Wexford Home Preserves has earned a place amongst a galaxy of international food stars with its award of three gold stars for its handmade Seville Marmalade by the Great Taste Awards, the largest and most trusted food and drink awards on the planet.
Wexford Home Preserves Seville Orange Marmalade will now feature the unmistakable black and gold logo with three stars.
Less than 2 per cent of all entries worldwide are awarded three stars. 13 other food producers in Ireland received this prestigious accolade this year, along with Wexford Home Preserves, including St. Tola and Carlingford Oysters.
The judging process for the Great Taste Awards is rigorous with 355 judges blind tasting 14,113 products. Judges’ comments were extremely positive and encouraging about Wexford Home Preserves Seville Orange Marmalade, for example “It is everything that you would want from a marmalade and more”.
Wexford Home Preserves has been making marmalade by hand since 1988. Tom and Laura Sinnott go to great lengths to source the very best organic oranges from Gospa Citrus in Seville. The pectin to set the marmalade is made in-house using pips taken from the oranges and the marmalade is cooked using the open pot boiling method.
Continue reading David Looby’s full article in the Independent.ie: Three Great Taste stars for Wexford Home Preserves
