The Canossa

The Canossa, whose roots can be traced to the 9th century, is one of the Italy’s oldest and most illostrious families. The most famous event occurred in 1077 during the Investiture Controversy, when the Great Countess Matilda mediated between Pope Gregory VII and the Emperor Henry IV in the famous episode known as the “Humiliation of Canossa”.
The Canossa family has always been close to agriculture and has been a keen supporter of the reclamation tecnique on its lands. The entrust system of the raclaimed lands, known as “Compartecipanze Matildiche”, provided a nine-year rotation in the land allocated to the farmers. A thousand years later, this type of organization still exists.

The Fondo Brè

Fondo Brè is an unique and generous land of 170 hectars overlooking the eastern shores of Lake Garda. Over 4000 olive trees are cultivated here. These are mainly of the Casaliva variety, as suggested by the Garda DOP oil Producers Association. There are also other varieties such as Fort, Leccino, Moraiolo and Pendolino.

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Fondo Brè

Today the Marchese Guidalberto di Canossa carries on his family’s long tradition of farming following the family business, including the Fondo Brè, located by the Garda Lake between Garda and Torri del Benaco in the province of Verona.

The secrets
from the production
di Canossa

The outcome is an extraordinary extra virgin olive oil of exceptional taste and texture, gift of the estate of Fondo Brè.

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DOP Marchese di Canossa

The Dop Marchese di Canossa is a certified Dop Garda Orientale extra virgin olive oil, obtained from the processing of the Fondo Brè estate olives, characterized by an excellent geographic position: an altitude of 300 meters above sea level facing West on the eastern shore of Lake Garda, between the towns of Torri Del Benaco and Garda.

DOP Fondo Brè – La Latta

The Dop Marchese di Canossa is a certified Dop Garda Orientale extra virgin olive oil, obtained from the processing of the Fondo Brè estate olives, characterized by an excellent geographic position: an altitude of 300 meters above sea level facing West on the eastern shore of Lake Garda, between the towns of Torri Del Benaco and Garda.

DOP Canossa 1077

The Dop Canossa 1077 is an extra virgin olive oil whose label has been designed specifically to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the death of Matilde di Canossa, historical ancestor of the Canossa family, protagonist of Italian medieval history.

DOP Fondo Brè – The can

Garda Orientale DOP extra virgin olive oil

DOP Fondo Brè

Extra-virgin olives oil DOP Garda Orientale

DOP Canossa 1077

Garda Orientale DOP extra virgin olive oil

DOP Marchese di Canossa

The Dop Marchese di Canossa is a certified Dop Garda Orientale extra virgin olive oil, obtained from the processing of the Fondo Brè estate olives, characterized by an excellent geographic position: an altitude of 300 meters above sea level facing West on the eastern shore of Lake Garda, between the towns of Torri Del Benaco and Garda.

DOP Canossa 1077

The Dop Canossa 1077 is an extra virgin olive oil whose label has been designed specifically to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the death of Matilde di Canossa, historical ancestor of the Canossa family, protagonist of Italian medieval history.

DOP Fondo Brè

Inglese The Fondo Brè DOP is a “delicate green fruity extra virgin olive oil with floral scents and clear notes of green apple, thistle and vegetables. Hints of dried fruit, accentuated by a gentle spicy and a delicate bitter note that remains in the background (cit. Guida agli extravergini d’Italia 2015 – Slow Food).

DOP Fondo Brè – La Latta

Inglese Since the 2015/16 campaign, DOP certified extra virgin olive oil can also be packaged in cans, which is why a more convenient format has been created for daily consumption both in restaurants and at home with the family.