Agoston Haraszthy (/ˈɑːɡəstənˈhærəsti/;[2] Hungarian: Haraszthy Ágoston, Spanish: Agustín Haraszthy; August 30, 1812 – July 6, 1869) was a Hungarian American nobleman, adventurer, traveler, writer, town-builder, and pioneer winemaker in Wisconsin and California, often referred to as the "Father of California Wine", alongside Junípero Serra, as well as the "Father of California Viticulture,"[3] or the "Father of Modern Winemaking in California". One of the first men to plant vineyards in Wisconsin, he was the founder of the Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma, California, and an early writer on California wine and viticulture.
He was the first Hungarian to settle permanently in the United States and only the second to write a book about the country in his native language.[4] He is remembered in Wisconsin as the founder of the oldest incorporated village in the state. In San Diego, he is remembered as the first town marshal and the first county sheriff.[5] In California he introduced more than three hundred varieties of European grapes.
^"Map of the Austrian Empire". The Philatelic Database. 1871. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
^McGinty, p. 480 n. 1
^Pinney, Thomas. A History of Wine in America. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989, p. 269.
^Baptismal Register, Terézváros parish, Budapest; McGinty, Brian. Strong Wine: The Life and Legend of Agoston Haraszthy, pp. 4, 11.
AgostonHaraszthy (/ˈɑːɡəstən ˈhærəsti/; Hungarian: HaraszthyÁgoston, Spanish: Agustín Haraszthy; August 30, 1812 – July 6, 1869) was a Hungarian American...
Arpad Haraszthy was born in 1840 in Futtak, Hungary, (now Futog, Serbia), the third son of the pioneer Hungarian-American winemaker AgostonHaraszthy and...
Winery, which was founded a year prior in 1856. It was founded by AgostonHaraszthy in 1857. The winery is located on its original grounds, just east...
(related varieties), were established in California in 1861 by Colonel ÁgostonHaraszthy. Around 1901, David Fairchild of USDA imported high-quality black...
however, they are best known for three principal waves of emigration. AgostonHaraszthy, who settled in Wisconsin in 1840, was the first Hungarian to settle...
Stephen Mallory 1832 San Diego, California, sheriff and city marshal, AgostonHaraszthy 1850 Brooklyn, NY, police chief John S. Folk 1851-1865 NYPD Police...
pinot noir, merlot, chardonnay, riesling and a white zinfandel. AgostonHaraszthy California wine Hudson River Region AVA New York wine Vine, Richard...
town of Sonoma, is known as the birthplace of American California. AgostonHaraszthy is credited with being one of the forefathers of the California wine...
to General John C. Fremont. Her mother was Natalia Haraszthy, granddaughter of AgostonHaraszthy, founder of California's wine industry.[citation needed]...
San Diego City Marshal beginning in 1850. The first City Marshal, AgostonHaraszthy, appointed Richard Freeman a marshal, making Freeman the first African...
winery in California, Buena Vista Winery, was founded in 1857 by AgostonHaraszthy and is located in Sonoma, California. John Patchett opened the first...
whose family had lived in Hungary for centuries. Her father, Count AgostonHaraszthy, was a titled nobleman who had been exiled from Hungary for "efforts...
Santa Clara Valley and Santa Cruz Mountains. In the 1850s and 1860s, AgostonHaraszthy, a Hungarian soldier, merchant and promoter, made several trips to...
County, Wisconsin, United States. In the 1840s, the Hungarian nobleman AgostonHaraszthy came across sloped land across the Wisconsin River from what would...
– Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright (d. 1851) 1812 – AgostonHaraszthy, Hungarian-American businessman, founded Buena Vista Winery (d. 1869)...
Mack Sennett, Harry Langdon and others. She was granddaughter of AgostonHaraszthy, founder of California's wine industry. Robert Klein - (1942-) noted...
citizen in 1852. In 1851 he served as an apprentice winemaker for AgostonHaraszthy and then John Patchett before establishing his own winery. Krug married...
in the state. The first wine grapes were planted in Wisconsin by AgostonHaraszthy in the mid-19th century. Before he migrated to California and helped...
the Wisconsin River. The first grapes were planted in the area by AgostonHaraszthy in 1847, before he migrated to California. Most vineyards in the area...
daughters Natalia and Jovita married the brothers, Attila Haraszthy and AgostonHaraszthy, on the same day—June 1, 1863. In some cases particular mission...
1852, and the grant was patented to Domingo Féliz in 1873. In 1854 AgostonHaraszthy acquired 388-acre (1.57 km2) of Rancho Feliz. Ogden Hoffman, 1862...
oldest winery after Buena Vista Winery (established months earlier by AgostonHaraszthy). It is still owned and operated by the founder's heirs and today...
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