Day 1 – Thomas Jefferson, A Primer
Day 2 – The First Wine of Record, Claret
Day 3 – Jefferson and Madeira
Day 4 – Jefferson’s Favorite Wines Available Today
Day 5 – Monticello Pictorial
Only Day 5 in to this 30-day series and am giving serious thought to extending to another month. The more I ‘learn’ about Thomas Jefferson’s wine experiences, the less I feel l know. Jefferson on wine is an infinite subject and it’s easy to understand how authors like John Hailman (Jefferson on Wine) and James Gabler (Passions: The Wines and Travels of Thomas Jefferson.) spent many years conducting exhaustive research in to this subject.
Since October is Virginia Wine Month and I already have ’31 Days of Virginia Wine’ planned, I won’t be able to extend the Jefferson series in to October, but may bring it back for November.
The emails I’ve received from those following this series – regular readers and new readers who found this site as a result of this Jefferson series – has been encouraging, and I thank you.
This weekend I had the chance to return to Jefferson’s Monticello to tour the vineyards with Gabriele Rausse. Gabriele’s official title at Monticello is, Associate Director of Gardens & Grounds, but he is actually one of the early pioneers of the Virginia wine industry and winemaker at Monticello.
Today’s post provides a pictorial of the vineyards and wine cellar at Monticello – tomorrow I will follow up with the details and history of Jefferson’s attempts to grow grapes at Monticello.
Disclaimer: For new readers, you will quickly realize that my photography skills are questionable at best. In the spirit of shirking responsibility, I blame my camera. What I lack in photography skills, I make up in genius and personality. 😉
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Please check back tomorrow for detailed history of Jefferson’s attempts at growing grapes at Monticello.
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Dezel said:
Nice job on this series, friend. This is a topic that I have researched and studied some too, so I do find it interesting and have enjoyed your efforts here. Nice photo work as well – keep the good posts coming! Another thing that is interesting about Jefferson is the amount of money he dropped on wine during his term as president —- it was ridiculous; he must have had social gathering everyday!
Cheers 🙂
Dezel
DrinkWhatYouLike said:
Hey man, thanks for stopping to comment! Appreciate the feedback. Jefferson’s White House cellar from 1801 to 1809 was quite amazing! I liked the company as much as he liked the wine. Cheers!
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Annette Boyd said:
Catching up on the series. Nice job.
DrinkWhatYouLike said:
Hi Annette: Thank you for stopping by to comment – I appreciate the feedback. This has been an educational series for me personally… the more I learn the more I realize I don’t know about American history (should have paid more attention in those history classes).
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