John Bull's Vineyard: Australian Sketches
- Length
- 4 h 14 min
- Chapters
- 11
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Modern (19th C)
- First published
- 1886
An account of the origins of the wine industry in Victoria, Australia. Born in Neuchatel, Switzerland, Hubert de Castella was one of a number of friends of Governor Latrobe's wife to emigrate to Victoria. Finding the soil and climate suited to the production of fine wines, de Castella pioneered the growth of the wine industry in the state. - Summary by Philip Benson
Chapters
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