About Us

Most olive oil in America tells you very little. A country name on the label. A best-before date that could mean anything. A price that suggests quality without proving it.

I started The Olive Trading Co. because I believed you deserved better than that.

I am a certified olive oil sommelier — trained through the Olive Oil Times Education Lab — which means I don't just import these oils, I understand them. The variety, the harvest timing, the pressing conditions, the sensory profile. When I tell you an oil is exceptional, it is not marketing. It is a professional judgement.

Every oil I carry comes directly from a named brand working with on a specific farm. I know who pressed it, when they pressed it, and why it is worth your attention. No brokers. No blending. No anonymous origin. Just exceptional olive oil sourced straight from the people who made it — in Italy, Chile, Greece, Spain, and California — brought to your kitchen exactly as it was intended to be tasted.

I am small. I am selective. And I am obsessed with finding oils that make people stop mid-pour and reconsider everything they thought they knew.

That is the whole idea.

— Raphael, Founder & Certified Olive Oil Sommelier
The Olive Trading Co., New York