Napa County CA Archives Biographies.....Brun, Jean Adolph 1845 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

J. A. BRUN & Co.—This firm, which occupies a leading position among the
wine-makers of Napa County, are the proprietors of the now well known Nouveau
Medoc Vineyard. Their vineyard and wine cellar is situated on Howell Mountain,
where they take advantage of choice qualities of the mountain vintage. They have
a fine, large, stone wine cellar at the vineyard. The depot and shipping
warehouse of the company is situated at Oakville beside the railway, a switch
being laid into the grounds, thus affording unusual facilities for shipping. The
firm has built up a large trade, especially with New Orleans, whither a large
part of their product goes every year, both red wines and white. The warehouses
are spacious, well arranged and have a large cooperage capacity.

  The individual members of the firm are Messrs. Jean Adolph Brun and Jean
Chaix, both natives of "La Belle France." Mr. Brun, the head of the firm, was
born July 25, 1845, and is the son of Jean and Jeanne Delphine (Delaveaux) Brun.
He resided in France until 1872, having had much experience in his native
country in wine, cider and oil-making. In the last named year he came to
Montreal, Canada, where he remained fourteen months, being engaged in the
manufacture of photographic materials. He then went to England, and after a stay
of thirty days in that country sailed for Australia. Here he engaged in the same
business and continued it for eight months. In September, 1874, he came to
California, and shortly afterward to Napa County, and began as a laborer, being
engaged in several cellars as wine-maker. In 1877 he formed a partnership with
Mr. Chaix, and began the business of wine manufacture at Oakville. He was
married October 23, 1880, to Miss Emma Mermond, a native of San Francisco, born
September 10, 1860.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.


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