The course, authorised by Regione Lazio, allows participants to obtain physiological suitability for tasting, an essential requirement for registration in the National Register of Technicians and Experts Tasters of Virgin and Extra Virgin Olive Oils. The course is held according to the criteria set out in EU Reg. 2022/2105 and the MIPAAF Ministerial Decree of 07/10/2021.
WHO IT IS FOR
Anyone interested in approaching the culture of oil tasting professionally. The course is aimed at aspiring virgin olive oil taster technicians, oil producers, mill operators and operators wishing to improve their product, restaurateurs and consumers wishing to learn to distinguish and choose quality oils.
The course is structured into theoretical lessons and practical sessions. An integral part of the course consists of four selective realignment tests, which – if passed – entitle participants to the Physiological Suitability for Tasting certificate, an essential requirement for subsequent participation in the 20 panel-room training sessions that make registration in the national register of virgin and extra virgin olive oil taster technicians and experts possible.
CONTENTS
Origin, characteristics, history and spread of the olive tree
Introduction to analysis, the taster and their role
Organoleptic evaluation of virgin and extra virgin olive oils
The chemical-physical characteristics of oils
Agronomic principles of olive cultivation
Processing and storage technology for oils
Chemical and chemical-physical characteristics of virgin olive oils and regulations
The IOC tasting method
Practical tasting tests to recognise defects and merits
4 selective realignment tests (MIPAAF Decree 7 October 2021, art. 2)
Issue of the physiological suitability certificate (upon passing the 4 selective realignment tests)
SCHEDULE AND TIMES
The course consists of 35 hours in total in a “blended” format from Monday 15 April 2024 to Friday 31 May 2024.
ONLINE
15 – 18 – 22 – 29 April
6 – 9 – 13 – 16 May
from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
IN PERSON
22 May from 10:30 AM to 8:00 PM
+ 23 May from 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM
OR
30 May from 10:30 AM to 8:00 PM
+ 31 May from 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM
In-person days must be agreed in advance with the teaching secretariat
The course will be activated with a minimum of 10 participants.
Fondazione Evooschool reserves the right to postpone or cancel it, refunding the registration fee.
