Piccolo Wins Rare Sydney Royal Gold Medal on Debut
A Piccolo entry from Sydney has won one of just three gold medals awarded for Coffee at the Sydney Royal Fine Food competition run by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) at its home, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park.
It is the first time Piccolo had been a nominated class in the Coffee section of the Sydney Royal Fine Food competition’s Summer Series. Like all such competitions, the entry classes are reviewed each year to be in line with industry and consumer tastes.
Freshfood Corporation Pty Ltd at Concord has won gold for it’s the House of Robert Timms – Fairtrade entry in the Piccolo – Blend class.
Gold Medals were also awarded to Dandelion and Driftwood from Hendra in Queensland for its Wolff Coffee Roasters entry in the Latté, Blend class and Beanroasters, Fyshwick, ACT for its Beanroasters Colombia Castillo entry in the Latté, Single Origin section.
In all 343 coffee entries were received from 64 exhibitors across Espresso, Latté, Plunger, Decaf and Piccolo categories, with a 10% increase on the 2017 competition.
All results for the Sydney Royal Wine, Dairy and Fine Food competitions in the above categories can be found here:
2017 ACTA Annual Golf Day Results
Award Sponsor Winners
Overall Winners Grinders Coffee Chris Yates - Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Nett 56.5 Nick Morrow - Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Daniel Vergnano - Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Darren Kilkeary - Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Best Front Nine Roasting Australia Andrew Mackay – Cofi-Com Trading
Nett 32 Kirk Stuart – Green Bean Coffee
Clayton Pine – Pine Tea & Coffee
Don Kennedy – La Casa del Caffe
Best Back Nine Huhtamaki Neale Wood – Grinders
Nett 35 Phil Badolato - Grinders
Richard Spelman - Grinders
Steve Commerford - Grinders
Longest drive Jacobs Douwe Egberts Brian Dessaix - Cerebos
Nearest to the pin Condesa Charley Requadt - FTA
Thanks to all our sponsors for the day Grinders Coffee, Roasting Australia, Huhtamaki Australia, Jacobs Douwe Egberts Australia, Condesa, Cofi-com Trading, Seven Miles & Vittoria Coffee.
Another year of perfect weather and beautiful green for our wonderful golf day. Hope to see you all again for the 2018 ACTA Golf Day, and for those that missed out come along next year and enjoy all the fun.
2016 ACTA Annual Golf Day Results
Award Sponsor Winners
Overall Winners Vittoria Coffee Paul Asquith - Belaroma
Nett 55.5 Nick Chronis - Belaroma
Craig Lawson - Belaroma
Domenic Musumeci -Belaroma
Best Front Nine Wallace International Andrew Mackay – Cofi-Com Trading
Nett 31 Lachlan Hosking - QRoaters
Paul Mannassis – Mocha Coffee
Don Kennedy – La Casa del Caffe
Best Back Nine Huhtamaki Darren Stodart – Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Nett 34 Josh Parkes - Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Darren Kilkeneary - Jacobs Douwe Egberts
George Chronis - Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Longest drive Jacobs Douwe Egberts Josh Mikklesen – Wallace International
Nearest to the pin The Bean Alliance Mark Ruaporo – Wallace International
Thanks to all our sponsors for the day Vittoria Coffee, Wallace International, Huhtamaki Australia, The Bean Alliance, Jacobs Douwe Egberts Australia, Cofi-com Trading, Belaroma & Condesa.
Hope to see you all again for the 2017 ACTA Golf Day, and for those that missed out come along next year and enjoy all the fun!!
2015 ACTA Annual Golf Day Results
Award Sponsor Winners
Overall Winners Vittoria Coffee Eugene Visione - Mocopan
Brent Williams - Cerebos
Geoff Ried – Mocopan
Brad Buchanan – Prime Creative
Best Front Nine Wallace International Matt O’Bryan - Cerebos
Mark Powell- Cerebos
Steve O’Shea- Cerebos
Craig Lewis - Cerebos
Best Back Nine Huhtamaki David Boudrie – FTA Coffee
Paul Helmers – Parmalat
Shae Macnamara - GrindersCoffee
Nik Kalis - GrindersCoffee
Longest drive ACTA Andrew Mackay – Cofi-com Trading
Nearest to the pin The Bean Alliance Steve O’Shea - Cerebos
Hope to see you all again at the ACTA Golf Day on the 22nd September 2016.
2014 ACTA Annual Golf Day Results
Award Sponsor Winners
Overall Winners nett 57 ¾ Vittoria Coffee Eugene Visione - Mocopan
Steve O’Shea - Cerebos
Steve Wrightson – Mocopan
Brad Buchanan – Prime Creative
Best Front Nine net 34 Douwe Egberts Eugene Visione - Mocopan
Steve O’Shea - Cerebos
Steve Wrightson – Mocopan
Brad Buchanan – Prime Creative
Best Back Nine nett 35 Huhtamaki Simon Creswick – Vittoria Coffee
Matt Hill – Vittoria Coffee
Brent Williams – Da Vinci Gourmet
George Stavros – Espresso Connect
Longest drive Kerry Foodservice Steve O’Shea - Cerebos
9th Hole
Nearest to the pin The Bean Alliance Brent Williams – Da Vinci Gourmet
17th Hole
Hope to see you all again in the 2015 ACTA Golf Day and for those that missed out come along next year and enjoy all the fun!!
2013 ACTA Annual Golf Day Results
Award Sponsor Winners
Overall Winners nett 50 ¾ Vittoria Coffee Tony Elliott – D E Coffee & Tea Australia
Simon Rowe - Huhtamaki
Craig McConaghy – H A Bennett & sons
Dariusz Lewandowski - Cofi-Com Trading
Best Front Nine nett 26 ½ Douwe Egberts Don Kennedy - La Casa Del Caffe
James Thornwaite - Huhtamaki
Daniel Vergnano – D E Coffee & Tea Australia
Maike Milobara - Huhtamaki
Best Back Nine nett 25 Huhtamaki Simon Creswick – Vittoria Coffee
Matt Hill – Vittoria Coffee
Scott Bennett – H A Bennett & sons
Lee Palmer – D E Coffee & Tea Australia
Longest drive Kerry Foodservice Don Kennedy – La Casa Del Caffe
17th Hole
Nearest to the pin The Bean Alliance Craig McConaghy – H A Bennett & sons
6th Hole
Great Day & lots of prizes!
2012 ACTA Annual Golf Day Results
Award Sponsor Winners
Overall Winners nett 53 1/8 Vittoria Coffee Eugene Visione - Mocopan
Shane Gough - Mocopan
Brent Williams – Davinci Gourmet
Jurgen Kennedy – Davinci Gourmet
Best Front Nine nett 56 3/4 Douwe Egberts Jonh Mikkelsen – Wallace International
Dariusz Lewandowski – Cofi-Com Trading
Ian McIntyre – Vittoria Coffee
Greg Rider – Vittoria Coffee
Best Back Nine nett 56 1/8 Huhtamaki Simon Creswick – Vittoria Coffee
Matt Hill – Vittoria Coffee
Luke Terrey – Green Bean Coffee
Darren Stoddart – D E Coffee & Tea Australia
Longest drive Kerry Foodservice Simon Creswick – Vittoria Coffee
17th Hole
Nearest to the pin The Bean Alliance Greg Rider – Vittoria Coffee
6th Hole
Hope to see you all again in the 2013 ACTA Golf Day and for those that missed out come along next year and enjoy all the fun!!
Sydney Royal Coffee Competition 2012 Results
The Coffee Competition followed on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 February as 16 coffee experts sipped their way through 244 entries from 71 roasters from across the country. Judging was undertaken in six classes including Espresso, Cappuccino, Plunger Coffee (small commercial), Plunger Coffee (large commercial), Plunger Coffee (100% Single Origin Coffee, small commercial) and Plunger Coffee (100% Single Origin Coffee, large commercial).
Eighty-four medals were awarded, including 23 Silver and 61 Bronze medals. Stand-out results were achieved by NSW based exhibitor The Coffee Roaster. The Strawberry Hills roaster was awarded one Silver and four Bronze medals for its espressos and plunger coffees.
The Byron Bay Coffee Company picked up two Silver medals and one Bronze in the espresso and plunger coffee classes, while Seven Hills coffee roasters Cerebos Australia was awarded four Bronze medals for similar blends.
Entries were assessed on criteria including visual (green and roasted beans), aroma, body and taste in terms of freshness, acidity, sweetness, bitterness, flavour, aftertaste and balance.
SILVER MEDAL WINNERS
CLASS: 1 Espresso. Short Black.
BIOBEAN COFFEE HELENA VALLEY WA 6056
COLOMBIAN EXCELSO CERTIFIED FAIRTRADE AND ORGANIC
BYRON BEANS BANGALOW NSW 2479
DARK COMBO
VELLA NERO PYRMONT NSW 2009
COSTA RICA RIO NEGRO
NELI COFFEE SCARBOROUGH QLD 4020
MEXICO ORGANIC
FISH RIVER ROASTERS O'CONNELL NSW 2795
ESPRESSO BLEND
SEXIE COFFIE MARYBOROUGH QLD 4650
MOJO
BUN COFFEE BANGALOW NSW 2487
100% SHADE GROWN RAINFOREST
BLEND
ARTISTI DI ESPRESSO COFFS HARBOUR NSW 2450
MORNING FIX
THE COFFEE ROASTER (NSW) PTY LTD STRAWBERRY HILLS NSW 2012
TCR22
AMORE COFFEE PTY LTD BURLEIGH QLD 4220
MILANO
MILAZZO COFFEE QUAKERS HILL NSW 2763
ITALIAN ROAST
MONTANA COFFEE COMPANY NERANG QLD 4211
BARISTA BLEND
GLOBAL COFFEE SOLUTIONS FAIRY MEADOW NSW 2519
LAZUMBA
SUPERIOR
BYRON BAY COFFEE COMPANY NEWRYBAR NSW 2479
ORGANIC ESPRESSO
RIVER ROAST EAST MAITLAND NSW 2323
PATERSON BLEND
ARABICA COFFEE SUNNYBANK QLD 4109
CAPPUCCINO GOLD
GLOBAL COFFEE SOLUTIONS FAIRY MEADOW NSW 2519
VOLERE ESPRESSO
ELIXIR COFFEE STAFFORD CITY QLD 4053
ESPRESSO BLEND
THE DAILY GRIND COFFEE COMPANY GERRINGONG NSW 2534
WERRI ESPRESSO
BLEND
DRAMANTI ESPRESSO BRISBANE QLD 4000
HIT ME BABY ONE MORE TIME
BYRON BAY COFFEE COMPANY NEWRYBAR NSW 2479
EXOTIC
CLASS: 5 Plunger Coffee. 100% Single Origin Coffee. Small Commercial Class
EUREKA COFFEE PTY LTD BRUNSWICK EAST VIC 3057
GROWERS ESPRESSO -
SPECIAL RELEASE
VENEZIANO COFFEE ABBOTSFORD VIC 3067
EL SALVADOR SUIZA
For a full list of medal winners please visit
www.sydneyroyal.com.au.
The Sydney Royal Coffee Competition forms part of the summer Sydney Royal Fine Food Show. REWARDING EXCELLENCE IN AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE A division of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW ABN 69 793 644 351 Sydney Showground, 1 Showground Road, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 t 02 9704 1111 f 02 9704 1122 www.sydneyroyalshows.com.au
2011 ACTA Annual Golf Day - Results
Award Sponsor Winners
Overall Winners nett 52.3/4 Vittoria Coffee James Thornwaite – Huhtamaki P/L
Andy Simpkin – Belaroma
Simon Creswick – Vittoria Coffee
Greg Rider – Vittoria Coffee
Best Front Nine nett 29 Douwe Egberts Maike Milobara – Huhtamaki P/L
Simon Rowe – Huhtamaki P/L
Lee Palmer – Douwe Egberts Coffee
Mark Haj – Douwe Egberts Coffee
Best Back Nine nett 25 Huhtamaki Richard Wild – Hamburg Sud P/L
Chris Muir - Maranatha Import Export P/L
Clayton Pine - PineTea & Coffee
Darrell Gibbs - DaVinci Gourmet
Longest drive Kerry Foodservice Darrell Gibbs - DaVinci Gourmet
17th Hole
Nearest to the pin 437cm The Bean Alliance Peter Bell – Maranatha import Export P/L
6th Hole
Hope to see you all again in the 2012 ACTA Golf Day and for those that missed out come along next year and enjoy all the fun!!
2010 ACTA Annual Golf Day - Results
Award Sponsor Winners
Overall Winners Vittoria Coffee Steve Wrightson - Cerebos
Marc Powell - Cerebos
Steve Parker - Cerebos
Peter Wherry - Cerebos
Best Front Nine Douwe Egberts Don Kennedy – La Casa Del Caffe
Peter Bell - Maranatha Import Export P/L
Greg Rider – Vittoria Coffee
Tim Bonaguro – Douwe Egberts Coffee
Best Back Nine Huhtamaki Andrew Mackay – Cofi-com Trading
Alex Szarbo – Cofi-com Trading
Frank Brancitisano - Douwe Egberts Coffee
Richard Wild – Hamburg Sud
Longest drive Kerry Foodservice Peter Wherry - Cerebos
Nearest to the pin The Bean Alliance Peter Bell – Maranatha Import Export P/L
2009 ACTA Annual Golf Day - Results
Award Sponsor Winners
Overall Winners nett 51 Vittoria Coffee Trifon Dimitrakis – Mocha Coffee
David Bartholomuez – Cofi-Com Trading
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