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Joseph Osborn was passionate about horses and football. While the latter passion led him to play for Richmond between 1871 and 1874, his love for equestrianism and racing earned him 72 prizes and a significant amount of money; all under the pseudonym J.Rowen, as he tried to hide this activity from his Methodist mother, who would have been scandalised. Although he was a teetotaller, his path led him in 1881 to work with Thomas Hardy, a wine merchant. There, possibly without realising it, the history of D’Arenberg began, the winery located in the McLaren Vale in southern Australia, 30 minutes from the city of Adelaide. This project came to fruition when Joseph Osborn sold his stables and bought for his son Frank-who had returned from university without obtaining his medical degree due to health issues-the estate originally called Bundarra, which to this day is still managed by d’Ary and Chester Osborn (father and son), the fourth generation of this winery. D’Arenberg is one of the most