Dec 23, 2016 | Courses/Education, International News/Trends
To improve the eating habits of Italian kids, sommelier Nicola Di Noia offers seminars for children on the secrets of extra virgin olive oil. Di Noia is obviously on the same wavelength as our own Kent Hallett, who runs the successful Young Judges Program across...
Nov 14, 2016 | Australia, Courses/Education, EVOO
This weekend sees another in the series of successful EVOO and olive courses run by Olives SA and the WEA. Going For Gold – Exploring The Good Oils is being presented by the Royal Adelaide Show’s Chief Olive Oil Judge, Trudie Michels, and is a unique training...
Sep 16, 2016 | Australia, Courses/Education, General Olive News, Olive Oil News
The oil has settled, the bottles labelled and now Harvest 6006 is ready for the table. And at just $15 a bottle, the olive oil – made by students at North Perth Primary School as part of their now-annual harvest of local trees – is big on taste and value....
Aug 31, 2016 | Australia, Awards, Courses/Education
Do you want to improve your tasting ability? Ever wondered how to describe different food flavours? Want to pick a good olive oil from a bad one? There’s still a chance to learn how, at the second of two workshops presented by sensory analyst Briony Liebich, a...
Aug 24, 2016 | Australia, Courses/Education, International News/Trends
Registrations are now open for Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes Tasting Programs in Europe, Australia and the USA. The programs source some of the best extra virgin olive oils from around the world for participants to taste, expanding their tasting knowledge, skills...
Aug 11, 2016 | Courses/Education, International News/Trends
The International Culinary Center and the Olive Oil Times Education Lab will present its first Olive Oil Sommelier Certification Level 1 course on October 8-10 at the ICC’s New York City campus. Taught by leading industry, experts, this is the first of a three-level...