His serious business included organizing the first system of man-made levees to protect the city from the Mississippi.
He helped organize the first set up of levees to protect the city from the Mississippi.
It has nice tasting rooms (you can even taste vintage wines as old as 1920), a shop selling the three brands grouped under the Madeira Wine Company moniker (Blandy, Cossart Gordon, and Leacock), and a book and souvenir shop.