A bottle of Thomas Jefferson’s wine is being auctioned on eBay to raise money for a Jewish group providing tsunami relief. William Sokolin, a New York wine merchant, acquired Jefferson’s bottle of Chateau Margaux 1787 when it was discovered in 1985.
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