Olive Love · Guided tasting

Olio NuovoThe New Harvest

Taste the new olive harvest at its freshest. Six oils from five countries reveal how cultivar, origin and timing shape each new-season oil.

Date
30 November 2026
Time
19:00–21:00
Place
Zum Hinteren Hecht
Tösstalstrasse 2

Winterthur

01 · What you will take home

01Recognise quality with your senses
02Understand cultivar, origin and terroir
03Store and transport olive oil correctly
04Ask the right questions when buying
Olive oil aroma wheel

TASTING REFERENCE

Olive oil aroma wheel

Use this visual guide to identify and name the aromas you notice while tasting.

02 · TASTING FLIGHT

Your tasting selection

Move from fresh and balanced to intense and aromatic. Save favourites and add your own notes as you taste.

01Vassilakis Estate Early Harvest bottle
Available to order

Vassilakis Estate

Vassilakis Estate Early Harvest

Koroneiki · Agia Sophia, Crete · Greece · 2026/27

green fruitfresh herbspepper

The first oil of the season from the Vassilakis family grove, harvested in early November for an intensely fruity, aromatic and peppery profile.

Try it withToasted bread, pulses, grilled vegetables and roast meat

CHF 25 · 500 ml
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02Oilina Trilve bottle
Tasting only

Oilina

Oilina Trilve

Turkey

freshfruitynew harvest

A Turkish extra virgin olive oil presented by Oilina. The producer focuses on annual fresh harvests and protecting the oil from oxygen; product-level details for Trilve are still to be confirmed.

Try it withTaste first on its own, then with bread

Tasting only
03Terra Creta Grand Cru bottle
Tasting only

Terra Creta

Terra Creta Grand Cru

Koroneiki · Kolymvari, Crete · Greece

artichokegreen herbsfig leaf

A low-acidity Grand Cru created with a dedicated grower team and precision from tree to bottle.

Try it withGrilled fish, leafy vegetables, pulses

Tasting only
04Bellistra bottle
Available to order

OPG Bellani

Bellistra

Labin, Istria · Croatia · 2026/27

fresh olivelively bitternesspungent finish

An Istrian oil from the three-generation Bellani family farm. The olives are hand harvested and processed the same day below 27 °C.

Try it withGrilled fish, roast vegetables and fresh bread

Available to order
05Oleum San Giorgio bottle
Available to order

Masseria dei Nunzi

Oleum San Giorgio

Ortice · Benevento, Campania · Italy

green olivealmondwild herbs

A rare local Ortice ecotype rooted in the Sannio hills, where some of the cultivar’s oldest trees still grow.

Try it withBeans, grilled vegetables, rustic bread

CHF 28 · 500 ml
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06
ESTo be announced
Tasting only

To be announced

Spanish EVOO

Spain

The sixth oil will be revealed closer to the event. Its producer, cultivar and sensory profile will be added here once confirmed.

Try it withTo be announced

Tasting only
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