Emmanuelle Dechelette is born and grows in Paris (France). In 2017 she graduated as Olive Oil Sommelier at the International Culinary Center in New York.

A specialist in olive oil from both hemispheres, she is the author of “EXTRA VIERGE”, a world tour of olive oil published by DUNOD in 2018 which includes also Chef’s recipes.

Emmanuelle Dechelette is the creator of the “OLIO NUOVO DAYS” which she has been organizing since 2016; it’s a Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil tour and competition set in Paris; in 2015 she introduced the new harvest of Northern Hemisphere and in 2019 she introduced also Southern Hemisphere.

The aim is to gather Chefs and olive oil producers from all over the world. She is also communication expert in food and olive oil. Emmanuelle is part of the jury of Concours General Agricole in Paris.

From 2017 she is Member of ONAOO and she also started her educational path. On January 2020 she obtained the Qualification of Professional Taster of ONAOO.

Berk has been an ONAOO Professional Taster since 2022.

His partner, Sarah Baird, and he have young olive trees in the South Island of New Zealand (Aotearoa) and they hope to produce extra virgin olive oil from their grove.

Berk, moreover, is often be found on Twitter giving plant–based cooking tips.

Hilda is a Certified Professional Olive Oil Taster since 2017 and Distributor of Extra Virgin Olive Oil. She is a passionate home cook and baker! She shares lots of ways to cook and bake with Extra Virgin Olive Oil on her website and on YouTube at “I Want to Cook That”.

Manuela was born in Genoa but spent her entire childhood in Imperia. Currently, she splits her time between Imperia, Shanghai, and Bangkok.

Manuela represents the fourth generation of can makers and is involved in the Guatelli Museum. The museum collects the Family Collection of Italian Olive Oil Cans, which includes over 6,000 pieces of olive oil cans and lithographic stones. This collection is an important testimony to the flourishing industry related to the oil trade that developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In 2006, Manuela moved to Asia with her husband and four sons.

Despite the distance, Manuela has not forgotten her roots. She promotes the prestige of extra virgin olive oil and the history and flavors of Mediterranean cuisine beyond national borders by organizing Italian cooking classes, on-demand chefs, and catering. Her passion for extra virgin olive oil stems from her family, as her father dedicated his life to producing oil cans. Every week, my father would cross Europe to sell his cans. He would return home on weekends with fascinating stories and anecdotes about the oil industry.

His global view of the market allowed him to understand even the smallest nuances, which inspired me to pursue a career in this wonderful world. In 2024, I finally fulfilled my passion by attending the ONAOO course and becoming a Professional Taster. Manuela collaborates with several Italian associations abroad to promote the history, culture, and art of extra virgin olive oil tasting worldwide.