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What Wine Does Your Government Buy?
In article >, zanekurz@sansnetcom.
com says...
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>On 5 Apr 2006 15:20:36 GMT, (Hunt) wrote:
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> (snip)
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>> I do not know if the Bush
>>White House has an Official Wine, given the "drinking issues," within the
>>Presidency - maybe some of the up-n-coming Texas wines?
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>Per Texas wines and gummint-- quotes from the Fall Creek Vineyards
>website:
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>"Fall Creek Vineyards 1998 Reserve Chardonnay and 1998 Reserve
>Cabernet Sauvignon were served at President George Walker Bush’s
>Inaugural Festivities in 2001, Washington, D.C. Fall Creek Vineyards
>wines are the only Texas wines to be poured at three different
>Presidents’ Inaugural events".
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>" The Crawford Summit: Fall Creek Vineyards 2000 Sauvignon Blanc and
>2000 Granite Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon wines were served at the
>Crawford Ranch for Russian President Putin’s visit to Texas, November
>14, 2001."
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>" Fall Creek wines were served at the inauguration of President George
>W. Bush in January, 2005."
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>" United States Ambassador to Switzerland, Pamela Pitzer Willeford,
>selected Fall Creek Vineyards wines to be shipped (November, 2003) to
>Switzerland for use at official State functions at the Embassy and
>Residence during her tenure as Ambassador."
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>Another:
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>' As one of Texas' most prominent vineyards, Becker wines have become
>staples in the Bush White House. They're also a favorite at the Texas
>White House in Crawford where Russian President Vladimir Putin was
>served the winery's 2000 Chardonnay Reserve and the 1999 Cabernet
>Sauvignon.
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>"It's very gratifying to have our wines served at the White House,"
>Becker adds. "Mrs. Bush served them in the governor's mansion and when
>she got to Washington she recommended them to the White House
>sommelier and he liked them too." '
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>Zane
Thanks Zane. It made sense to me, but I didn't know a ready source. Haven't
had the Fall Creek wines, but some of the Texas whites and reds have been far
more than I had imagined they would be.
Hunt
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