This is something I don't think I have shot or posted before. Even though Abner and I probably walk by the Winery at Biltmore roughly once a week, I don't think I ever shot the weather vane before. It was in the perfect position due to wind and sun so I finally got my shot. If you click on this one and blow it up, I think you will see the beautiful detail including the "V" for Vanderbilt cut into the vane. I don't know the history of this. The winery itself is a comparatively new rehab of the old dairy buildings and a great deal of what you see today is modern construction but I have a feeling this weather vane might be original. I guess I have to ask Ellen Rickman next time our paths cross.