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Agoston Haraszthy de Mokcsa

(1812 - 1869)

Agoston Haraszthy de Mokcsa imported grapevines to California around 1860 and planted the first large vineyard in California, in the Sonoma Valley. Eventually working for the state, he imported almost 300 different varieties of grapevines.

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