Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Christoph Sippel is a food chemist and has been working at Eurofins Analytik GmbH (Germany) since 2000. He is the Deputy Head of the Accredited Virgin Olive Oil Tasting Panel by the International Olive...
Awards
Olive Oil Sommelier
In ESAO we want to help you get the Olive Oil Sommelier Certification
08 Jul, 21 | Olive Oil Sommelier
We are going to start this article by describing what ESAO is and what its purpose is. The Olive Oil School of Spain - ESAO, was born in 2010 with the aim of offering training on the olive oil sector. It was the first highly specialized school in the Olive Oil sector.
Olive Oil Mill
How training helps you in the olive oil production process
22 Jun, 21 | Olive Oil Mill
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. The olive oil sector is gradually evolving towards a professionalized sector and where more and more training is becoming a requirement without which we see that there is no future.
Awards
Why is it important to be an award-winning olive oil?
16 Jun, 21 | Awards
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. One of the main questions that ESAO students ask us, whether they are producers or marketers or entrepreneurs, is whether or not it is important that an olive oil is awarded, if the awards are important and...
Awards
Conversations ESAO Guide: María José San Román
15 Jun, 21 | Awards
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. María José San Román, chef at the Monastrell restaurant, recognized with a Michelin Star since 2013, shares her relationship with olive oil and tells what it brings to her kitchen.
Awards
Conversations ESAO Guide: José Miguel Herrero, General Director of the Food Industry
31 May, 21 | Awards
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. José Miguel Herrero Velasco is the general director of the food industry. He has held different positions in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. In addition, he is the author of several...
Olive Oil Tasting
Olive Oil Tasting
26 May, 21 | Olive Oil Tasting
The sensory analysis of virgin olive oil is one of the great challenges of Spanish society.
Olive Oil Mill
What is an Olive Oil Master Miller?
03 May, 21 | Olive Oil Mill
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. A master miller is the person in charge of carrying out the virgin olive oil extraction process. Nowadays he has also been called Production Manager.
Olive Grove Management
High temperatures during the olive tree flowering
29 Apr, 21 | Olive Grove Management
On many occasions, we are arriving at the end of May in Spain suffering periods of temperatures about 5ºC higher than the average for those dates. Depending on the elevation above sea level, there will be olive trees in the moment of setting new fruits, opening the flower or...
Gastronomy
The Prominence of Virgin and Extra Virgin Olive Oil in gastronomy
12 Apr, 21 | Gastronomy
Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Its consumption is not limited to the regions or territories of origin of olive cultivation but has become a sign of quality in the kitchens of many countries, granting each food for each dish the...