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H

owoftendoyousitdown

witha greatbowlofpasta

anda fineglassofwineand

knowpreciselywhatyou’re

eating? Knowingwhereyourfood

comes fromandexactlywhat’sinit is

a luxury that’slargelybeenwipedout

by mass production.FattoriaLaVialla

offers a (wonderful)waybackto

products andingredientsthatarebig

on taste, smallonwasteandcomefrom

an ethical, family-runcompany.

A FAMILY-RUNFARM

This farm andwineestateinthe

Chianti areaofTuscanyisrun

by three brothers,Antonio,Bandino

and Gianni LoFranco.FattoriaLa

Viallaisa rolemodelforbiodynamic

farmingona largescale:its1,

hectaresarehometovineyards,

olivegroves,vegetablegardensand

pastures,aswellascropfields.Around

halfofthesiteispreservedasforest

thathelpstooffsetthefarm’salready

lowCO2output,makingLaVialla

carbonneutral.Asa pioneering

enterprisethatmarriessustainability

withpreservingculturalheritage,

thefarmisa focusforvarious

universityresearchprojects.

BUONISSIMO!

Ethicalcredentials,however,donota

nicebowlofpastamake.Luckily,the

proofofLaVialla’smethodsisinthe

tasting. You can buy La Vialla’s

wines, sauces, pasta, extra virgin

olive oil, pecorino cheese and honey

online direct from the farm. Wines

are low in sulphites; sauces have

few ingredients and no added

preservatives, and its oils, vinegars

and pastas are reassuringly – and

deliciously – rustic.

To find out more, visit lavialla.it/uk.

WIN A HAMPER

Now, La Vialla is offering readers of

The Simple Things the chance to win

one of their hampers, chock full of

delicious organic Tuscan food and

drink. The competition is online at

thesimplethings.com/blog/lavialla.

TASTE THE DIFFERENCE

ORGANIC ITALIAN FOOD HAS NEVER BEEN SO DELICIOUS, THANKS

TO PIONEERING BIODYNAMIC FARM FATTORIA LA VIALLA