I recreate colonial wines. Very full bodied and dry. For the wine supposedly included in Washington’s Valley Forge encampment, I used choke cherries, elderberries, and a pinot noir type grape. I add back blackberry for a second fermentation kick. Very warming going down. About 18% alcohol. Washington kept meticulous notes on beer and wine recepies.
I recreate colonial wines. Very full bodied and dry. For the wine supposedly included in Washington’s Valley Forge encampment, I used choke cherries, elderberries, and a pinot noir type grape. I add back blackberry for a second fermentation kick. Very warming going down. About 18% alcohol. Washington kept meticulous notes on beer and wine recepies.
Near Washington's Mount Vernon estate in Virginia, they run a distillery
View of the interior of George Washington’s Distillery at Mount Vernon. Three of the five copper stills can be seen in this view
Mount Vernon sells small batches of George Washington’s whiskey, made at our distillery, each year. (Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association)
George Washington's Distillery