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Bomford, Lindsay, and Smith: The Early Vineyards of Washington, DC
In conducting research for my previous post “Near the President’s House”: The Advertisements of William Cox, Wine Merchant, Washington, DC 1826-1827 I came across Jonathan Elliot’s Historical Sketches...
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The Cultivation of the Grapevine in Washington, D.C. 1834-1845
At the meeting of the Columbian Horticultural Society held on August 3, 1842, Mr. Watterston gave a long address.[1] In describing the origins of the society, the idea had “been suggested by a...
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“Cultivated with so much success”: The Vines and Vineyards of Washington,...
Early residents of Washington, D.C. could purchase plants and trees from both local and distant nurseries. For example, those who gave money to Mr. Leflet in 1799 to purchase fruit trees from his...
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When vineyards were just miles from the U.S. Capitol: The wine houses of...
A day trip to Virginia wine country is an increasingly popular activity for those who live in the greater Washington, DC, area. A century ago residents did not need to travel so far to drink the local...
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“A great field is open for the wine-grower in the vicinity of Washington”:...
It was purported that experienced horticulturalists saw the hills of Washington, DC, as favorable to the cultivation of a vineyard and the production of “native wine”.[1] This was still regarded as...
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