Difference between revisions of "Burns, John"
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'''John Burns''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214330330/john-burns 1811-1880]), born in Scotland, was one of our county’s first commercial vintners. Burns, with a partner named [[Willson, Israel C.|I.C. Willson]], found some suitable wine-grape land on the western slopes of the coastal mountain ridge he named Ben Lomond. Son James Burns ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214329948/james_burns 1860-1942]) assisted in establishing the vineyard. In the 1880s, the land was sold to an investment group led by [[Billing, Frederick W.|F. W. Billing]]. | '''John Burns''' ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214330330/john-burns 1811-1880]), born in Scotland, was one of our county’s first commercial vintners. Burns, with a partner named [[Willson, Israel C.|I.C. Willson]], found some suitable wine-grape land on the western slopes of the coastal mountain ridge he named Ben Lomond. Son James Burns ([https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214329948/james_burns 1860-1942]) assisted in establishing the vineyard. In the 1880s, the land was sold to an investment group led by [[Billing, Frederick W.|F. W. Billing]]. | ||
| + | * [[Late Harvest (1983 book)]], chapter 1 "The Origins of the Santa Cruz Wine Industry". | ||
* [[Harvesting Our Heritage (2017 book)]], pages 20-22. | * [[Harvesting Our Heritage (2017 book)]], pages 20-22. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:44, 5 May 2024
John Burns (1811-1880), born in Scotland, was one of our county’s first commercial vintners. Burns, with a partner named I.C. Willson, found some suitable wine-grape land on the western slopes of the coastal mountain ridge he named Ben Lomond. Son James Burns (1860-1942) assisted in establishing the vineyard. In the 1880s, the land was sold to an investment group led by F. W. Billing.
- Late Harvest (1983 book), chapter 1 "The Origins of the Santa Cruz Wine Industry".
- Harvesting Our Heritage (2017 book), pages 20-22.
