http://www.drvino.com/2007/08/30/the-jefferson-bottles-makings-of-a-great-wine-tale/ wine talk that goes down easy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.drvino.com/2007/08/30/the-jefferson-bottles-makings-of-a-great-wine-tale/#comment-18945 Rory Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:07:59 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/08/30/the-jefferson-bottles-makings-of-a-great-wine-tale/#comment-18945 The connection between Thomas Jefferson and wine is an important one for Americans who want to create a mythology behind the national wine culture. As an advocate of fine wine and vinifera viticulture, Jefferson was able to integrate the finest elements of the old world into a new American lifestyle. And, as the voice of freedom for an emerging nation, Jefferson was able to aticulate a desire to break free from the rigid and archaic methods of the old world. Does that sound like a relevent theme in todays wine world? It is. The connection between Thomas Jefferson and wine is an important one for Americans who want to create a mythology behind the national wine culture. As an advocate of fine wine and vinifera viticulture, Jefferson was able to integrate the finest elements of the old world into a new American lifestyle. And, as the voice of freedom for an emerging nation, Jefferson was able to aticulate a desire to break free from the rigid and archaic methods of the old world. Does that sound like a relevent theme in todays wine world? It is.

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