VA Museum Program on Jefferson, Monroe, and Wine

Founding Vintners: Jefferson, Monroe, and Vino

Posted by The Editorial Desk / Thursday, August 4th, 2011

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Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe were two wine-loving Founding Fathers. Both were students of viticulture, having read extensively on the subject, and both attempted to establish their own vineyards in Albermarle County. Jefferson even went so far as to call wine a “necessary of life” (along with hair powder, salad oil, salt, and books).

Fredericksburg’s James Monroe Museum will be hosting a program on Friday, August 19, on Jefferson, Monroe, and the vine. James Gabler, author of the book Passion: The Wines and Travels of Thomas Jefferson, is the featured speaker.

And of course no wine education event is complete without a tasting. Kybecca Wine Bar & Shop is providing Virginia wines for the sampling.

Admission is $15; for Friends of the Museum, $10. Call, or email auphaus@umw.edu to register.

James Monroe Museum & Memorial Library
908 Charles Street
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
(540) 654-1123

-Johnisha M. Levi

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Founding Vintners: Jefferson, Monroe, and Vino

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