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'''William Henry Beetham''' (10 August 1837 - 14 December 1925) was a farmer and landowner of the early New Zealand colony. In 1883 |
'''William Henry Beetham''' (10 August 1837 - 14 December 1925) was a farmer, wine pioneer and landowner of the early New Zealand colony. <ref>http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/Person/54908</ref>In 1883 Beetham was recognised as being the first settler to plant Pinot Noir and Hermitage (Syrah) grapes in New Zealand at his Lansdowne vineyard. In 1895 the expert consultant viticulturist and oenologist [[Romeo Bragato]] was invited by the NZ government's department of Agriculture to investigate winemaking possibilities and after tasting Beetham's Hermitage he concluded that the Wairarapa and New Zealand was "pre-eminently suited to viticulture". Beetham was supported in his endeavours by his french wife Marie Zelie Hermance Frere Beetham. Their partnership and innovation to pursue winemaking has formed the basis of modern New Zealand's viticulture practices. <ref>http://www.geoffkellywinereviews.co.nz/index.php?ArticleID=124</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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William Henry Beetham was the 2nd oldest son of the noted portrait painter [[William Beetham]]. He was born in Hexthorpe, Yorkshire and arrived in New Zealand on 1st December 1855, aged 18 years, aboard the ''William and Jane'' steamship. The development of Masterton as a top wine region was halted by the prohibition movement, which in 1908 voted 'no license'. Winemakers went out of business and the vines at Lansdowne were pulled out. |
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In 1997 the oldest bottle of New Zealand wine dated 1903 from Beetham's Lansdowne vineyard sold at auction in Wellington for $14,000. <ref>http://www.docstoc.com/docs/105687002/HOSPICE-WAIRARAPA-WINE-AUCTION-AND-FOOD-FIESTA</ref> Bragatto's input to the industry is still recognised in a New Zealand wine competition named in his honour. |
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William Henry Beetham (10 August 1837 - 14 December 1925) was a farmer, wine pioneer and landowner of the early New Zealand colony. [1]In 1883 Beetham was recognised as being the first settler to plant Pinot Noir and Hermitage (Syrah) grapes in New Zealand at his Lansdowne vineyard. In 1895 the expert consultant viticulturist and oenologist Romeo Bragato was invited by the NZ government's department of Agriculture to investigate winemaking possibilities and after tasting Beetham's Hermitage he concluded that the Wairarapa and New Zealand was "pre-eminently suited to viticulture". Beetham was supported in his endeavours by his french wife Marie Zelie Hermance Frere Beetham. Their partnership and innovation to pursue winemaking has formed the basis of modern New Zealand's viticulture practices. [2]
Biography
William Henry Beetham was the 2nd oldest son of the noted portrait painter William Beetham. He was born in Hexthorpe, Yorkshire and arrived in New Zealand on 1st December 1855, aged 18 years, aboard the William and Jane steamship. The development of Masterton as a top wine region was halted by the prohibition movement, which in 1908 voted 'no license'. Winemakers went out of business and the vines at Lansdowne were pulled out.
In 1997 the oldest bottle of New Zealand wine dated 1903 from Beetham's Lansdowne vineyard sold at auction in Wellington for $14,000. [3] Bragatto's input to the industry is still recognised in a New Zealand wine competition named in his honour.