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How genuine high-quality Italian olive oil is made — Claudio Vignoli
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Claudio Vignoli is an Italian Oleologist, Master Miller and Olive Oil Sommelier with over 25 years of experience in the olive oil industry. From 1996 until the end of 2007, he worked as an Export Sales Manager for the world's leading manufacturer of olive oil mills. In 2007, he founded his own company, Claudio Vignoli Group, providing technical and marketing consultancy to olive oil producers around the world.
Claudio Vignoli also provides his expertise in the olive oil industry to two multinational consulting firms: GLG, Gerson Lehrman Group and GUIDEPOINT GLOBAL LLC. In 2015, he founded a bottling company in the U.S. called Miami Olive Oil & Beyond LLC, which imports bulk EVOO from the Mediterranean and bottles in Miramar, FL, for the retail and food service industry. With this company, he produces the private label of several major U.S. distribution companies, cruise lines, hotel and restaurant chains.
His mission is to educate buyers, chefs, and other industry professionals to understand, appreciate, and select high-quality olive oils through in-store demos, tasting classes, workshops, etc. He is also an independent advisor for several brands in Australia, California, Uruguay, Spain, and Italy.
In 2022, he founded a brand that bears his name, Vignoli Food, which produces premium quality EVOOs, Balsamic Vinegar of Modena and other typical Italian pantries.
He has been a member of O.L.E.A. (Association of Olive Oil Experts and Tasters) since 2017. He is often involved as a keynote speaker, jury member in international olive oil competitions, and presenter at industry events in Australia, Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru. He is also a regular member of the jury at CIOOC, Canada International Olive Oil Competition, London International Olive Oil Competition and EIOOC, European International Olive Oil Competition.
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Links
- Episode with Emily Lycopolus on sourcing olive oils - Spotify and Apple Podcasts
- Episode with Emily Lycopolus on olive oil for skincare - Spotify and Apple Podcasts
- Easy Mandarin Martini recipe
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