previous owner of Pressing Engagements) is also going to be "on hand" as Technical Advisor.
Mike & Wendy want to make the experience at their press an enjoyable one for fellow growers and also for anyone who is interested in the process of producing Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
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