Fresh Harvest Zoi Tasting Experience

This comprehensive tasting experience and introduction to olive oil is ideal for anyone curious about olive oil and seeking to learn more. You likely have a few bottles on your counter, and this class will teach you what's inside the bottle and provide a deeper understanding.

You'll walk away knowing how to taste and identify a quality bottle, how it's made, what makes it special, and how to use it effectively in everyday meals. This course will be led by Emily Lycopolus an expert olive oil Sommelier.
This will also be the first opportunity to taste the very first of the fresh 2025 harvest of Zoi, which will be flown in especially for this class.

Learning Objectives - Key Takeaways

1. Understand what extra virgin olive oil is.
2. Review modern and traditional milling methods, as well as the process of producing high-quality olive oil.
3. Learn the positive and negative attributes of olive oil.
4. Taste five unique olive oils.
5. Understand how to identify high-quality olive oil.
6. Learn the health benefits of olive oil and polyphenols.
7. Review the foundations of olive oil chemistry.
8. Learn how to pair olive oils with food and understand how olive oil affects flavor.
   
9. How to cook with olive oil and use it in healthy meals at home.