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exploring taste—santa margherita gruppo vinicolo

The Municipal Villa of Portogruaro retuned to its original splendor

that it had never truly lost. Today, the glistening beauty that we find
on the Santa Margherita bottles has a counterpart in real life.

ing overlooking the Venetian waters finally came into the hands the palace to its original beauty, degraded over time, in order
of an important family, a real force in the milling industry. to achieve a modern splendor. The most decrepid plaster parts
At the dawn of the twentieth century, the villa thus shined were deloused, while those on the vertical outer perimeter were
again, thanks to the renewed relevance of the Veneto region demolished to remove any fine layers underneath it. Some in-
through the branching out of the owners. By the second half terventions were also carried out on the stone parts. The criss-
of the Twentieth Century, Gaetano Marzotto Jr. engineered cross fake ceilings were fortified once again and the vault was
the creation of a cutting-edge agricultural and industrial cen- cleaned up by removing its most damaged parts.
ter, with many diversified activities, also purchasing the val- Thanks to Architect Federica Cusin, head of the restoration
leys of Zignago and Perera, between Caorle and Portogruaro. project, the Municipal Villa of Portogruaro retuned to its
At the same time, the first Santa Margherita sparkling wine original splendor that it had never truly lost. Today, the glis-
made its appearance: the Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore tening beauty that we find on the Santa Margherita bottles
DOCG 52 was born precisely in 1952. has a counterpart in real life. The villa is no longer a simple
In 1973 the property passed on to the Municipality of Por- icon that keeps track of years passing by, generations moving
togruaro, marking the last change in ownership. Today the in and moving out, and lovers for whom the brand is a synon-
building – that now belongs to the people – presents the ymous of excellent taste. Now the effigy of the brand reflects
charm and allure of an artistically relevant place. the luminous beauty of an area and a city center filled with
The restoration works carried out on the structure returned art, colors, and unforgettable scents.

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