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John Reynell (
1809 -
1873) was a
South Australian winemaker.
Reynell was born in
1809 and is from a
Devonshire farming family. He arrived in
Port Adelaide, South Australia in
1838 and established his property about 20
kilometres south of the main settlement of
Adelaide.
Reynell is thought to have established the first commercial vineyard and winery in South Australia by planting
vine cuttings in
1839 that he'd bought at the
Cape of Good Hope. Reynell employed a young man by the name of
Thomas Hardy (who was also to became a famed winemaker) to help him to tend to the vineyards. They would become the largest wine producers in the
McLaren Vale area. The first vintage was produced in
1842 and he built the Old Cave cellar in
1845. The cellar survives to today.
He exported
claret and
burgundy to
New Zealand. Reynell was also a foundation member of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia.
Reynell was married to Mary Lucas and had a daughter named Lucy.
In
1854, Reynell sold some farm land to create the town of Reynella, which is now where the present
Adelaide suburb of
Old Reynella is. He also has an electorate in South Australia named after him (
electoral district of Reynell), which includes the suburb of Reynella.
Life
- 1838, October 16th Arrived aboard the sailing ship Surry, 29 years of age.
- 1838, Oct/Nov – Planted first vine cuttings for source stock on banks of Field River at Surryville.
- 1839, January 31st – married Mary Lucas at Holy Trinity Church, North Terrace, Adelaide.
- 1839, March 12 – Acquired his land selection, Section 524 in Hurtle Vale and called it Reynella Farm.
- 1839, Transferred rooted vine cuttings from Surryville to Reynella Farm, establishment of Stony Hill Vineyard, first vineyard for commercial winemaking in South Australia.
- 1839, Became one of the foundation members of what is now the Royal Agriculture and Horticulture Society.
- 1840, May – John and Mary moved into the first home on banks of Panalatinga Creek, Reynella Farm.
- 1842, Built and moved into second home on land – section 538 – opposite original holding (current site of existing winery complex). The cottage structure is still evident as the northern wing of the existing homestead.
- 1845, dug Cellar Number 1, commonly known as the Old Cave – this was one of Australia's first underground wine cellars.
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