Bortolo Nardini, already an expert in the art of distillation, leaves his home town Segonzano in the Cembra Valley near Trento and descends upon Bassano to open his distillery and “grapperia” at the entrance to the famous bridge, designed by Palladio, on the Brenta river. The grapperia has remained unchanged through the years, in fact it is member of the group Historical Places of Italy, and now, just like then, is a meeting place for Bassano natives and everyone who crosses the most famous patriotic bridge in Italy.