History
HISTORY.
These once magnificent gardens now forgotten by time were once the playground of the Doge of Venice and his noble friends from all over Europe. The Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia or the Republic of Venice existed from 697 up until 1797 and was once one of the richest kingdoms in Europe comprising of parts of what are now Veneto and Lombardia, stretching down to the Greek islands many of which still bear testimony to their former masters through their architecture.
The designs of our labels were taken from the gardens of English nobility which were in turn inspired by the gardens of the English nobility of a bygone error. Unfortunatly the original gardens of Villa Manin have long dissapeared, destroyed by various conflicts that took place over the last 150 years. All that remains of these once glorious gardens are the original designs which can be seen in the Venetian archives along with other historical documents which mention my ancestors and our unique territory.
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45°56′55.25″ Nord 13°00′40.1″ Est
Our logo which includes the Doge’s hat or “Corno Dogale“ as it is known in Venetian dialect, has its own story to tell. If you look at the hat sideways, you will see that the design is the same as the masthead or “Ferro della Gondola” found on a Gondola with the upper part representing the Corno Dogale, the lower part in the form of a S representing Canale Grande and the teeth representing the six “sestieri” or zones of Venice. The Doge’s Corno Dogale dates back to the 1200’s although the first know reference can be traced to the Byzantine Empire. The name Vendrame Vignis Del Doge was created by combinding my families surname with VIGNIS which is the historic name given to the vineyards surrounding Villa Manin. Vignis derives from the Ladino meaning vines.
Our logo includes
the Doge’s hat
Our logo which includes the Doge’s hat or “Corno Dogale“ as it is known in Venetian dialect, has its own story to tell. If you look at the hat sideways, you will see that the design is the same as the masthead or “Ferro della Gondola” found on a Gondola with the upper part representing the Corno Dogale, the lower part in the form of a S representing Canale Grande and the teeth representing the six “sestieri” or zones of Venice. The Doge’s Corno Dogale dates back to the 1200’s although the first know reference can be traced to the Byzantine Empire. The name Vendrame Vignis Del Doge was created by combinding my families surname with VIGNIS which is the historic name given to the vineyards surrounding Villa Manin. Vignis derives from the Ladino meaning vines.