Farmers first, winemakers second

Ushering wines from grape to glass


Monticello’s assistant director of gardens Gabriele Rausse came to Virginia in 1976 with a degree in agronomy. “If I get beautiful grapes,” he said, “I don’t have to be a winemaker because the wine will be beautiful.” (Photo by Ashley Twiggs)

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