{"id":154939,"date":"2025-11-24T10:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T09:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mareterracoffee.com\/blog\/pre-open-de-cata-italy-2025-a-european-high-tasting-meeting-in-florence\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T10:45:51","slug":"pre-open-de-cata-italy-2025-a-european-high-tasting-meeting-in-florence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mareterracoffee.com\/en\/blog\/pre-open-de-cata-italy-2025-a-european-high-tasting-meeting-in-florence\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre Open de Cata &#8211; Italy 2025: A European High Tasting Meeting in Florence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Pre Open de Cata &#8211; Italy 2025<\/strong> took place on <strong>November 20, 2025<\/strong> in an emblematic setting for coffee culture: the <strong>Accademia del Caff\u00e8 Espresso La Marzocco<\/strong>, located in <strong>Fiesole<\/strong>, in the hills surrounding Florence. A space dedicated to training and excellence, which hosted an intense day of sensory competition. <\/p>\n\n<p>The event was attended by <strong>9 tasters<\/strong> from different European countries, including <strong>Italy, Spain and Germany<\/strong>, creating an international and highly professional atmosphere.<br\/><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Competition development<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The competition was structured in <strong>three phases<\/strong>, designed to evaluate sensory memory, discrimination ability and tasting precision.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/mareterracoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mare-terra-pre-open-cata-italia-vista-general-04-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mareterracoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mare-terra-pre-open-cata-italia-vista-general-04-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mareterracoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mare-terra-pre-open-cata-italia-vista-general-04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mareterracoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mare-terra-pre-open-cata-italia-vista-general-04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mareterracoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mare-terra-pre-open-cata-italia-vista-general-04-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mareterracoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mare-terra-pre-open-cata-italia-vista-general-04-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mareterracoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mare-terra-pre-open-cata-italia-vista-general-04.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sensory Memory &#8211; Semifinal<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>In the <strong>sensory memory semi-final<\/strong>, participants worked with coffees from <strong>El Salvador<\/strong> and <strong>Nicaragua<\/strong>. Two origins with well-defined but complex profiles, which tested the tasters&#8217; capacity for sensory identification and retention. <\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sensory Memory &#8211; Final<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The <strong>sensory memory final<\/strong> was dedicated exclusively to <strong>coffees from Ethiopia<\/strong>, the absolute protagonists of this last phase. The selection stood out for its elegance, aromatic complexity and sensory depth, raising the technical level of the competition to the maximum. <br\/><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Triangulation &#8211; Final<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The <strong>triangulation test<\/strong>, already in the final phase, considerably broadened the sensory spectrum, including coffees from <strong>Ethiopia, Kenya, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Brazil<\/strong>. This test demanded a high level of concentration and analysis, confronting very different profiles in the same round. <br\/><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The winner<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>After an intense day of tastings and close decisions, the <strong>winner of the Pre Open de Cata &#8211; Italia 2025<\/strong> was <strong>Denes Rajmond<\/strong>, who stood out for his precision, consistency and excellent reading of the sensory profiles throughout all the phases.<\/p>\n\n<p><br\/><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/mareterracoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mare-terra-pre-open-cata-italia-ganador-05-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mareterracoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mare-terra-pre-open-cata-italia-ganador-05-1024x682.jpg 1024w, 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coffee.<\/p>\n\n<p>A day that celebrated the <strong>diversity of origins<\/strong>, the <strong>quality of the product<\/strong> and the work behind each Coffee, in an environment that perfectly represents these values.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>See you at the Open de Cata!<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"154880\" src=\"https:\/\/mareterracoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mare-terra-pre-open-cata-italia-catador-presentacion-03-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-154880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mareterracoffee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mare-terra-pre-open-cata-italia-catador-presentacion-03-1024x682.jpg 1024w, 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Caff\u00e8 Espresso La Marzocco (Fiesole, Florence) and brought together 9 tasters from different European countries. Through three phases &#8211; Sensory Memory (semifinal and final) and Triangulation &#8211; the event tested sensory memory, discrimination and cupping accuracy with coffees from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Ethiopia, Kenya and Brazil. 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