Assid Abraham Corban

Winemaker, Person

1864 –

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Who is Assid Abraham Corban?

Assid Abraham Corban was a New Zealand pedlar, importer, viticulturist and wine-maker. He was born in Shweir, Lebanon on 25 August 1864. He founded the winemaker that is now Pernod Ricard NZ

Corban arrived in New Zealand in 1892. In 1902 he purchased for £320 a 10-acre block of land in Henderson, Auckland, although at the time this was quite some distance from what was known as Auckland. He named the block of land Mt Lebanon Vineyards.

The first vintage was in 1908, coninciding with the local electorate voting in prohibition, meaning he was unable to sell wine from the property. Assid's son Wadier took over wine-making in 1916. By the 1920s the Corban family were the largest winemakers in New Zealand.

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Born
Aug 25, 1864
Shweir
Nationality
  • New Zealand
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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