| George W. Vanderbilt officially opened this estate Christmas Eve of 1895. He married his wife Edith Stuyvesant Dresser in 1900 and they lived here together until he died in 1914. Edith later married the Honorable John Francis Amherst Cecil in 1924. "In response to requests to increase area tourism during the Depression and to bring in money to preserve the estate, the Cecil's opened the house to the public in 1930." Today, the Biltmore Estate is still maintained as a family business. Vanderbilt's grandson, William A.V. Cecil, owns Biltmore and his son and daughter serve in executive capacities. They continue to work to preserve the estate along with 1,800 employees. |
So...Did you buy any wine??
ReplyDeleteI bought the Limited Releases of the Sauvignan Blanc and the Chenin Blanc. You can only get those there. They had some pretty good reds too.
ReplyDeleteAs we have written about in another article you can only offer farm holidays if you are actually a working farmer and a vineyard may allow you to do just that. buy a vineyard in california
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