With 530 hectares of true polyculture, the sprawling farm Fattoria di Vaira is among the most ambitious biodynamic enterprises in all of Italy.  Located in the often overlooked region of Molise, south of Abruzzo between the cities of Termoli and Vasto, Paola Santi and her team raise cattle, farm rotation crops, cereals, olive groves and grape vines.  

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Although the farm encompasses 530 hectares in total, vines account for only 70 hectares divided between traditional and bordelaise varieties with 50 ha planted to the traditional ‘Tendone’ pergola system and the rest on a spurred cordon system.  Situated between the mountains and the ocean, the farm benefits from cool Adriatic breezes coming from Eastern Europe.