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Savantes Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting Team World Cup

Spain, October 2019

Savantes Introduces Enhanced ‘Frequent Tasters’ Recognition for Associates

Silver. Gold and Platinum Associate Savante Certificates will now be awarded.

 

At least 13 teams of 3 tasters will participate in the First World Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting Team Championship to be held in Priego de Cordoba in Spain on 4th and 5th October 2019.

The teams will be coming from France, Spain, Netherlands, Greece and South Africa. Participants come from all sectors of the industry – producers, processors, tasting panels, retailers and consumers.

The event is co-organised by International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes and the Association for Quality Control of the Oils of the Region of Priego de Cordoba (ASCCAL).

Teams will undertake a series of individual and team tests which will show their ability to discern flavours and their knowledge of the extra virgin olive oils from growing regions around the world.
Producers from 11 or more countries will provide their extra virgin olive oils for tasting from over 40 varieties. The championship provides an opportunity for producers to expose their products to some of the best tasters in the world.

Presented by International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes
in association with
Association for Quality Control of the Oils of the Region of Priego de Cordoba

Priego de Cordoba, Spain, Friday 4 October, 2019 and Saturday 5 October, 2019

Welcome to the Inaugural Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting Team World Cup, the culmination of four years of developing National Championships in Spain, France, Greece and USA.

The World Cup will bring together leading tasting teams from producing and consuming countries to compete in an event which will test ability and knowledge using some of the leading extra virgin olive oils from the northern and southern hemisphere.

Individuals Invited to Join ‘Teams of the World’ for Olive Oil Tasting World Cup

Individuals from countries which cannot get a full team of 3 tasters may register to be included in ‘Teams of the World’ for the Inaugural Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tasting Team World Championship to be held in Priego de Cordoba, Spain on October 4th and 5th. Teams will be compiled in groups of 3 participants in the order the registrations are received. If there are not enough registrations to complete a team of three, the participants can complete the tests on their own.

According to co-organiser and Director of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes, Simon Field, the opportunity for individuals is to encourage tasters from all countries to experience this transforming event. ‘We hope their participation will encourage them to get teams together for the next World Cup and by so doing, enhance tasting ability in their country’, he said.

Teams of the World cannot win the Championship. If such a team achieves the highest score this will be announced and acknowledged. The representative team with the highest score will then be declared World Champions. The Members of Teams of World are eligible for Savantes Certification.

To date representative teams from the following countries have indicated they will send teams to the World Cup – France, Switzerland, Netherlands, Jordan, South Africa, Greece and Spain. Individuals from any other country are invited to register for ‘Teams of the World’ on the website www.savantes.org 

Savantes Returns to New York with Leading Extra Virgin Olive Oils

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes - New York, USA
31 October to November 1, 2019

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 (read more about the Register of EVOO Savantes)

Open to anyone who wants to review their tasting ability on a worldwide scale.

  1. Oils tasted in the USA, June 2019
  2. Savantes Introduces Enhanced ‘Frequent Tasters’ Recognition for Associates