Connecticut Vineyard Pours for Royalty, President

0:00A Connecticut vineyard just made history by pouring wine for royalty and the president. Hopkins vineyard in Warren supplied a reselling surf to King Charles III, Queen Camilla, and Donald Trump at a White House State dinner Tuesday night. They paired it with two Napa Valley spots to highlight American wine making for the big UK visit. The land goes way back, bought by the owner's ancestor in 1787, right around the Constitution's birth. It shifted from tobacco and dairy to grapes in 1979 after the state-oked farm wineries. Now they grow Chardonnay, Cabernet Frank, and that special heritage reasling from 2024. Owners, Hillary, and her husband were blown away when a White House chef hit them up weeks ago for samples, then ordered 48 bottles without. Spilling the event details, Hillary kept checking the public calendar, guessing it might be the dinner or a garden party, but only found out for sure the night before. The meal featured herb-rabbioli and soul in the East Room, with guests like family from

1:01both sides, Supreme Court justices, and media folks. White House folks picked it to nod to shared US-UK roots and strong homegrown wines that match the menu. Since the dinner, Hillary's phone won't stop buzzing with congrats and fresh orders for the reasling, only sold online or at the vineyard. With small spots putting Connecticut on the map, one world sit at a time. That's the story for today, Hartford News Today, Driven by AI, I'm Cory with the story.