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.
Savantes Honours Eryn Balch in New York
At Savantes New York, held in Manhattan for the seventh year, Eryn Balch, Associate Savante and outgoing Executive Vice President of the North American Olive Oil Association, became the second Honorary Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savante.
This status was conferred in recognition of Eryn's outstanding contribution to the progress of the North American olive oil industry and the development of Savantes in the USA. She joins Judy Ridgway who received the Honorary status in recognition of her contribution to the initial development of the Savantes programme.
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)
Savantes Welcomes the Third Full Member of the Savantes Register
At Savantes in Manhattan New York, Joanne Lacina, President and founder of Olive Oil Lovers achieved a perfect score in the Savantes Skills Test. The test is standard wherever it is taken in the world and achievement of a perfect score is outstanding. The test comprises triangle tests, rancidity and intensity rankings, fault detection and identification of 8 varieties from regions around the world. The time allowed is one and a half hours.
Joanne was presented with her Savantes Certificate by Simon Field, founder of Savantes, at the New York programme. He commented 'after many years of wondering whether the Test was too rigorous, my doubts have been set aside by a wonderfully accomplished professional in Joanne Lacina'.
Read more: Savantes Welcomes the Third Full Member of the Savantes Register