Barton & Guestier wines and Thomas Jefferson will be featured in "A Taste of History" in the USA planned to be broadcasted on July 4th on TV channels PBS and RLTV for 65 milllion US-spectators.

Why did Thomas Jefferson like B&G wines so much?
What’s more, why did he fill his own cellars with B&G wines, just before establishing the Embargo Act?
And of course, why do B&G wines pair so well with nice food and would Thomas Jefferson enjoy it?
That’s what Chef Walter Staib came to discover at B&G’s headquarters at Château Magnol!

An intensive week of filming took place:

Walter and his production crew consisting of Tom Daly, Russell Toub and Connor Lepre arrived on Monday Feb 29 and as the weather was beautiful, the shooting of the surrounding of the Château started immediately. Later in the evening, B&G’s Laurent Prada, Philippe Marion, Solange Galan, Petra Frebault and Chef Frédéric Prouvoyeur set together to run over the schedule.

Tuesday March 1 was a big day for Laurent Prada, explaining about B&G winemaking, sustainability, and the French vineyards, and also for Philippe Marion talking about Barton & Guestier’s long history since 1725 and about B&G being the first French winebrand present on the US market. Thomas Jefferson liked the wines in France -and Daniel Guestier who opened a trade office in Baltimore- shipped them to the US! Philippe did the interview on top of the bunker that is hidden B&G’s gardens, the first time ever he saw Château Magnol from this angle.

Wednesday was "Bordeaux" day!

In the morning Solange accompanied Chef Walter Staib to Bordeaux famous fresh market "Les Capucins"!
They did the shopping of fish, meat and fresh vegetables and fruit for Chef Frederic’s gala dinners...
(Evil people say that it was the first time ever that Solange went shopping for fresh food).

In the afternoon we scheduled the private tour with B&G famous Bordeaux guide: Bruno Beurrier. Unfortunately due to the bad weather conditions we had to give up, as cameras and crew were almost blown off Bordeaux highest point: the Pey Berland tower.
In the evening Chef Frederic Prouvoyeur served a true gala dinner for selected guests! B&G’s general manager Olivier Marc was surprised by a birthday cake at the end of the dinner. The dishes were excellent and showed very well!

Thursday was a long "CHEFS day"!

Walter and Frederic got along very well to make some of France’s most famous dishes, which Thomas Jefferson would certainly have liked also. Every vegetable and kitchen technics was the subject for a chat. Of course Frederic also suggested a B&G wine for every dish... Walter and Solange double-checked these suggestions on Friday. They had the heavy duty to taste each wine and dish, and make the pairing comments.
In the afternoon Walter and his team also went back to Barton & Guestier, private cellars, hiding a total of 20.000 bottles.

On Saturday Walter and his crew went back to Bordeaux where the weather improved during the morning: beautiful blue skies with cumulus clouds provided a warm atmosphere in the Chartron area where Thomas Barton settled 291 years earlier...

Today Walter and his team are back in the US:
Walter is back in his famous restaurant The City Tavern in Philadelphia, established in 1773, where Barton & Guestier wines are on the wine list and on special display!

The production team is making the best of all the rushed and images...

The B&G-Jefferson episode of the 7th season of "A Taste of History" (30 minutes) is planned to be broadcasted on July 4th on TV channels PBS and RLTV and 65 milllion spectators will discover the answer to the questions above...

A Taste of History won 6 Emmy awards! More news on: www.citytavern.com - www.staib.com - www.atasteofhistory.org