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A Great American: Founding Father and Wine Enthusiast-Thomas Jefferson

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2008-7-04 11:40am

Happy 4th of July! In celebration of the 4th of July, I’m spending the day reading The Billionaire’s Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence of the United States. He also wrote about great wine. He left us with this proverb for contemplation: “No nation is drunken where wine is cheap.” [...]