A Guide to Olive Oil and Olive Oil Tasting

SECOND EDITION "Olive oil is good for you", or so they tell us. In reality, only good olive oil is "good for you"! But, even if olive oil has been produced for centuries, consumers all over the world are still exposed to low quality olive oils without knowing it. A Guide to Olive Oil and Olive Oil Tasting is a simple manual to understand the steps of olive oil production and the difference between a high quality and a low quality product. It is a straightforward guide to clarify the olive oil grade system, and to help consumers buy, store and pair olive oil with food and wine. Most importantly, this book is a guide to olive oil tasting. Only by tasting can consumers be empowered to choose a high quality olive oil with the right health benefits, an olive oil that is actually "good for them". This empowering book is a must have to shop for the best olive oil you can afford.
About the Author: Native of Rome (Italy), Orietta graduated Summa Cum Laude in Film Studies and has a Masters Summa Cum Laude in Editorial and Journalism from the University of Rome, La Sapienza. She holds a 3rd level advanced Sommelier certificate from the Associazione Italiana Sommeliers with 12 years experience, a certificate as an Olive Oil Taster and Expert (IOC/EU) with 6 years experience and she is part of the Italian Registry of Olive Oil Tasters and Experts. Orietta also holds a 2nd level certificate as a Qualified Chocolate Taster from the Istituto Internazionale Chocolier, and a 2nd level certificate as an Expert in Honey Sensory Analysis from the Italian Registry of Experts in Honey Sensory Analysis. With only one test remaining, she is on her way to becoming one of only two people in the USA to be certified as an expert in honey sensory analysis. Orietta is a member of the California Olive Oil Council Taste Panel, the Applied Sensory Olive Oil Taste Panel and the Mars Chocolate-UC Davis Chocolate Taste Panel. Orietta also collaborates with the Honey and Pollination Center, and she is the Delegate in the greater Sacramento area for the Accademia Italiana della Cucina (Italian Academy of Cuisine). She is a certified member of the Associazione Italiana Giornalisti (Board of Italian Journalists) and a member of the Actors Guild in Italy. She was also a member of the former UC Davis Olive Oil Taste Panel. Orietta is the owner of ORIETTA LLC, a consulting company on sensory evaluation and descriptive analysis to the wine, olive oil, chocolate and honey industries that also offers Consumer Education, Gourmet Tastings and Cooking Classes for adults and children. Orietta is an international judge for wine, olive oil, honey, chocolate and cheese competitions around the world and the author of A Guide to Olive Oil and Olive Oil Tasting, two children's books about olive oil and tasting (Coratina and Come visit the Teeny Tiny Town of Taste), and an Italian publication (Il Metodo, Il Foglio. 2010) Orietta created, produced, and hosted several TV shows in Italy and in America. She was the host a weekly TV show in Italy and in America, she is especially proud of Di.Vino, a food and wine show inside the KRON 4 San Francisco/Bay Area morning news. Orietta is a regular guest on TV as a food and wine expert and she is working on her fifth book.