Sugarella
Agricultural estate in the heart of the Tuscia, in Canino
In the province of Viterbo, in the heart of the Tuscia in Canino, the Sugarella estate raises beef cattle and grows cereals and olive groves with respect for the land of Lazio.
Prized meats, Caninese extra-virgin olive oil and cereals that reflect the authenticity of the land, enriching the range of Terre dei Cavalieri products.
One land, one history
Agricultural tradition and innovation
The fertile land and the ideal climate of the Tuscia allow us to grow cereals such as maize, wheat and barley with cutting-edge, sustainable methods, where farming tradition and agronomic innovation meet.
Cattle Farming at Sugarella
At the Sugarella estate, beef cattle farming is a tradition that combines respect for the land with animal welfare. The estate raises three prized breeds — Maremmana, Charolaise and Chianina — each with its own characteristics, producing beef of the highest quality.
Sugarella's Caninese Olive Trees
Sugarella grows olive trees of the Caninese variety, one of the most representative and prized of the Lazio region, yielding an extra-virgin olive oil with a unique profile. Robust and long-lived, these trees are perfectly suited to the hilly soils of Canino, rich in minerals and with a favourable microclimate.
Cereals and orchards
Alongside livestock and olive groves, the Sugarella estate grows cereals — maize, wheat and barley — and orchards that express the fertility of the Tuscia. An integrated farming operation, carried out with sustainable techniques and respect for the natural cycles of the land.
Sugarella, a commandery of the Knights
The land of Sugarella, in Canino in the heart of the Tuscia, holds a history spanning centuries: it is part of the agricultural heritage of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the ancient order of the Knights Hospitaller of Saint John of Jerusalem.
A bond that spans the centuries
Recognition of the Order
With the bull Piae Postulationis, Pope Paschal II officially recognises the Order of the Knights Hospitaller of Saint John of Jerusalem, placing it under the protection of the Church. Ever since, the eight-pointed cross has been its emblem.
From hospital to military order
The institution born to serve pilgrims and the sick also becomes a military order, devoted to the care of the weak and the defence of the faith.
Farming at the heart of charity
Across Europe the Order organises its estates into commanderies — agricultural holdings entrusted to a knight — whose revenues fund its hospitaller work. Eight “langues” articulated into priories, bailiwicks and commanderies.
Sugarella, in the Terre dei Cavalieri
Sugarella is one of the Order’s agricultural estates: to this day its lands in Canino are part of the Order’s heritage, brought together under the Terre dei Cavalieri. The Sovereign Military Order of Malta is today a subject of international law, with diplomatic relations with more than 100 States.
The estate in pictures
Part of Terre dei Cavalieri
Sugarella is one of the historic estates of Terre dei Cavalieri: discover the Order's entire agricultural heritage and its products.
RDP – Rural Development Programme
S.Agri.V.It. is a partner in the project Improving the efficiency of irrigation water and nitrogen use on demanding crops, an initiative funded by the Rural Development Programme for Veneto 2014-2020.
Measure 16.1 Support for the establishment and operation of EIP operational groups on agricultural productivity and sustainability, Veneto Region DGR no. 736 of 28 May 2018. RDP 2014-2020 GO IRRIVISION – Operational Group for the dissemination of a new technology for the rational management of irrigation based on computer vision.
Initiative funded by the Rural Development Programme for Umbria 2014-2020. Body responsible for the information: S.AGRI.V.IT Soc. Agr. Vitivinicola Italiana a r.l.