Johann Gramp
| Johann Gramp | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 August 1819 Eichigt near Kulmbach, Bavaria |
| Died |
9 August 1903 Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation | Winemaker, politician, citrus grower |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Spouse(s) | Eleonora (Nitzschke) Gramp |
| Children | 3 sons, 3 daughters |
Johann Gramp (1819-1903) was a Bavarian-born Australian winemaker, local politician and citrus grower. He is best known for founding Orlando Wines in the Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia.
Biography
Early life
Johann Gramp was born on 28 August 1819 in Eichigt near Kulmbach in Bavaria.[1][2][3] His father was a landowner in Bavaria.[2] In 1837, he left Hamburg to migrate to Australia.[1] The journey took four months, sailing on the 'Solway' via Rio de Janeiro and the Cape of Good Hope.[2][4] He arrived in Kingscote on Kangaroo Island on 16 October 1837.[1]
Career
From 1837 to 1839, he worked for the South Australian Company on Kangaroo Island.[1] From 1839 to 1840, he worked for the same company, but in Port Adelaide, a suburb of Adelaide.[1] Shortly after, he worked in a bakery in Adelaide.[1][2]
He started a new life as a farmer in Yatala.[2] In 1847, he moved to the Barossa Valley in rural South Australia and settled near Jacob's Creek.[1][2][3] That same year, he planted his first vine there.[2][4][3][5] Three years later, in 1850, he produced an octave of wine.[1] It was a hock later known as Carte Blanche.[1] Later, he purchased more land to expand his vineyard and added a cellar to his estate.[1]
After ten years of living in the Barossa Valley, he was elected to serve on the Barossa East District Council in the 1860s, eventually serving as its Chairman.[1] While serving on the council, he was a proponent of building a state school in Rowland Flat for local children.[1] He became a naturalized Australian citizen in 1872.[1]
Later, he grew citrus fruits in the Barossa Valley.[1]
Personal life
He married Eleonora (Nitzschke) Gramp.[1] They had three sons and three daughters.[1] He was Lutheran.[1]
Death and legacy
He died on 9 August 1903 at his estate in the Barossa Valley, South Australia.[1] His son Gustav Gramp took over the vineyard, until it was inherited by his grandson, Hugo Gramp.[2] It stayed in the Gramp family until the 1970s, when it was purchased by Reckitt & Coleman, and eventually by Pernod Ricard.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 'Gramp, Johann (1819–1903)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gramp-johann-3651/text5669, published in hardcopy 1972, accessed online 8 September 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Tate Adams, The First Vines, Macmillan Education AU, 2006, p. 28
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Nicholas Faith, Australia's Liquid Gold, London: Hachette, 2003, p. 1920
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jacob's Creek: History
- ↑ Alan Hickey, Keith Conlon and Ron Kandelaars, Postcards: Day Trips from Adelaide, Wakefield Press, 2003, p. 35