Archives: June 2015

Exploring Viscount Fairfax’s cellar

Viscount Fairfax, like any self-respecting Georgian gentleman, prided himself on the fine cellar he maintained. Providing an ample supply of the finest wines was an essential part of eighteenth-century elite entertaining, and the surviving cellar records we have for Fairfax House show how seriously the Viscount took his duties in that respect. As part of […]