One producer of espresso makers who you may not have heard of before is Nuova Simonelli Espresso Machines. The reason you may have never heard of them is that their market is the expert and the professional: coffee roasters and baristi (that’s the plural of “barista” – a professional coffee chef). One of the company’s machines, the Nuova Simonelli Aurelia, has been selected as the official espresso machine of the WBC/USBC/CBC, where the top baristas in the world compete for the title of World Barista Champion.

Nuova Simonelli makes professional equipment for pros. One of their machines, the talento, sells for $16,650! And one of their grinders, the Mythos Plus Grinder, sells for $3,250! Now that’s the real reason you’ve never heard of them. You won’t see their products on the shelf at Walmart!

You can learn more about Nuova Simonelli Espresso Machines at their website. And you can view the company video below.