George Wyndham

George Wyndham (20 June 1801 – 24 December 1870) was an English farmer, wine-grower and pastoralist; he is famous for having established the Wyndham wineries and his estate Dalwood in the Hunter Valley, where he planted Australia's first commercial Shiraz vineyard. He played first-class cricket in England in his youth. Early life Born in 1801 in Dinton, Wiltshire England, Wyndham was the third son of William Wyndham and Letitia, née Popham. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge with the goal to enter the Church of England. He is recorded as playing first-class cricket for Cambridge University in two matches in 1820 and 1821, totalling 12 runs with a highest score of 6 and taking 7 wickets. In 1824 Wyndham emigrated to Canada, traveling with John Galt the secretary of the Canada Company. While travelling through Paris, Marseilles, Nice, Genoa, Florence, Rome and Naples he studied viticulture to learn how to make wine. He reached Malta where illness forced him to return to Rome.