Massimo Ragno is a manager at Monini S.p.A., where he is responsible for the selection, quality evaluation and procurement of extra virgin olive oils sourced from the main producing countries across the Mediterranean Basin for both domestic and international markets. With over twenty-five years of experience in the olive oil sector, he is recognised as one of Italy’s leading experts in olive oil sensory evaluation, blending and quality selection.<\/p>\n
A professional olive oil taster since 1998, Panel Leader since 1999, Master Blender since 2000 and MASAF-recognised Panel Leader since 2007, he has developed extensive expertise in sensory analysis, quality control, supplier management and international sourcing of extra virgin olive oils.<\/p>\n
For approximately fifteen years, he served as Panel Leader and Technical Consultant for the Chamber of Commerce of Foggia, carrying out sensory evaluation activities, technical assistance and initiatives aimed at enhancing the value of olive oil production. During this period, he also collaborated with the Department of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Foggia in the organisation and delivery of professional olive oil tasting courses.<\/p>\n
Throughout his career, he has been responsible for the selection, promotion and marketing of bulk extra virgin olive oils on behalf of cooperatives, consortia and producer organisations, developing long-standing relationships with growers, olive mills, producer organisations and international trade operators.<\/p>\n
Alongside his professional activity, he has been actively involved in training and knowledge transfer, contributing to the education of olive oil professionals through specialised courses on sensory evaluation, quality assessment and blending techniques. His expertise combines technical knowledge, sensory skills and an in-depth understanding of the international olive oil market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13018,"template":"","format":"standard","nazione":[79],"class_list":["post-13015","docenti","type-docenti","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","nazione-italy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onaoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docenti\/13015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onaoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docenti"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onaoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docenti"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/onaoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docenti\/13015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13016,"href":"https:\/\/onaoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docenti\/13015\/revisions\/13016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onaoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onaoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"nazione","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onaoo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nazione?post=13015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}