Tag: Thomas Jefferson

• Not Throwing Away My Shot

  

  “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor grow up to be a hero and a scholar?” ~ Aaron Burr[1] “Alexander Hamilton. My name is Alexander Hamilton, and there’s a million things I haven’t done;…

  Michelle Williams

  February 20, 2017

  Hamilton, History, Music, Wine

  2014 The Federalist Dueling Pistols Red Wine Dry Creek Valley USA, Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, Blandy’s, Blandy’s Alvada Rich 5 Year Old Madeira Portugal, Constitutional Congress, Declaration of Independence, dueling, George Washington, Hamilton, Hamilton Mixtape, History, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Madeira, music, New York City, President’s Day, Terlato Wines, The Federalist Papers, Thomas Jefferson, travel, US Constitution, wine, wine review, wine-searcher

• The Holidays are Fine with Trump Wine

  

  I recently participated in the December edition of #VAwinechat. Regular readers of my blog know I believe something very special is happening in the Virginia wine industry and I am a huge fan. December’s #VAwinechat focused on Trump Winery in Charlottesville, Virginia. To me the name Trump signifies high quality so I felt great anticipation…

  Michelle Williams

  December 24, 2014

  #VAWinechat, Blanc de Blanc, Bordeaux Blend, Music, Red Wine Blend, Sparkling Wine, Trump Wine, Viognier, Virginia, Virginia Wines

  #VAWinechat, Bordeaux Blend, Carter’s Mountain, In These Shoes, Kristy MacColl, Monticello AVA, Sparkling Wine, Thomas Jefferson, Trump Wine, Viognier, Virginia wines