Today we enjoy the story of Nicholas Longworth, the eccentric lawyer who helped cultivated America's first successful commercial winery! Find out the hows and whys of the birth of American wine along the beautiful Ohio River. Sources for today's episode can be found in the following locations 

• A History of Wine in America by Thomas Pinney, Chapter 7, accessed via web (https://publishing.cdlib.org/ucpressebooks/view?docId=ft967nb63q&chunk.id=d0e4454&toc.depth=1&toc.id=d0e4454&brand=eschol)
• https://www.winespectator.com/articles/the-father-of-american-sparkling-wine-2133 
• https://www.eater.com/2011/1/10/6703761/ohio-the-birthplace-of-american-winemaking 
• https://www.ohiowines.org/hall-of-fame/2018/9/12/nicholas-longworth