Supreme Champion and Farro Earth Champion at the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2023
Head Judge Lauraine Jacobs said; “the judges were excited by the fresh taste of these high quality nuts and unanimous in their acclaim for these sweet little orbs of good taste. This outstanding product involves intensive work and is a fine example of careful monitoring throughout growing, harvesting, processing and packaging to bring a consistently brilliant product to market. Pinoli Premium Pine Nuts are an excellent local food that soar above any comparable import.”
Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards 2021
Gold medal winners in the Earth category
2019, 2020, 2021
"Seasonal! Sweet, fresh, large kernels. Bursting with flavour. Pinoli Premium Pine nuts Gold So much better than the imported versions - amazing!"
Judges' feedback
Mediterranean stone pine
We selected the Mediterranean stone pine (Pinus pinea) for our orchards because it is the most sought after pine nut in the culinary world. It is a beautiful tree, tough and resilient to dry and sunny climates, and very adaptable to cultivation. Stone pine has a long and sustained history of usage throughout Europe over thousands of years. This tree is also sometimes known as the umbrella pine because of its broad convex crown.
About Pinoli
Pinoli Ltd is privately-owned and is dedicated only to growing and processing the finest pine nuts. We have been growing our orchards for over twenty years and process our pine nuts in a world-class facility built in 2013 in Marlborough, NZ. We supply to fine food lovers within NZ and Australia and we even export product to Europe.Through direct sales on line, we can now sell our product to many more countries.
Cawthron Marlborough Environmental Awards
Business Innovation Award Winner 2021
“Creating a business adapted to climate change”
Healthy and Nutritious
Pinoli pine nuts are a healthy and nutritious natural whole food. They contain the highest protein count of all nuts (34% by weight). They have an elegant shape, a delicate texture and distinctive taste. The only chemicals used in producing Pinoli pine nuts are for grass control at time of planting. After that our orchards are free of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides, and our factory uses only pure filtered water and heat. We take great pride in bringing this natural and ancient food product to market from new and sustainable orchards.
