by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Sep 26, 2014 | AOCS, Olive OIl Chemistry, Olive Oil Standards
The 104th American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting & Expo took place April 28–May 1, 2013 at the Palais des congrès in Montréal, Canada with 1500 people in attendance. The scope of the annual meeting is broad—there were over 500 presentations on all...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Oct 30, 2012 | General, Olive Oil Education, Olive oil processing, Olive Oil Tasting
Everyone knows that an army marches on its stomach, but it took Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to highlight on the fact that diplomacy does as well. California extra virgin olive oil was among the foods chosen to showcase the best of American cuisine at the launch...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | May 7, 2012 | AOCS, General
This article originally appeared in Olive Oil Times. Olive oil analysis received more than its fifteen minutes of fame at this year’s annual meeting of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) 30 April to 2 May in Long Beach, California. The weekend before the...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Apr 11, 2012 | AOCS, Olive OIl Chemistry, Olive Oil Standards, Olive Oil Tasting
An upcoming short course at the American Oil Chemists’ Society (AOCS) annual meeting in Long Beach entitled “Olive Oil Chemistry and Sensory Relationships” will focus on an area that is receiving a lot of attention these days. The course is being held on Saturday,...
by Alexandra Kicenik Devarenne | Feb 15, 2012 | General, Olive Oil Education, Olive Oil Standards, Olive Oil Tasting
January 2012 is likely to be remembered as a watershed month in the US olive oil industry. It seems that at long last, we can glimpse a light at the end of the tunnel. The catalyst for much of what happened was unquestionably Tom Mueller and his book Extra Virginity:...
