Edward Beccari, explorer, zoologist, botanist and ethnologist, Florentine, after its long wanderings in the forests of Borneo, having taken part in the purchase of the Bay of Assab, Keren visited the region, crossed the wildest areas of the island Celebes, explored New Guinea, the Moulucche etc. where reported rare zoological and botanical specimens, in 1876 he retired and devoted himself to agriculture in Radda in family lands. The innate passion for collecting and not abandoned, turned into wine by ethnologist began a collection of the best vintages of wines from the same products. The company still has in his private wine cellar, the bottles from 1876 to 1931. The Vignavecchia farm is part of the consortium Gallo Nero from 1924, which is a founding member. Aroidee in the family 's Amorphophallus titanum was discovered on the island Sumatra in 1878 by Prof. Edward Beccari and himself described as the flower most largest in the world coming to measure m.2, 25 high with a circumference of up to m 3.76