Domizio Cavazza was the director of the Royal Enological School in Alba from 1888-1913. When he arrived in Barbaresco he surprised everyone by purchasing land and making his home there instead of the more famous estates in Barolo. He purchased the Ovello cascina (farmhouse and land) and began making wine. For the first time the wine made from the Nebbiolo vineyards surrounding the village was called Barbaresco. Cavazza celebrated the birth of his first son by planting what became a well-known landmark in the region, a large Mediterranean pine tree. The estate began to be known as the cascina del pino or “winery of the pine.” Renato Vacca’s great grandfather purchased the vineyards after Sig. Cavazza prematurely died. The Vacca family has been there ever since. Their winemaking philosophy is that they want their wines to reflect the terroir of Barbaresco with no manipulation.