Bronner Johann

The German vineyard owner and wine pioneer Johann Philipp Bronner (1792-1864) first completed a pharmacist training and a pharmacy study in WürzburgWürzburg. In the preface of his first book "Die Verbesserung des Weinbaus" published in 1830, Bronner mentions that he was able to acquire wasteland in Wiesloch in 1826, where he practiced viticulture. Here he tested various RebschnittmethodenRebschnittpruning methods and established a model RebschuleRebschulevine school with 400 different RebsortenRebsortegrape varieties, which included several hundred thousand RebstöckeRebstockvines.

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In 1839, the area was named Wilhelmshöhe in honor of Margrave Karl III. Wilhelm (1679-1738), and Bronner was awarded the title of Ökonomierat for his contributions to viticulture. According to his motto "Capture and utilize the spirit of the times", Bronner traveled, partly on behalf of the Baden government, to many wine-growing regions. These included in DeutschlandGermany the current growing areas PfalzPalatinate, MoselMoselle, RheingauRheingau, SachsenSaxony, and WürttembergWürttemberg, as well as the countries FrankreichFrance, SchweizSwitzerland, Österreich-UngarnAustria, and ItalienItaly.

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