Johann Andreas Wiederkehr

Johann Andreas Wiederkehr was among the first pioneers of Arkansas wine country. He immigrated from Switzerland . Wiederkehr began digging out his wine cellar at his farm almost immediately. The first wines that he made were from native grapes, blackberries and persimmons. He received a patent on his Campbell Early Mutation Grape. He taught his son, Herman J. B. Wiederkehr all of his skill in wine making.

References

• The Wiederkehr Heritage. 25 Jan. 2011. <http://www.wiederkehrwines.com/history.html>
• Cowie, Robert G. "Wiederkehr Wine Cellars, Inc." 14 Sept. 2010. Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Ed. Nathania Sawyer. Butler Center for Arkansas Studies. 25 Jan. 2011. <http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2157>