Sommelier Certificate Course - London: Full Schedule

9:00am GMT

Welcome

Moderators

Curtis Cord

Director, Olive Oil Times Education Lab

Monday March 13, 2023 9:00am - 10:30am GMT
CIEE

10:30am GMT

Introduction to olive oil sensory assessment

Speakers

Carola Dummer

Journalist, educator and NYIOOC panel leader

Monday March 13, 2023 10:30am - 11:30am GMT
CIEE

Tasting

11:30am GMT

Olive oil quality parameters and positive characteristics

Speakers

Antonio G. Lauro

NYIOOC panel leader, educator, international consultant

Monday March 13, 2023 11:30am - 12:30pm GMT
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Tasting

12:30pm GMT

Lunch

Monday March 13, 2023 12:30pm - 1:00pm GMT
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1:00pm GMT

Introduction to olive cultivars

Speakers

Antonio G. Lauro

NYIOOC panel leader, educator, international consultant

Monday March 13, 2023 1:00pm - 2:00pm GMT
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Tasting

2:00pm GMT

Defects and the negative characteristics of olive oil

Speakers

Carola Dummer

Journalist, educator and NYIOOC panel leader

Monday March 13, 2023 2:00pm - 3:00pm GMT
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Tasting

3:00pm GMT

Olive oil nutrition and chemistry

Speakers

Simon Poole

Author, physician and educator

Monday March 13, 2023 3:00pm - 4:00pm GMT
CIEE

4:00pm GMT

Review and closing comments

Speakers

Curtis Cord

Director, Olive Oil Times Education Lab

Monday March 13, 2023 4:00pm - 4:15pm GMT
CIEE

8:30am GMT

Standards and roles

Speakers

Curtis Cord

Director, Olive Oil Times Education Lab

Tuesday March 14, 2023 8:30am - 9:00am GMT
CIEE

9:00am GMT

Olive oil defects and their causes

Speakers

Carola Dummer

Journalist, educator and NYIOOC panel leader

Tuesday March 14, 2023 9:00am - 10:30am GMT
CIEE

Tasting

10:30am GMT

Northern Hemisphere regions, production and cultivars

Speakers

Antonio G. Lauro

NYIOOC panel leader, educator, international consultant

Tuesday March 14, 2023 10:30am - 11:30am GMT
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Tasting

11:30am GMT

Roundtable Lunch

Tuesday March 14, 2023 11:30am - 12:30pm GMT
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12:30pm GMT

Southern Hemisphere regions, production and cultivars

Speakers

Carola Dummer

Journalist, educator and NYIOOC panel leader

Tuesday March 14, 2023 12:30pm - 1:15pm GMT
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Tasting

1:15pm GMT

Polyphenols and the health benefits of olive oil

Speakers

Simon Poole

Author, physician and educator

Tuesday March 14, 2023 1:15pm - 2:15pm GMT
CIEE

2:15pm GMT

Overview of olive tree cultivation, harvesting, and oil production

Speakers

Kostas Liris

NYIOOC panel leader, educator, international consultant

Tuesday March 14, 2023 2:15pm - 3:15pm GMT
CIEE

3:15pm GMT

Biodiversity and sustainability in olive oil production

Speakers

Sebastian Romero

Juan Ignacio Valdés

Award-winning producer

Tuesday March 14, 2023 3:15pm - 4:30pm GMT
CIEE

9:00am GMT

Exploration of Italian, Greek and Spanish cultivars

Speakers

Carola Dummer

Journalist, educator and NYIOOC panel leader

Kostas Liris

NYIOOC panel leader, educator, international consultant

Antonio G. Lauro

NYIOOC panel leader, educator, international consultant

Wednesday March 15, 2023 9:00am - 10:30am GMT
CIEE

Tasting

10:30am GMT

Factors influencing olive oil quality: the case of Croatian olive oils

Speakers

Karolina Brkić Bubola

Croatian olive oil expert and NYIOOC panel leader

Wednesday March 15, 2023 10:30am - 12:00pm GMT
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Tasting

12:00pm GMT

Culinary applications with high-quality olive oils

Speakers

Irini Tzortzoglou

Wednesday March 15, 2023 12:00pm - 1:30pm GMT
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Tasting

1:00pm GMT

Lunch

Wednesday March 15, 2023 1:00pm - 1:30pm GMT
CIEE

1:30pm GMT

Harvesting and milling best practices

Speakers

Kostas Liris

NYIOOC panel leader, educator, international consultant

Wednesday March 15, 2023 1:30pm - 2:30pm GMT
CIEE

2:30pm GMT

Advanced milling and recent innovations

Speakers

Pablo Voitzuk

NYIOOC panel leader, educator, international consultant

Wednesday March 15, 2023 2:30pm - 3:30pm GMT
CIEE

3:30pm GMT

Restoring ecosystems and production yields

Speakers

Sebastian Romero

Juan Ignacio Valdés

Award-winning producer

Wednesday March 15, 2023 3:30pm - 4:30pm GMT
CIEE

9:00am GMT

Sensory assessment: Balance, harmony and advanced sensory analysis

Speakers

Pablo Voitzuk

NYIOOC panel leader, educator, international consultant

Thursday March 16, 2023 9:00am - 10:00am GMT
CIEE

Tasting

10:00am GMT

Review of olive oil defects and negative characteristics

Speakers

Carola Dummer

Journalist, educator and NYIOOC panel leader

Thursday March 16, 2023 10:00am - 11:00am GMT
CIEE

Tasting

11:00am GMT

Sensory assessment: Tasting and Milling

Speakers

Pablo Voitzuk

NYIOOC panel leader, educator, international consultant

Thursday March 16, 2023 11:00am - 12:00pm GMT
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Tasting

12:00pm GMT

Lunch

Thursday March 16, 2023 12:00pm - 12:30pm GMT
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12:30pm GMT

Taste panel analysis and instruction

Speakers

Carola Dummer

Journalist, educator and NYIOOC panel leader

Thursday March 16, 2023 12:30pm - 1:30pm GMT
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Tasting

1:30pm GMT

Filtering

Speakers

Pablo Voitzuk

NYIOOC panel leader, educator, international consultant

Thursday March 16, 2023 1:30pm - 3:00pm GMT
CIEE

3:00pm GMT

Review and test preparation

Speakers

Curtis Cord

Director, Olive Oil Times Education Lab

Thursday March 16, 2023 3:00pm - 4:00pm GMT
CIEE

9:00am GMT

Review and calibration

Speakers

Pablo Voitzuk

NYIOOC panel leader, educator, international consultant

Friday March 17, 2023 9:00am - 10:00am GMT
CIEE

Tasting

10:00am GMT

Test 1: Samples 1-2 Cultivars and descriptors

Friday March 17, 2023 10:00am - 10:30am GMT
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Tasting

10:30am GMT

Test 1: Samples 3-4 - Quality Attributes

Friday March 17, 2023 10:30am - 11:00am GMT
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Tasting

11:00am GMT

Test 1: Samples 5-6 - Defects

Friday March 17, 2023 11:00am - 11:30am GMT
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Tasting

11:30am GMT

Test 2: Written questions

Friday March 17, 2023 11:30am - 12:00pm GMT
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12:00pm GMT

Tests 3: Sensory analysis samples 7-8

Friday March 17, 2023 12:00pm - 12:30pm GMT
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Tasting

12:30pm GMT

Lunch

Friday March 17, 2023 12:30pm - 1:00pm GMT
CIEE

1:30pm GMT

Review and closing

Speakers

Curtis Cord

Director, Olive Oil Times Education Lab

Friday March 17, 2023 1:30pm - 2:00pm GMT
CIEE