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The baby buffalo we adopted in Campania.

Paulina, More Than a Year Later: Life, Food & Finding Home in Italy

By Achilleas Petris

October 17, 2025

Catching Up with Paulina the Buffalo

It’s been more than a year since we met Paulina, the baby buffalo we adopted in Campania. Back then she followed Luca around the farm, curious and a little unsure on her feet. Now she’s grown into a strong, calm presence, spending her days near the stables where she was born.

A man wearing a blue shirt and shorts stands in a pen, petting a black buffalo. More buffalo are in the fenced enclosure, and farm buildings are visible in the background under a blue sky. A black buffalo with yellow ear tags stands in a sunny, fenced enclosure, facing the camera closely with a pink rope around its neck. The ground is dirt, and the sky is clear blue.

Life on the Farm, One Year On

Life on the farm hasn’t changed much, early mornings, and the quiet sound of the herd moving together. Paulina has become part of that rhythm, cared for by the same hands that raised her. She’s bigger now, but still carries the same calm spirit that made us fall in love with her in the first place. Life on a Mediterranean farm is endlessly inspiring — bring the spirit indoors with a Mediterranean Holiday Gift Guide, pack for the season ahead with Mediterranean Must-Haves: Packing Tips for a Summer Getaway, or graze through a colorful Mediterranean Platter. Pour a glass of Gratsi White Wine and enjoy the slow life.

A man in a blue cap and red shirt leans on a metal fence, smiling at a black water buffalo that gets close to him in a sunny, outdoor farm setting with barns and other buffalo in the background. A black buffalo with short, curved horns stands on a dirt surface in a fenced enclosure, facing the camera. There are buildings and metal fences in the background.
A man in a blue shirt and shorts stands beside a buffalo, gently holding its head, in a fenced outdoor area with other buffaloes and farm buildings in the background.

The market

Someone pours Gratsi Red Wine from a sleek black box into a clear glass, both showing the Gratsi logo, set against a white background.
Red Wine

$39

A person pours Gratsi White Wine, a zero sugar, low-sulfite boxed wine, from a large Gratsi box into a clear Gratsi-branded glass on a wooden block.
White Wine

$39

A hand holds a Gratsi Rosé Wine box with black text and a red spout against a white background, suggesting a refreshing, zero sugar experience.
Rosé Wine

$39