‘I FOLLOWED MY HEART’
Kim Scolding, 57, moved from Cardiff to Tuscany, where she lives in an old farmhouse and runs the I Cipressi winery.
If anyone had told me five years ago that I’d soon be divorced, living in Tuscany and running a vineyard, I’d have laughed.
My ex-husband and I were both GPs, together since medical school. We had a lovely home near Cardiff, a great social life and wonderful holidays. We’d been to Italy many times and thought about retiring there in our 60s. In 2017, we were holidaying in Tuscany and browsing property websites, as you do. I spotted a beautiful old farmhouse with its own vineyard, just 10 minutes up the road. On a whim, we booked a viewing.
From the moment we stepped through the door, it felt like home. The house had 2.5 hectares of mature vineyard, olive trees and views over a valley. Although it needed work,
