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
Day 6 – Monticello Vineyards
Day 7 – The Monticello Cellar
Day 8 – Thomas Jefferson—orchardist and cidermaker (Part 1)
Day 9 – Quotable Jefferson
Day 10 – The Curious Philip Mazzei
Day 11 – Jefferson Vineyards
Day 12 – What Would Jefferson Think?
Day 13 – Thomas Jefferson—Cidermaker and Scientist-Farmer
Day 14 – Jefferson in Paris – A Pictorial of his Travels
Day 15 – Jefferson in Paris – Pictorial
Day 16 – Jefferson’s Wine Travels Through France and Italy
Day 17 – Jefferson’s Memorandum Notes on Journey Through France and Italy
Day 18 – Monticello
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it. ~ Thomas Jefferson
This afternoon and evening my wife and I attended the first Monticello Wine Festival at Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville, VA. Given the beautiful weather coupled with great company, I will admit that I just didn’t have time to finish the ‘Jefferson in Paris’ post I planned for today. In the spirit of Jefferson’s quote above, perhaps this great weather and wine was the ‘hook’ beneath the bait of pleasure.
All is not lost, below are several photos from our afternoon at evening at Jefferson’s Monticello.
Please check back tomorrow for another post on Jefferson’s time in France.
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Mark Lee said:
Hi Frank,
It was great getting to know the two of you at the Monticello Wine Festival this weekend. Glynis and I have been enjoying your insights on wine — and on Jefferson’s travels.
DrinkWhatYouLike said:
Mark: Great meeting you and Glynis as well – we appreciate you having us. We could not have asked for more perfect weather. Thank you for reading the Thomas Jefferson series. Cheers!
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