Farm for sale in Italy, Marches, Fermo, Fermo

Modern Organic Winery With Agriturismo In The Marche Region (M1235)

In 1998, the owners discovered this wonderful spot in the middle of Italy by chance. Originally they only wanted a holidays home, but soon things took on a certain dynamic of their own:

Next to the house was an old vineyard with around 40 vines, from which they produced around 50 litres of fine natural red wine with the help of the neighbours. But as wine lovers with a family and circle of friends, 50 litres was simply not enough for them! So in 1999 they decided to plant a new vineyard to cover their needs. The new vineyard produced an overwhelming result: 1,200 litres of the best Rosso Piceno. Two further vineyards with Verdicchio, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon increased production.

In 1999, they also bought an old farmhouse with 4 hectares of land from a neighbour who had given up farming, on which they planted around 1.2 hectares of cherry and walnut trees for timber production and a truffle plantation. In 2002, a further 1.9 hectares of adjoining land with a farmhouse were added, the ground floor of which was converted into a small wine cellar and the two upper floors into agriturismo flats with a pool, which have been rented out to tourists from all over the world since 2009.

But it didn't stop there: In 2006 they bought a further 2.5 hectares of neighbouring land, on which the large vineyard was planted in 2007; the estate had now grown to 12 hectares and the wine cellar had become too small. A new underground wine cellar (330 m2) was therefore built in 2010 and inaugurated in 2011.

The intensive contact with nature and agriculture triggered a return to a more sustainable way of life:

No chemicals! No artificial fertilisers! No poison! Since then, these alternative farming methods have determined the way of working not only in the vineyard, but also in the wine cellar. In the meantime, the vineyard had become their main focus in life, a dream they had never dreamed of had come true!

The entire business, including the agriturismo, farm and wine cellar, is now run by employees.

Summary:

12.4 ha of land of which:

2.4 hectares of vineyards (Rosso Piceno DOC)

Grape varieties: Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Barbera, Gallioppo, Verdicchio

approx. 0.5 ha olive grove with 80 olive trees, annual production approx. 250 litres of extra virgin olive oil

approx. 5.6 ha walnut and cherry plantation for timber production

approx. 1.1 ha oak and hazelnut plantation with tartufaia (truffle grove)

approx. 2.5 hectares of forest, meadows.

In order to fully utilise the capacity of the wine cellar, grapes of the Verdicchio, Gallioppo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah varieties are purchased from neighbouring vineyards of approx. 2.1 ha.

Total wine cellar capacity 75,730 litres

41 stainless steel tanks of 980 litres each (40,180 litres in total)

90 barriques of 225 litres each (total 20,250 litres)

45 bottle storage boxes, 340 litres each (total 15,300 litres)

Overall building area approx. 1,187 m2, of which:

Casa A, residential house approx. 257 m2 completely renovated:

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, guest room, kitchen, living room with open fireplace, small indoor pool, whirlpool, cantina (storage cellar), private pool

Heating: Radiators with gas boiler, lpg, fireplace, solar combined

Hot water supply with gas boiler, lpg, fireplace, solar combined

Bathrooms with additional underfloor heating

Water supply: Mains water

Casa B, agriturismo guest house approx. 360 m2, completely renovated:

6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, 2 living rooms, each with open fireplace, terrace, "taverna" with pizza oven, workshop, private pool

Heating: Radiators with lpg gas boiler

Hot water: With solar and with lpg gas boiler

Water supply: Mains water

Casa C, country house approx. 240 m2:

Project to demolish and rebuild in the original style, expected start of construction June 2024

Heating: Underfloor heating with lpg gas boiler + heat pump

Hot water: Lpg gas boiler + heat pump

Water supply: Mains water

Underground winery approx. 330 m2, tasting room, stainless steel tank storage, barrique storage, bottle storage, without heating, hot water by electric boiler, air conditioning: Dehumidifier, humidifier, natural ventilation via supply air and exhaust air chimneys, mains water supply.

Total power supply for all buildings: Photovoltaic 8 kW + mains electricity.

Water supply for agriculture: Well 80 m deep, pumping capacity approx. 50,000 litres/24h.

Energy performance:
Energy source: Electricity, liquid petroleum gas, solar (photovoltaic), solar (thermal)
C total energy performance:
76.03 kWh/m2*a from non-renewable energy sources (EPgl, nren)
3.35 kWh/m2*a from renewable energy sources (EPgl, ren)
149.84 kWh/m2*a energy efficiency of the building envelope (eph, nd)

Energy source: Electricity, liquid petroleum gas, solar (photovoltaic), solar (thermal)
C total energy performance:
108.67 kWh/m2*a from non-renewable energy sources (EPgl, nren)
8.26 kWh/m2*a from renewable energy sources (EPgl, ren)
136.71 kWh/m2*a energy efficiency of the building envelope (eph, nd)