Thomas Jefferson on Wine - Hardcover

John Hailman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 157806841X ISBN 13: 9781578068418

Publisher: University Press of Mississippi, 2006

Synopsis

Thomas Jefferson on Wine Thomas Jefferson - a founding father of America and author of the Declaration of Independence - had a lifelong passion for wine which he avidly shared with an emerging nation. This book looks at how Jefferson's tastes developed, his five important years in Paris where he learned about fine wines, which wines and foods he preferred, and more. Full description

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Review:

"Dazzling . . . Hailman brings Jefferson to life for modern Americans through the unique prism of wine. A must-have for every wine lover."

--Robin Kelley O'Connor, Bordeaux Wine Bureau; president, Society of Wine Educators

"Hailman certainly knows his wines."

--Jay McInerney, New York Times Book Review

Synopsis:

Thomas Jefferson - a founding father of America and author of the Declaration of Independence - had a lifelong passion for wine which he avidly shared with an emerging nation. "Thomas Jefferson on Wine" takes a detailed look at how Jefferson's tastes developed, his five important years in Paris where he learned about fine wines at Europe's salons and dinner tables as American Ambassador, which wines and foods he preferred at different stages of his life, and how he became the greatest wine expert of the early American republic. It uses excerpts from Jefferson's own journals and letters to bring to life the pleasures of the wines he enjoyed and concludes with an overview of the current restoration of the vineyards at Monticello, Jefferson's retirement home. This book offers an absorbing and unique historical view which will appeal to many dedicated oenophiles.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 157806841X
• ISBN 13: 9781578068418
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 277