About us

Our philosophy, or rather, what is close to our hearts!

For one thing, it is the special nature of things that matters to us. The uniqueness of the valley and its fruits, the distinctiveness of Lasa marble, and the process of working with all of this with great love and joy.

For another, it is the encounters and relationships with our customers. The joy and enthusiasm they feel when they enjoy our products or give them as gifts.

And so, we take up local delicacies, positively enhance their value and uniqueness, refine them, and thereby raise awareness among the population for high-quality food products.

Shaped by intense childhood experiences amidst the marble quarrying and the almost mystical stories behind it, fascinated by the fallow grain fields and inspired by the pure orange of the apricot, I put down deep roots in this place and its surroundings at an early age. We sold the sweet fruit from the nearby apricot orchard on the road by St. Mark's Church to passing guests and locals. The pocket money was the reward for the laborious picking and the motivation for the selling. Almost daily, I watched the rustic marble inclined railway from the 1930s as it slowly brought the white blocks from the Laas and Göflan quarries down from the braking mountain into the valley. The mere mental image of the work in the marble quarry created tension, and my own stories formed in my head. It was the childlike wonder of wanting to learn something about this pure stone. Respect and awe for the mountain and what is quarried up there accompanied the fascination. During my work as a merchant in my parents' business, this great passion for marble and apricots deepened, which moved me to collaborate on various initiatives and projects on the subject. The organization of the cultural festival marmor&marille, which has since become known beyond the borders, ultimately became the actual source of inspiration for the innovation of producing different products from fruits of the Vinschgau and the surrounding area and positioning them on the market – the birth of the company Venustis. The Vinschgau was already referred to in ancient times as the land of the Venostes "de Venostes," and the company name "Venustis" has its origins there.

Our company is based in the marble village of Laas.

The village is located in the middle of the Vinschgau valley, which stretches along the "Via Claudia Augusta" between the Reschen Pass and the spa town of Meran and is geographically situated in the northernmost region of Italy on the southern side of the Alps.