O Vanira
Vanilla, grown slowly in the shade of Tahiti
Hand-pollinated orchids, sun-cured pods and a family that has tended the same vines for generations.
Nine months on the vine. Months more to cure.
Every flower opens for a single morning, and every one is pollinated by hand. The green pods ripen for most of a year, then sweat, rest and dry in the sun until they turn supple, glossy and almost black.
Nothing is rushed, so the scent is unmistakable: floral, warm and a little like cherries and caramel.
This season's harvest
Whole pods, pure extract and ground vanilla, sent straight from the farm.
From flower to pod
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Pollinated by hand
Each orchid opens for a single morning. At dawn we move vine to vine and pollinate every flower with a bamboo sliver.
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Cured in the sun
The pods sweat in cloth, then dry on woven mats in the Polynesian sun, day after day, until they turn plump, glossy and fragrant.
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Sorted and bundled by hand
We grade every pod by length, gloss and scent, tie them in bundles and pack them the week they are ready.
A family farm, not a factory
O Vanira is a small plantation in French Polynesia. We grow, cure and pack every pod ourselves, so you know exactly where your vanilla comes from and who cared for it.
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