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Agoston Haraszthy (/ ˈ ɑː ɡ ə s t ən ˈ h ær ə s t i /; 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 ...
Agoston Haraszthy de Mokcsa (born c. 1812, Futtak, Hungary, Austrian Empire—died July 6, 1869, Hacienda San Antonio, near Corinto, Nicaragua) was a Hungarian-born pioneer who introduced viticulture (grape cultivation) into California. The son of a landowner, Haraszthy immigrated to the United States in 1840.
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Learn about the life and achievements of Agoston Haraszthy, the \"father of modern viticulture in California\". He was a pioneer, politician, and wine maker who introduced over 350 grape varieties and faced challenges from phylloxera and politics.
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By Tom Murnan. Council Bluffs & Omaha Branches. Agoston Haraszthy was a fascinating individual who contributed greatly to the development of wine in the United States. He was a restless, energetic optimist, a self promoter whose ambitious ideas and actions resulted in dizzying heights and abysmal failures in his life.
Futtak, Hungary, 1812. d. Corinto, Nicaragua, July, 1869. Agoston Haraszthy was a pioneer settler, viniculturist and viticulturist. He served in the Royal Hungarian Body Guard, and was later private secretary to the viceroy of Hungary.
4 days ago · Foregoers. Ágoston Haraszthy. The plaque outside the Hungarian cottage states that Haraszthy was the first sheriff of San Diego and that he lived from 1812 to 1869. This hardly does justice to a man and his family who contributed so much to America and to California in particular. Here is the story of this Hungarian-born American.
Agoston Haraszthy 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," or the "Father of Modern Winemaking in California".
