About
Stacy Landers
Honey Sommelier · Portland, Oregon
Stacy Landers is a honey sommelier based in Portland, Oregon. She completed Levels I and II of the Italian sensory analysis programme in 2025 and is working toward Level III — the professional tier, and the qualification to judge competitively and assess honey on behalf of producers.
Training
The sommelier route
Italy maintains the longest-running formal training in honey sensory analysis in the world — a three-level program built on the same rigor as wine and olive oil evaluation. Level III is the professional tier: the qualification to judge competitively and to assess honey on behalf of producers.
Certification is awarded through the Italian national register of honey sensory analysis experts, whose examinations test the ability to identify floral source, detect defects, and describe a honey in standardised sensory language.