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ed Virginia’s first vintage, with vineyard specialists arriving from England in 1611.
Winemaking was not successful in the colonies until 1773 when Thomas Jefferson gave 2,000 acres of land to Philip Mazzei, believing that native grapes would be the foundation for successful winemaking.
Jefferson continued to study wines, becoming a wine adviser to several American presidents, even selecting the first wines to be stocked in the White House at the request of George Washington. M
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