Slow Food – a fundamental knowledge of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Experience

Winner in 2022 as Best Oil Tourism  Experience at the Oil Tourism competition

Location : Todi Umbria

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Who  we are

I am Claudia an active member of Slow Food and Olive Oil Sommelier: also Sandro my husband is an Olive Oil Sommelier graduated from Fondazione Italiana Sommelier. Sandro is also a professional Olive Oil official taster registered in the national register of experts qualified for a professional tasting of Olive Oils. We are producers of High-Quality EVOO and owners of a farm particularly vacated for the cultivation of Olive trees. We own more than 4500 trees in 15 Hectares In the area of Todi (Perugia). We hold the Slow Food Presidium for one of the oldest variety of olive oil “Moraiolo” and are part of the Slow Food Itinerary of Transameria.

What you’ll do

We organise tutorials on fundamental knowledge of Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO):

1) The history of olive trees and Olive Oil starting from Phoenicians, Romans to modern times. How ancient populations where capable to understand the quality also in those years .
2)Olive oils production in the world and explanation of cultivated varieties (Cultivars)
3)How olive oils are classified in accordance to International regulations
4)How to read the labels, try to avoid misleading advertising, get to know how to choose best quality products.
5)How to use EVOO while cooking and associated risks (smoke point temperature).
6) Specific session on EVOO tasting during which participants are taught the main principles on how to appreciate the qualities of a good Extra Virgin Olive Oil and how to use it in combination with gourmet or day to day food paired with our wines
7)Visit to a nearby olive grove with explanations of the various cultivars and cultivation technique
8)Visit to our proprietary modern oil mill to understand what are the various phases for processing olives with the aim to produce a very High Standard Extra Virgin Olive Oil and comparison with old and now obsolete techniques.
Other things to note: Experience suitable to those keen to learn what is behind EVOO. In a short time we will learn a lot on the importance of this nutracetic product and we will taste oils of various parts of Italy.

Duration 3 Hr