The happy Vintner
by Imagery-at- Work
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The happy Vintner
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Imagery-at- Work
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This cask is a permanent shrine dedicated to the work that Louis Nicholas Renault put forth to establish this beautiful wine making facility. The vineyards were established in 1800 and incorporated in 1898.
In 1919 John D'Agostino and family bought the winery and continued to operate during the fourteen years of Prohibition under a special government permit. This permit allowed the production of wines for religious and medicinal purposes. Renault Wine Tonic, which had an alcoholic content of 22 percent, became the chief product and was sold in drug stores throughout the nation. A label warned “not to chill the tonic, as it would turn into wine which is illegal.”
When John D'Agostino died in 1948, his sister Maria assumed responsibility for Renault. Having a talent for design, she made a showplace of the old winery by building the current chateau style hospitality house. In 1966 she added the wineglass museum to display her impressive collection of wineglass art, which dated back as far as the thirteenth century. In 1968 Universal Foods, a worldwide food distributor, acquired the winery and operated the facility until 1974 when MCC Presidential, a New Jersey based investment group, assumed ownership.
Today you can visit, sample, purchase the wine as well as play golf on their championship course and stay in their hotel facilities. Make the voyage, you won't be dissapointed.
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August 6th, 2018
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