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Mar 28

Behind the Label: Abbot’s Reserve-Thomas X. Davis
1. The Latin words, (Dominus Meus Et Deus Meus) translate to "My Lord and My God”, words attributed to St. Thomas in the Gospel of John Chapter 20 verse 28.
2. The color red on shield is for love.
3. The eagle is the symbol of Father Thomas
4. The carpenters square is that of St. Thomas for whom Father Thomas was named.
5. The crosier is a simple sign of authority in the Church, all Abbots and Abbesses along with Bishops, etc. have this authority, and can use the crosier, even Abbesses use it today or they receive it when they are installed in office. As a retired Abbot, Father Thomas longer can use the crosier save only on the crest as he does not have authority any more.
6. The mitre is on a crest if the person has the privilege to wear one for ecclesiastical functions. Paul Mark and Thomas Davis are mitered abbots, Father Thomas uses it on very special occasions even now.
7. The hat is a carryover from the hat worn in daily life by Cardinals, Bishops, Abbots, Priests. during the middle age. Such hats are no longer worn today but are used on a crest.
8. The number of knots or tassels depend on who a person is - The usual number is 6 on each side, Cardinals can have 15 on each side. They are a carryover from the middle ages.

-The color used for the knots and surrounding embellishments depends on who the person is .... red for cardinals, green for bishops, black for Benedictine Abbots, and white for Cistercian Abbots. White because Cistercians wear white habits (it all began with Cistercian monks wearing garments of unbleached wool which was a poor, cheap material, as it was costly to dye wool in the middle ages.... gradually, the color white took over.) White skull caps are also worn.

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Mar 24

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Mar 24

The entrance to New Clairvaux looked a little different yesterday evening. We don't see hail in Vina very often.

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Mar 21

Father Paul Mark Schwan has been Abbot since 2009. In 2021, he was elected to serve his third six-year term. He is a North Dakota native and entered the Abbey of New Clairvaux in 1980.

Even though we make an Abbot's Reserve wine in his honor, his favorite New Clairvaux Vineyard wine is Petite Temptation.

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Mar 14

Father Thomas Davis came to New Clairvaux in 1955
from Gethsemani Abbey. He entered Gethsemani in 1951.
Father Thomas was the Abbot at New Clairvaux for 35
years making him the longest reigning Abbot in U.S.
Cistercian history. He is originally from Columbus,
Indiana.

During his move to California, Father Thomas learned
of a 12th Century Chapter House from Trillo, Spain that
had been disassembled and transported to the U.S. For the next 40 years Father Thomas made it his mission to have the stones brought to New Clairvaux so they would once again be at a Cistercian monastery. Today you can see the reconstructed Chapter House that serves as the church at the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

Father Thomas’s favorite wine is the Abbot’s Reserve- Fr Thomas X Davis of course. It is a blend of Vina Syrah and Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.

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