{"id":8331,"date":"2025-02-14T10:22:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lags.wpsd.it\/?page_id=8331"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T10:44:45","slug":"black-grading","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.latteartgrading.com\/en\/levels\/black-grading\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Grading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section dark\" id=\"section_1017374141\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"loading-spin centered\"><\/div><button class=\"scroll-for-more z-5 icon absolute bottom h-center\" aria-label=\"Scroll for more\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" style=\"font-size:42px;\" ><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover banner-top\" id=\"banner-1025073367\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2584\" height=\"1046\" src=\"https:\/\/www.latteartgrading.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/nero.png\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\">                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-1687163416\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y75 md-y65 lg-y65 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark text-shadow-2\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\t<div id=\"text-2710592260\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Black Grading<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2710592260 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1687163416 {\n  width: 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relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-center\"  id=\"row-172832296\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-855042785\" class=\"col medium-11 small-11 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-923939258\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-369458153\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"is-sticky-column\" data-sticky-mode=\"javascript\"><div class=\"is-sticky-column__inner\">\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left dark\" style=\"background-color:rgb(6, 78, 115);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1151794692\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-525692872\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"is-sticky-column\" data-sticky-mode=\"javascript\"><div class=\"is-sticky-column__inner\">\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left dark\" style=\"background-color:rgb(6, 78, 115);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-2402146850\" class=\"text hidden\">\n\t\t\n\n<h4 class=\"lead\"><strong>Six levels to certify the level of skill achieved <br><\/strong><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"nav-wrapper\"><ul class=\"nav nav-uppercase nav-vertical nav-size-large nav-divided text-left nav-left\"><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latteartgrading.com\/en\/levels\/gold-grading\/\">Gold Grading<\/a><\/li><li class=active><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latteartgrading.com\/en\/levels\/black-grading\/\">Black Grading<\/a><\/li><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latteartgrading.com\/en\/levels\/red-grading\/\">Red Grading<\/a><\/li><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latteartgrading.com\/en\/levels\/green-grading\/\">Green Grading<\/a><\/li><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latteartgrading.com\/en\/levels\/orange-grading\/\">Orange Grading<\/a><\/li><li class=><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latteartgrading.com\/en\/levels\/white-grading\/\">White Grading<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-2073546260\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2073546260 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"stack-3746670138\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-stretch sm:stack-col\">\n\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latteartgrading.com\/en\/certification-point\/\" class=\"button primary btn-azure\"  >\n\t\t<span>Certification Points<\/span>\n\t<i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latteartgrading.com\/en\/request-exam\/\" class=\"button secondary\"  >\n\t\t<span>Request exam<\/span>\n\t<i class=\"icon-angle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" ><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-3746670138 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0.75rem;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #stack-3746670138 > * {\n    --stack-gap: 1.5rem;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1151794692 > .col > .col-inner {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.035);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\n<style>\n#col-369458153 > .is-sticky-column > .is-sticky-column__inner > .col-inner {\n  padding: 60px 8% 60px 8%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1898037636\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\"  id=\"row-1241000057\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1375352288\" class=\"col medium-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2696869085\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h3>Black Grading<\/h3>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2696869085 {\n  line-height: 1.6;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1570409707\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1570409707 {\n  padding-top: 10px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #gap-1570409707 {\n    padding-top: 30px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-small align-equal\"  id=\"row-954392834\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-214983977\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-767675733\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h5>Patterns to perform:<\/h5>\n<p class=\"lead\"><span data-text-color=\"primary\"><strong>4 cappuccinos + 2 espressos<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><strong>1 cappuccino with a 15 elements vortex*<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><strong>1 cappuccino with reverse with a 9 elements tulip*<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><strong>2 cappuccinos with 4 leaves (rosette) with minimum 8 elements in line<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><strong>1 espresso with a 6 elements vortex*<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><strong>1 espresso with a 8 elements tulip<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*NB! The reverse is cut up to the bottom, also cutting the rosette.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">* Specification on VORTEX <\/span>(cappuccino and espresso)<strong> : <\/strong> the first 3 elements of the beginning of the vortex must correspond to the handle (the second element must be aligned with the handle).<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-767675733 {\n  line-height: 1.6;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1986811788\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1918649886\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h5>Details<\/h5>\n<p>Test duration: <strong>15 minutes<br \/>\n<\/strong>Judge colour: <strong>black<\/strong><br \/>\nMaximum value target: <strong>120<\/strong><br \/>\nMinimun target points: <strong>108<\/strong><br \/>\nSymmetry tolerance: <strong>5\u00b0<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1918649886 {\n  line-height: 1.6;\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-954392834 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;\n  background-color: rgb(242, 242, 242);\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n  \n    <div id=\"gallery-1790486240\" class=\" lightbox-multi-gallery slider slider-auto-height row-collapse slider-nav-reveal\" data-flickity-options='{&quot;imagesLoaded&quot;: true, &quot;dragThreshold&quot; 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