In this second and final segment of my interview with Gabriele we dig deeper into the reasons why he left Jefferson Vineyard in 1995 and took the position of Director of the Grounds and Gardens at Monticello. Gabriele shares a number of insights about Thomas Jefferson throughout this segment. He also share several interesting and somewhat humorous stories about Kluge and the original land grant the Carter family were given by George the III.

Highlights from the segment include:

a). his opinion on why he felt Jefferson failed to make wine successfully from vinifera at Monticello.
b). recounts how he came to plant his vineyard at what is Rausse Winery today.
c). the story of Kluge trying to buy all 12,000 acres of the Carter land grant and how he is rejected by them to purchase the last 2,000 acres they held.
d). discusses why and what grape varietals he planted .
e). more about Jefferson's travels in France wine country and what he discovered.
f). funny quote from Michelle Obama about the treatment he first received in Virginia when he was planting Barboursville Vineyards.

The full transcript is attached here for further reading.

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