Savantes Renaissance Conference
26 March 2019, Seville, Spain
Hotel Becquer, 4 Reyes Catolicos, Seville, Spain
In 2001 Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes started as an idea, almost 20 years later International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes has close to 100 Associate Savantes and Savantes worldwide. Savantes come from many pursuits in the olive oil and related industries and have all demonstrated skill and knowledge by passing the Savantes Review.
There over a thousand professionals who have participated in Savantes events and over 200 producers who have supplied extra virgin olive oils for tasting.
This highly talented and professional group from many countries provides a unique opportunity to create an environment where free thinking about the present and future of the olive oil industry is encouraged.
This is the purpose of the Savantes Renaissance Conference.It will also provide a unique opportunity for enhancing networks and making new friends across many regions and professional pursuits.
Savantes Review
The Conference will start with the Savantes Review Skills Test to refresh tasting ability and provide an opportunity to achieve Savante status.
Selection of Presentations
Savantes participants will have the opportunity to submit papers articulating new ideas and opinion covering every aspect of the industry. Some will be selected for presentation at the Inaugural Conference in Seville Spain on 26 March 2019. Others will have the opportunity to distribute their papers at the conference. All will be published online, subject to technical and ethical appraisal.
Priority will be given to papers from Savantes, Associate Savantes, Producer/Suppliers and participants in Savantes 3-day programmes, in that order.
Papers must be submitted according to the following process and editorial requirements. The papers seen to be advertising existing products or services will not be accepted. The language for the Conference is English and all papers must be presented in this language.
To ensure equitable distribution of subjects, papers will be categorised as follows prior to selection.
Savantes Melbourne, Australia
November 21st to 23rd 2018
Melbourne, Australia
Taste the World’s Leading Extra Virgin Olive Oils and Discuss Markets, Health Benefits, Culinary Uses and Quality Standards
Excellent Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Valuable Knowledge and Good Company makes Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes Much More than Tasting
- Provides opportunities to improve personal tasting knowledge and confidence
- Through its tasting skills review recognises and rewards competency
- Is unaligned and independent.
- Is an international movement connecting people in many countries; and
- It fosters respect for the products of all producing countries
Savantes Review and Recognition
Introducing a day of skills review exercises and giving recognition as Associate Savante or Savante if you achieve the prescribed scores.
- Open to anyone who wants to review their tasting ability on a worldwide scale.
- Two sessions – morning, lunchtime, - for you to select the time that suits you.
Modena, Italy – Seville, Toledo, Spain – London, United Kingdom – New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, USA – Sydney, Melbourne, Australia – Auckland, New Zealand – Cape Town, South Africa – Dublin, Ireland – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Savante Varietals
Seville, Spain
25 March 2019
Hotel Becquer, 4 Reyes Catolicos, Seville, Spain
Savantes believes that a better understanding and appreciation of the flavours of extra virgin olive oil from varietals from different regions will make the industry more efficient by:
- Fostering respect for products from different regions around the world
- Improving the correct classification of olive oils by panels
- Reducing the perception of defects which are different expressions of flavour by varietals
- Increasing the number of Savante participants who achieve Savante status.
To encourage broader knowledge of varietals, Savantes will hold a day of tasting varietals presented by Savantes, Associate Savantes and Savante Producer/Suppliers from the relevant regions.
Presentations will be in English.
Oils Tasted at Savantes Amsterdam and New York (March 2018)
At each Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes tasting programme, participants taste a range of the world's best extra virgin olive oils. The list below contains the oils tasted during the Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes tasting programmes held in Amsterdam, Netherlands and in New York, USA. As always, we thank the producers, distributors and retailers who provide oils to the programme.
Read more: Oils Tasted at Savantes Amsterdam and New York (March 2018)