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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

The sensory analysis of virgin olive oil is one of the great challenges of Spanish society.

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.

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...

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...

What is the best olive oil in the world? There is not just one correct answer to this question, and this is the main reason why the Olive Oil School of Spain has created the ESAO Guide. Find the best Extra Virgin Olive Oils in the ESAO Guide.