Sara is a Certified Olive Oil Sommelier now hosting Olive Oil Tasting Experiences with wine, mocktails, or de-alcoholized wines. This is a very educational and upbeat experience where you will sip, slurp, and snack your way through a selection of high-end Extra Virgin Olive Oils sourced from Spain, Italy, and Greece.
Why Extra Virgin Olive Oil? Well, you know the saying… if it grows, it goes! Wine and Olive Oil are all about destinations, culture, and gastronomy. Sara will guide you and your guests or team through how to properly taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil, how to distinguish high-end from “fraudulent” options, and how to best use cooking oils vs. finishing oils!
SOMM IN THE GROVE is an extension of SOMM IN THE CITY, where Sara sources small production, hand-harvested Extra Virgin Olive Oils from small producers. The Picual is from Toledo, Spain, while the Coratina is from Puglia, Italy.
Below are our most popular tasting events, both in-person and virtual. In-person events are great for groups of 4-75 guests, while virtual experiences can accommodate up to 100 guests.
The most popular in-person experiences include:
- Wine & Olive Oil
- Salt, Fat, & Acid: A Gastronomy Experience
- Olive Oil Blending
- Olive Oil Inspired Tapas: Interactive Semi-Cooking Class
The most popular Virtual Experiences include:
- Snack-ology
- Olive Oil Tasting both varietals, Popcorn, and Ice Cream
- Interactive (PDF)
- La Dolce Vita!
- Coratina Olive Oil & Italian food items
- Taste of Spain
- Picual + Coratina, G&T ingredients, Spanish food items