James Gabler is the author of several wine books including Passions: The Wines and Travels of Thomas Jefferson. Passions was the winner of the 1995 "Veuve Clicquot Wine Book of the Year" award. In preparation for writing Passions, Jim spent eight years researching Jefferson's interests in wine, food and travel and retraced Jefferson's footsteps throughout Europe and America.

In 1993, Jim was invited to give the Jefferson and Wine Evening Conversation at Monticello, as part of the Jefferson 250th Birthday Commemoration.

In 1985 Jim wrote the first edition of Wine Into Words: A History and Bibliography of Wine Books in the English Language, the second edition of which has just been published. Two years later he authored a guide for novice wine drinkers, How To Be A Wine Expert, and a revised and expanded second edition was published in 1995.

Jim has written wine articles for a variety of publications, taught courses on wine, given talks on Thomas Jefferson and his wines and travels, and has appeared on a variety of TV and radio shows. Jim is the wine columnist for "The Daily Record," Baltimore, MD. He is a member of The Circle of Wine Writers and The International Wine and Food Society. He holds a B.A. in economics and a J.D. in law from Washington and Lee University. He lives with his wife and family just outside of Baltimore, Maryland.

Jim has given talks on "The Wines and Travels of Thomas Jefferson" at many institutions and clubs throughout the United States including:

• Monticello: Jefferson and Wine Evening Conversation
• The Smithsonian Institution: Museum of American History
• The Boston Athenaeum
• Homewood House Museum, Johns Hopkins University
• Center Club, Baltimore, MD
• Cherokee Club, Atlanta, GA
• Chicago Club, Chicago, IL
• Crystal Cruises Symphony
• Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh, PA
• Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville, VA
• Harmonie Club, New York, NY
• James Beard House, New York, NY
• The Jefferson, Washington, D.C.
• Links Club, New York, NY
• Maryland Club, Baltimore, MD
• Northern Trust Bank, Chicago, IL
• Northern Trust Bank of Florida, Prologue Club, Miami, FL
• Piping Rock Club, Long Island, NY
• Revolutionary Round Table, Fraunces Tavern, New York, NY
• University Club, Chicago, IL
• University of California, Davis--Viticulture & Enology Dept.
• Virginia Beach Circle of Friends, Virginia Beach, VA
• Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
• Winstar Communications, Washington, D.C and Boston, MA

For more information about inviting Jim Gabler as a speaker for your special event, contact:

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