The world's most
expensive bottle of wine
This bottle was a Bordeaux , 1787 Château Lafite engraved with the initials "Th.J." and sold at Christie's in December 1985 for $156,450 The bottle had belonged to Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and one of its founding fathers. The Guinness Book of World Records, 21 years later it still is the world's most expensive bottle of wine.
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States the principal author of the
Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding
Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. Thomas Jefferson became the
most knowledgeable wine connoisseur of his age, and his tastes in wine covered
the world: France, Italy, Germany, Madeira, Spain, Portugal, Cyprus, Hungary
and, of course, America, Jefferson wielded his considerable expertise to
influence the drinking habits of his friends, other founding fathers, and the
American public away from hard liquor toward the healthier pleasures of wine..
The Wedding at Cana - Paolo
Veronese 1563- Musée du
Louvre Paris. “After tasting the water that had become wine and not knowing what Jesus
had done, he told the bridegroom that he had departed from the custom of serving
the best wine first by serving it last.John 2:6-10. This was the first miracle
of Jesus and it was performed to reveal his glory, and his disciples put their
faith in him”.John 2:11
“We hear of the conversion of water into wine at the marriage in Cana as of a miracle. But this conversion is, through the goodness of God, made every day before our eyes. Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.” Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin
Franklin was
one of the best-known Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading
author, politician, printer, scientist, philosopher, publisher, inventor, civic
activist, and diplomat.