Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes

Lace Bugs Test Our Organic Resolve...

Every year brings different seasonal combinations which test our resilience in managing the olive grove without resorting to the quick fix of artificial inputs. Most of the time we get through with a reasonable yield and a manageable workload. This season spanning 2023 and 2024 has proved by far the most challenging.

Read about The Olive Lace Bugs and how we are tackling it at www.savantes.org

The African (Olea Africana) and European (Olea Europaea) olive trees are as horticulturally divergent as the cultures in South Africa. Simon Field's new book follows the stories of those from Europe who introduced olive oil production to the Western Cape, and the Africans who used the African olive for medicinal and ceremonial purposes.

Read more at https://savantes.org/33-essays/192-african-olive-simon-field-s-new-book

First day of Autumn dawns after a hot last few days of summer and irrigating the olive trees! Only a month or two until harvesting starts. . www.savantes.org

International olive oil expert and the presenter of the first Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes tasting program courses back in 2001 has written a review of Simon Field's book "Fruity, a Little Bitter and Spicy: A Producer’s Taste of the Global Olive Oil Industry". You can read her review on her blog, and of course the book is available from Amazon.

Thank you Judy - we really appreciate it!

Fruity, a little Bitter and Spicy - Judy Ridgway Sub-titled A Producer’s Taste of the Global Olive Oil Industry , this new book by Simon Field, entrepreneur, founder of the Savantes programme and olive grower is a “must read” not only for anyone thinking of moving into the industry but also for everyone with any connection to it. The book is...

Cold winter morning pruning olive trees in the grove - decided the dew on the Golden Orb's web was too pretty to prune! One of the benefits of an organically managed grove!

"Fruity, a Little Bitter and Spicy : A Producer’s Taste of the Global Olive Oil Industry" by Simon Field, founder of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes, is now available in paperback.

For more information more visit https://books.savantes.org.

Both the paperback and Kindle eBook versions are available from Amazon. You can also email [email protected] for more information.

           

Simon Field, Founder of Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes has just published his book "Fruity, a Little Bitter and Spicy : A Producer’s Taste of the Global Olive Oil Industry"!

Fruity, a Little Bitter and Spicy provides a practical Australian producer’s view of the establishment of an olive enterprise and entry into the global market. Moving from the early days of planting trees, the production of olive oil and involvement in international trade and events, the reader acquires an expansive knowledge of the global industry.

For read more visit https://books.savantes.org.

The Kindle eBook is available from Amazon.

It was fantastic to present the Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes programme in person again for the first time since March 2020! We were also very excited to introduce the Savantes Savourgram for the first time (visit the website for more information).

An event to launch Ateek Olive Oil, produced from ancient trees of rare Olive Variety Al Mehrasn, which took place in the presence of Their Excellencies Jordanian Minister of Agriculture, Jordanian Minister of Tourism as well as Ambassador to the Netherlands.

The event was organized by JOPEA (Jordan Olive Exporters Association) and Mercy Corp where Tala Saket, Silver Associate and Honorary member of the Savantes Register gave an independent tasting session to the Audience, who were then given the Ateek Olive oil to taste by the association.

International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes restarts in Melbourne with a new method for tasting olive oil. Read more about the Savantes Savourgram on the Savantes website.

Limited discounted early registration places are still available for the Melbourne Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes Tasting programme.

https://savantes.org/news-and-articles/about-savantes/185-savantes-restarts-with-new-method-for-tasting-olive-oil

We are thrilled to announce that Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes is returning to Melbourne in March 2023 for the first tasting program in three years! We are looking forward to reconnecting and tasting award winning oils from around the world - for details and registration visit www.savantes.org.

The trees in the grove are flowering, and pollination has begun! Looking forward to the 2023 crop - and also some new Savantes events we are working on! Register your interest on the website (www.savantes.org).

A great few days of catching up with old friends, tasting oils and planning!

Great to be back in Europe again, and planning Savantes activities! And not limited tasting to just olive oil! We hope that everyone in the Savantes community is well, and we look forward to reconnecting in person.

We are very excited to be planning 2022 Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes activities, and wanted to remind everyone in the Savantes Network that we are keen to get expressions of interest from anyone who wants to be involved in our 2022 activities. You can register your interest on the website (visit https://www.savantes.org)

We are excited to finally be planning the next Savantes programme for Australia. It will be run in December 2021 in Victoria, and you reserve your place now (no fees due until the dates and venue are confirmed)..

Day 1 and 2 - Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes Tasting programme.

Day 3 - Profitable Gourmet Table Olive Production.

Visit www.savantes.org for the full course programme and registrations. All events will be run within the government rules.

Tala Saket, Savante from Jordan, has presented the Savantes 'Alphabet of Aroma' at a seminar for chefs at the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts in Amman, Jordan.

In the post pandemic era we are encouraging Savantes to conduct regional Savante-associated sessions or events and congratulate Tala on being the first to do so. The interaction in the photographs shows the success of the exercise which is designed to highlight the attractive and evocative aromas of extra virgin olive oil.

The session came under the InCelebration of olive oil campaign happening in Jordan over the next few months.



Visit www.savantes.org for information about our 2021 plans and events!

Spending our downtime while we wait to restart Extra Virgin Olive Oil Savantes Events pruning our trees in the olive grove - we had to share this glorious sunrise this morning!

Meanwhile, don't forget to visit www.savantes.org to keep up to date with our plans!

We look forward to recommencing the Savantes tasting events in the not too distant future! Earlier this year we outlined our plans (visit the website for more information), and wanted remind everyone in the Savantes Community that we are inviting expressions of interest in getting involved in the events around the world - register your interest on the website (www.savantes.org).