Passions: The Wines and Travels of Thomas JeffersonBacchus Press Ltd., 1995 - 318 pàgines This is a biography of Thomas Jefferson at leisure, enjoying two of his passions--wine and travel. Twelve of the sixteen chapters cover Jefferson's five years in France where he served as our minister and traveled through France, England, Germany, Italy and Holland. "Passions" was selected by Robert M. Parker, Jr. as "1995 Wine Book of the Year," and was the winner of the 1995 "Veuve Clicquot Wine Book of the Year" competition. It is a marvelous account of America's first wine connoisseur and gourmet.--Amazon.com. |
Continguts
Chapter | 1 |
Château MargauxFrom T G Shaws Wine The Vine and The Cellar | 32 |
Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Mather Brown | 50 |
Jeffersons Diagram of the Towns and Vineyards of Burgundy | 81 |
53 | 93 |
Chapter 2 | 103 |
Chapter 3 | 195 |
ArtiminoAuthor | 216 |
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation | 263 |
Chapter 6 | 264 |
Cette A Vuillemin Geographe | 265 |
Chapter 14 | 271 |
Pierre Paul RiquetA Vuillemin Geographe | 276 |
The Port of LeghornThe Vernon Gallery | 277 |
Appendices | 285 |
Glossary | 303 |
Photograph courtesy of The Old Print Gallery Washington D C | 218 |
Chapter 4 | 231 |
Château de la RochefoucauldA Vuillemin Geographe | 242 |
Fountain of VaucluseMusée Pétrarque | 247 |
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American arrived August became Bordeaux bottles Burgundy called cellar century Champagne Château considered cost described Diary dined dinner drink early England English famous February five flavor four France French gardens George glass grape growth half Henderson Hereafter cited Hermitage hills imported included Italy James January Jefferson Jefferson's Memorandum Books John Adams July June known Languedoc later leaving letter livres located London Madeira March March 27 merchant miles Monsieur months Monticello mountain never noted October Papers Paris passed pipe planted President probably produced received red wine remained River road sent September served Short stayed streets sweet taste tavern Thomas thought took town traveled Trumbull United village vines vineyards vintage visited Washington white wines wrote York Young
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