Our story
A real place,
a true story.
Villa Jolanda it's not just a name. It's a real place, still visible and inhabited today, in the heart of Santo Stefano Belbo. A house that has been through 150 years of history, of transformations and silences, and which continues to lend its name to a prestigious collection of Italian wines.
Our story
1873
Built in 1873 as a silk farm.
A building born from an activity that, in those years, drove the economy of the entire territory and that required three very specific virtues: care, patience, transformation.
The silk symbol
A golden butterfly,
Handmade
A historic mosaic depicting a silkworm butterfly can still be seen at the original entrance to the Villa. This is not a decorative element, but authentic evidence of the building's original transformation. From the mid-19th century, with Japan's opening to trade with the West (1854-1858), new commercial flows related to silk emerged. Dr. Giuseppe Civetta, then owner of the Villa, departed for Japan and brought back silkworm seed to Italy, Bombyx mori. A trade that represented one of the main economic activities of the territory.
The spinning mills
Hands that have
made the silk
Historical images of the silk mills, the female workers engaged in sorting cocoons, and the production facilities of the early twentieth century tell a story of an authentic work culture deeply rooted in our region.
A family story
From Civetta to Santero,
A guarded name.
Fu Giuseppe Civetta to name the villa in honour of his mother, Jolanda. In 1962 The house is purchased by the family Santero, which still resides there. In respect of its history and identity, the family has chosen to keep the original name, Villa Jolanda, preserving its value over time. Villa Jolanda is born precisely in this historical passage: as a place of transformation, an expression of a territory capable of renewing itself over time.
