The lean years and the violent storms with hail, which hit Novello and the Langhe region in the fifties, did not dissuade Granfather Gioacchino, who continued to live in the area with his family of 9 children. The Gavetta farmhouse was, in spite of everything, their house, even if, in that period, the property was formed by few fields, really difficult to be cultivated and unprofitable.

The two sons of the family Cogno, Piero and Teresio worked at the history of the Gavetta property, and, as their father and uncle, married two sisters.. Teresa and Gemma, Cogno as well…coming from the nearest Corini suburb. For this reason, we seven children say that we are Cogno… four times.

For arriving where we are now we have used the sheer force, we have worked hardly and we have taken many steps. Bur our force was the support of our big family, a great family full of sacrifices and gratifications, conscious that in our precious activity, HABILITY, PATIENCE and HARDWORK are not sufficient for gaining good results at the end of the year: we know that is necessary the humility of a person who raises one’s eyes to welcome and thank.