Monticello’s Director of Gardens & Grounds, Gabriele Rausse. Known as the “Father of Virginia Wine,” Rausse is a legendary viticulturist who played a pivotal role in the successful commercial cultivation of wine in Virginia in the late-twentieth century, and the…
Monticello’s Director of Gardens & Grounds, Gabriele Rausse. Known as the “Father of Virginia Wine,” Rausse is a legendary viticulturist who played a pivotal role in the successful commercial cultivation of wine in Virginia in the late-twentieth century, and the realization of Thomas Jefferson’s dream to create fine wine from Monticello-grown grapes. He discusses Jefferson’s vineyards, his preferred wines, and our current vineyard cultivation at Monticello.
