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 Judy Ridgway is one of the few independent experts on olive oil outside the producing countries. She has been working with olives and olive oil for more than fifteen years and her tasting experience covers oils from all the European producing countries as well as from the emerging producers such as California, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Chile. In 1993 she was commissioned by the Direction Generale de l'Agriculture (Promotion Huile d'Olive) of the European Commission to write the paper on 'Taste and Flavour in Olive Oil'. This paper has now been completely revised and published as a paperback booklet. For more information on how to obtain the paper please see News and Views. As well as outlining the factors which play a part in determining quality and taste, the paper also defines a vocabulary for describing extra virgin olive oil. These descriptions are now in general use and the paper can be found in leading university and agricultural institute libraries. In 1996 she was appointed by the Italian Mastri Oleari (Masters of Olive Oil) to sit as the first non-Italian judge on the judging panel for the prestigious Leone d'Oro Awards for olive oil. She sat on the panel each year until 2001 when she was unable to do so. In 2002 the award was moved from the SOL exhibition in Verona to Cibus in Parma and Bari and Judy again sat on the panel of judges. She was the independent consultant appointed to the The Olive Oil Council, the UK arm of the EU Promotion Huile d'Olive (1991-1993) and subsequently to the Olive Oil Information Bureau for the UK and Eire (1996-1998). She also advised on an ad hoc basis for the Olive Oil Information Bureau 2000-2003. |
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