“Wine...a necessary of life with me.” —Thomas Jefferson
After three years of not disclosing the wines served at state dinners, President Barack Obama resumed the longstanding practice of publishing the state dinner wine lists during the French President Francois Hollande's White House visit back in February. We have compiled a list of some of the most expensive and least expensive presidential wines that have made their way into the White House halls since America’s birth, so you, too, can drink like a president.
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The Most Expensive White House Wines
1. Chateau Lafite Rothschild
President: Thomas Jefferson
Price: $1,500
2. Chateau Haut-Brion Blanc
President: John F. Kennedy
Price: $1,000
3. Chateau Haut-Brion
Presidents: Harry S. Truman & Woodrow Wilson
Price: $560
4. Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon “Hillside Select”
President: George W. Bush
Price: $245
5. Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
President: Barack Obama
Price: $150
6. Mi Seuno Cabernet Sauvignon “Herren Selecion Rebecca”
President: Barack Obama
Price: $125
7. Chimney Rock Reserve Cabernet
President: George W. Bush
Price: $90
The Least Expensive Presidential Wines
1. Inglenook Pinot-Chardonnay (now called “Chablis”)
President: Harry S. Truman
Price: $6
2. Paul Masson Rare Sherry
President: Jimmy Carter, 1977
Price: $6
3. Fetzer Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (no longer produces a “Reserve”)
President: George W. Bush
Price: $7
4. Sterling Chenin Blanc (no longer produced by Sterling)
President: Gerald Ford
Price: $8
5. Duckhorn Sauvignon Blanc
President: Barack Obama
Price: $11
6. Charles Krug Gamay Beaujolais (now called “Family Burgundy”)
President: Jimmy Carter
Price: $14
7. Korbel Natural Brut N.V.
President: George W. Bush
Price: $14
8. Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
President: Gerald Ford, 1973
Price: $16
9. Barra Pinot Blanc
President: George W. Bush
Price: $18
