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exploring taste—santa margherita gruppo vinicolo heritage—the municipal villa of portogruaro

Set among the ancient streets of Portogruaro, the Renaissance-style palace is easily

recognizable due to its open gallery on one side. The double-height porch, the interior
arches and the stone columns with a rhomboid base confirm the uniqueness of a
building shrouded in history.

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he walls in houses are often the silent witness- lery on one side. The double-height porch, the interior arches
es of countless lives; different generations, new and the stone columns with a rhomboid base confirm the
owners and mixed fortunes belonging to the uniqueness of a building shrouded in history.
T families that once lived there. The thick walls of Back in the early Nineteenth Century, the ownership of the
the Municipal Villa of Portogruaro are no exception and were villa passed onto Count Faustino Persico. Thanks to his sec-
there centuries before Marzotto made his entrance under the ond wife, the cultural model of the “parlor” was imported
arched porch for the first time. from nearby Venice, transforming the palace into an import-
This stately building, which dates back to the years between ant literary and artistic center, subtly mentioned by Ippolito
1543 and 1550, stands out in the heart of a small Venetian Nievo – a regular at the receptions organized by the Countess
town. Built by Master Guglielmo dei Grigi from Alzano – – in Le confessioni di un italiano.
also known as il Bergamasco – and commissioned by Count Located between the waters of the river Lemene and the
Antonio della Frattina, the site shows the same love for the streets of the old town, in 1935 the villa became part of the
territory that the Santa Margherita brand is known for. The Marzotto family estate, purchased by Gaetano Junior, and
unique conformation of the villa is imprinted on millions of later became an asset of the Società Fondiaria of Portogruaro.
bottles, and today is Santa Margherita’s symbol of excellence The enduring bond between the family and the villa in Porto- 1. – 2.
around the world. gruaro is one of the reasons why the Marzotto family decided to Print of the Villa from the 1800s; "Catastico dei beni di
famiglia Persico" [Cadastre assets of the Persico Family]
Set amongst the ancient streets of Portogruaro, the Renais- intervene, bringing one of the many small beauties of Italy back 1804- 1835, table IX, sketch by technical advisor F. Perisinotti,
sance-style palace is easily recognizable due to its open gal- to glory. After centuries of ever-changing ownership, the build- year 1820, detail of the Villa

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Pictures from vintage postcards signed in 1901.
At that time, the Palazzo was owned by the Stucky family.
142 Private collection of Architect Federica Cusin, Portogruaro