Historical information
Portrait of Jean Pierre Trouette who planted vines at St Peters Great Western 1862. Jean Pierre Trouette, was a Frenchman who had difficulty obtaining a block of land at Great Western about 1862.
He was permitted to purchase a small allotment on the Concongella Creek in 1863. In 1863 Jean Pierre and Mr. Blampied began planting grape vines.
The winery that Trouette and Blampied established was called St Peters. Jean Pierre was Shire President in 1876. E. Blampied was also Shire President in 1887.
Physical description
Black and white photograph setting oval in a rectangle, mounted in a brown folder. The male is neatly dressed, trimmed hair and beard.
