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Behind the backbar
Cody Wheat
July 7th, 2024
Happy Sunday, and welcome behind the backbar, where we end the week with a quote regarding wine and spirits. Some quotes and authors are better known than others, but all shed light on the attitudes this liquid inspires.
"No nation is drunken where wine is cheap, and none sober where the dearness of wine substitutes ardent spirits as the common beverage. Wine brightens the life and thinking of anyone."
Official portrait of Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father and served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, the nation’s first Secretary of State, and Vice President under John Adams. He was also an avid wine collector and built the White House’s first wine cellar.
