Soddepai, "The Coin and the Bread"

Soddepai, known as "the bread coin" in the Sardinian language, tells a tale of transformation through poverty. It's the area located on the northern border of our town, Villacidro.

Like many places in Sardinia, Soddepai was once home to spawling vineyards. However, due to the creations of wine quotas in Europe, many Sardinians were pursuaded to destroy their vineyards in exchange for money. Soddepai is one of these many places. Since many of the lands here had already been bordered by olive trees, the owners of these lands pivoted to olive oil production.

This piece of land is owned by a relative, but we rent and tend to each individual tree here. There are around 200 trees, which are around half Nera di Villacidro varietal, and half Bosana varietal. On average the trees are around 60 years old. The spacing between the trees here are quite large, allowing the trees to breathe and thrive.