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Wine insiders called Andr? Tchelistcheff the ?winemaker?s winemaker,? the ?wine doctor,? and simply ?maestro.? After Prohibition brought Napa Valley and its wine industry to the brink of catastrophe, Tchelistcheff (1901?94) proved essential in its revitalization. Tchelistcheff?s unique background?a sickly child, a Russian ?migr? forced from his homeland during the Bolshevik Revolution, a White Army lieutenant who fought in the Crimea, a physical laborer in a Bulgarian coal mine, a Czechoslovakian-trained agronomist, and a French-schooled viticulturist and enologist?prepared him for a remarkable winemaking career. He spent thirty-five years in Napa Valley?s Beaulieu Vineyard and nearly two ?post-retirement? decades doing freelance consulting work for more than thirty wineries. His early struggles forged his principal character traits, which?he passed on to an entire generation of winemakers. His students, including some of the most accomplished winemakers of the post-Prohibition .
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