Gianni and Luca Calvi are fourth-generation olive oil merchants, producers, and farmers of the traditional company Olio Calvi. Here, in the eastern, more modern district of Imperia, there is on one hand the commercial port and on the other the location of the food production of the provincial capital. Rich in history, their origin lies in the Middle Ages. A kind of conglomerate of the eleven surrounding villages and municipalities and the union of Oneglia and Porto Maurizio shape this place not only in its infrastructure, but the Ligurians themselves are also a special kind of people. It may be the hilly, winding landscape or the probably most arduous way of harvesting olives one can imagine (not without reason do some farmers also call their groves Italy's Machu Picchu).

Smelling and tasting an oil and giving a judgment is one thing, distinguishing a good oil from a faulty one is another. It becomes even trickier to recognize small differences in the scent and smell of two different oils or to remember the special characteristic from a certain area compared to another and to be able to determine where an oil comes from solely based on what you taste. Giovanni Senior had this ability; it was, besides experience, a natural gift. And despite this gift, he always spoke out against cultivating his own trees. History and his own experience painted a clear picture for him. Only with the takeover by Gianni and Luca did the approach of Olio Calvi change to a holistic process.

Now they no longer just create the finest blends, but buy olive groves, cultivate plants, and press oil from their own olives. In addition, they run an "olive school" at their mill, where they pass on their knowledge about sustainable handling of the Ligurian heritage. By the way, the very first trees of the family were planted by the grandfather back then in the home garden. Despite all their love for the olive, they mischievously admit that the best thing about Oneglia, where the two live, is that there are only pine trees there.