Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. When we talk about virgin olive oil tastings we have to differentiate the type of tasting we have decided to attend since depending on the importance and the rigor with which it is carried out, we have to...

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Training in olive oil tasting follows a continuous upward trend. The awareness and global trend towards healthy products, added to the rise of the Mediterranean diet, has made extra virgin olive oil part of...

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. First of all, we are going to differentiate a virgin olive oil tasting from a virgin olive oil tasting course. An olive oil tasting is an activity and specific experience, where depending on the type of...

The tasting panel is the necessary instrument to carry out a sensory analysis of virgin olive oil. What does a tasting panel consist of? It is a minimum group of 8 people. These people have been previously selected for their special interest in tasting. These people are trained...

The International Olive Oil Council (IOC) recognizes laboratories that prove to be suitable for physicochemical evaluations of virgin olive oil. This is an important recognition for laboratories and a guarantee for anyone who wants to know the physicochemical quality of a virgin...

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Different consumer organizations focus on their interventions related to Virgin Olive Oil (VOO). Sometimes they carry out random checks with unsatisfactory results. In one of the last studies that we carried...

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. Before starting with the different aspects to take into account in an oil tasting, we will give a brushstroke on the importance of virgin olive oil at the international level. The Mediterranean diet,...

Listen to this article Your browser does not support the audio element. The Olive Oil School of Spain slogan is: knowledge, development and growth. Knowledge is the first step and the foundation of any company. The foundations to carry out any project must be based on knowledge,...

Extra virgin olive oil is imposing itself with increasing force in all balanced diets. Thanks to its recognized value as a pillar of the Mediterranean diet, olive oil is being the protagonist of the best international cuisines. Increasingly, the quality of olive oil is reaching...

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