Bragato Romeo

In 1895, Romeo Bragato (1858-1914), a viticultural expert from Dalmatia, was commissioned by the government of the Australian state of Victoria to explore the potential for viticulture in New Zealand. He came to a positive conclusion and described the now important wine-growing areas of Hawke's Bay and Wairapara as particularly suitable, along with several others. Subsequently, many new vineyards were planted in the areas he suggested. In 1895 he discovered phylloxera and proposed grafting with resistant rootstocks.

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In 1902, Bragato was appointed state viticulture director and introduced rootstock vines as one of the first measures. In Te Kauwhata he founded a research institute (today "Bragato Research Institute") with experimental vineyards and a viticulture school and published the handbook "Viticulture in New Zealand". After the management of the institute was taken away from him in 1908, he emigrated to Canada one year later. Through his many achievements, Bragato is considered a pioneer of New Zealand viticulture. Today, the "Romeo Bragato Wine Awards" are presented in New Zealand in his honour.

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