Professional taster. Producer, advisor and taster
Since 2020, she has been cultivating an olive grove in Puglia using entirely natural methods.
Using the expertise she has learned from local farmers and consolidated through her training at O.N.A.O.O., she covers the entire production chain — from land maintenance and pruning to harvesting, pressing, packaging and exporting — all carried out according to best practices.
In Switzerland, she offers her professional expertise to innovative companies in the olive oil industry, organises tastings and workshops.
She is involved in the fight against Xylella, a devastating disease affecting olive trees (https://www.tvsvizzera.it/tvs/qui-italia/quegli-svizzeri-e-quelle-svizzere-impegnati-nella-lotta-contro-la-xylella/78291581).
From 1988 to 1993 Sandro worked as a Buyer for “Despar Ceda Srl”. From 1993 to 1999 he worked as Category Manager for “Reggiana Alimentari”.
Since 1999 he has been Category Manager for “NORDICONAD”. From 2017 to 2020 he was Director for FIORFIORE CASH & CARRY Srl. From 2021 to 2022, he is Category Manager for CURACASA; from August 2022, he is the contact person for CONAD NORDOVEST Sales Management with the Localism Project.
Sandro has also been an ONAOO Professional Taster since 2012 and he is on the regional and national lists of olive oil experts.
Giulio is Professional Taster of ONAOO since 1986 and he is also in the Panel of ONAOO.
My journey in extra virgin olive oil began in 2018 at ESAO in Valencia, Oliveoil Times educational Lab in London 2020 and ONAOO since 2022-2025 where I finished as a professional oliveoil taster. I grew up in a restaurant and worked in restaurants in Copenhagen, Aix en Provence and New York.
Back in Denmark in 2006 I met Stig Larsen who had a delikatessen shop where he sold table olives, balsamico and extra virgin olive oil. Since I already knew a great deal about food and wine, we were a perfect match. While working as a waitress I took the wine sommelier education and finished in 2011. Then I began working with Stig, who later became my husband.
Now we have a small Market Hall on an island called Bornholm, where we sell extra virgin olive oil, parmesan, Parma ham, balsamico and also local delikatessen and run a cafe with tapas, sandwiches etc.
I work in our (my husband and I) market hall with delikatessen from Bornholm and the Mediterranean countries. We also do olive oil tastings, we have a cafe and do tapas and different events.
My introduction to the olive oil world was a breakthrough for me, since I have been searching for a field that I love and can be in for the rest of my life. I simply love this amazing community of people in the olive oil world.
Giovanni was born and raised in Caserta. His roots and love for his land led Giovanni to open a modern business at the foot of the Trebulani Mountains in Pontelatone (Caserta). Through path of recovery, protection, and enhancement of the most significant and ancient olive specimens, he encourages the development of marginal areas, fulfilling a remarkable biodiversity defense function.
In 2018, he enrolled in the Official Technical Course of the ONAOO School, passing the selective tests and obtaining the Certificate of Physiological Suitability. In 2019, he decided to pursue a more in-depth training path, enrolling in the Advanced Course. He passed the final exams in 2021 and obtained the ONAOO Professional Taster qualification.
He also participated in various activities organized by the School, including the ONAOO Meeting in 2020 and online tasting sessions.
Since 2020, she has been cultivating an olive grove in Puglia using entirely natural methods.
Using the expertise she has learned from local farmers and consolidated through her training at O.N.A.O.O., she covers the entire production chain — from land maintenance and pruning to harvesting, pressing, packaging and exporting — all carried out according to best practices.
In Switzerland, she offers her professional expertise to innovative companies in the olive oil industry, organises tastings and workshops.
She is involved in the fight against Xylella, a devastating disease affecting olive trees (https://www.tvsvizzera.it/tvs/qui-italia/quegli-svizzeri-e-quelle-svizzere-impegnati-nella-lotta-contro-la-xylella/78291581).
Training as professional olive oil tasters is not only a personal pleasure: the universe that revolves around olive oil and its supply chain also offers a wide range of job, growth and specialization opportunities.
The advanced course allows you to consolidate and deepen your knowledge of oil tasting and obtain the qualification of ONAOO Professional Taster, but above all, to be included in the "International Register of Professional Tasters".
Participants learn about varieties, processing, and sensory tasting, with practical exercises under the guidance of experts.
Participants are invited to recognize strengths, weaknesses, qualities and organoleptic characteristics of the various oils