The Zanin distillery has its origins in Zugliano, a small Veneto village with a purely pastoral vocation located in the province of Vicenza. 1895 was the year of the turning point, from the basement of Bartolo Zanin's inn, Grappa Cavallina Bianca was born, a distillate dedicated to its most important means of traction. A grappa that before then was called "White Spirit" and was consumed by the guests of his inn. Even in those days nothing was wasted, as Bartolo produced wine for the inn and recovered the pomace to be distilled. 

It was the year that Bortolo Zanin decided to formalize the distillation, the work with his wife at the inn went well, but he was no longer able to satisfy the requests for his Grappa, which continued to increase. Supported and helped by his wife and relatives, for many years he managed to carry on both things, until one day the spirit of distillation prevailed!

Meanwhile, his son Rino had grown up and in the 1940s, by mutual agreement, they decided to close the inn to devote themselves completely to the distillation and production of liqueurs. Product requests had grown a lot, so there was a need for larger spaces; so it was that the area that until then had been dedicated to the inn became used as premises for production needs. Subsequently Rino continued to expand the distillery and the aging rooms, increasing production but above all the fame of the Cavallina Bianca.

At the end of the 60s, Fausto Zanin, the son of Rino, arrived in the family and what was a small family-run company with the arrival of industrialization and the modernization of production plants, evolved while maintaining a high standard qualitative.

At the end of the 90s the great Zanin distillery exports its products to 38 countries, and is still expanding today, establishing itself as one of the leading companies of Made in Italy distillates.