Discover the wines enjoyed by presidents at the official state dinners for the last 100 years.
Drink Like a President
Inglenook Pinot-Chardonnay (Harry S. Truman)Paul Masson Rare Sherry (1977 Jimmy Carter)
Fetzer Reserve Cab. Sauv. (George W. Bush)
Sterling Chenin Blanc (Gerald Ford)
Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc (President Obama)
Charles Krug Gamay Beaujolais (Jimmy Carter)
Korbel Natural Brut N.V. (George W. Bush)
Beaulieu Vineyard Cab. Sauv. (1973 Gerald Ford)
Barra Pinot Blanc (George W. Bush)
*Inglenook pinot-chardonnay is now called “Chablis”
**Fetzer no longer produces a “Reserve”
***Chenin Blanc is no longer produced by Sterling
****Now called “Family Burgundy” available as a 4 liter box
The Most Expensive Presidential Wines
Chimney Rock Reserve Cabernet (George W. Bush)Mi Seuno Cabernet Sauvignon “Herren Selecion Rebecca” (Barack Obama)
Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon (Barack Obama)
Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon “Hillside Select” (George W. Bush)
Chateau Haut-Brion (Harry S. Truman & Woodrow Wilson)
Chateau Haut-Brion Blanc (John F. Kennedy)
Chateau Lafite Rothschild (Thomas Jefferson)
The Boss Loves Bubbles
Schramsburg Blanc de Blancs (1977 Jimmy Carter)Schramsberg Cremant Demi-Sec (Bill Clinton & George W. Bush)
Piper Heidsieck (enjoyed 1963 Harry S. Truman)
Mumm Napa “Carlos Santana Brut” (Barack Obama)
Moet et Chandon (Woodrow Wilson & John F. Kennedy)
Veuve Cliquot (Grover Cleveland)
Dom Perignon (John F. Kennedy)
The White House Chardonnay & Pinot Freakout
Chardonnay
Monticello Cellars Chardonnay (Bill Clinton)Ancien Wines Chardonnay (Bill Clinton)
Mi Sueno Chardonnay “Carneros” (George W. Bush)
Sonoma-Cutrer Les Pierres Chardonnay (George W. Bush)
Dumol Chardonnay “Russian River” (President Obama)
Paul Hobbs “Ulises Valdez” Chardonnay (Barack Obama)
Pinot Noir
Saintsbury Pinot Noir (Bill Clinton)Goldeneye Pinot Noir (Barack Obama)
Flowers Pinot Noir (Bill Clinton)
What’s For Dessert?
Chateau d’Yquem (Thomas Jefferson)Paumanok Late Harvest (Bill Clinton)
Poet’s Leap Riesling “Botrytis” (Barack Obama)
Sources “Menus From History” including notes on Thomas Jefferson from scribd.com
Gerald Ford Official White House Dinner Wines fordlibrarymuseum.gov
“pulling a Nixon” quote from Gregory dal Piaz in Snooth’s Presidential Wine Cellar
“Red Wine, White House” from Winespectator.com
Historic Photograph of Roosevelt from whitehousehistory.org
George W. Bush Presidential Dining and Diplomacy Archives
