a personAndré Tchelistcheff
Russian-born, Paris-trained, and the winemaker most often credited with teaching post-Prohibition California what a cellar is for. He is remembered for cabernet, and he also argued for cold ground — Carneros among it.
Facts
| role | winemaker |
|---|---|
| country | United States |
| region | California, Los Carneros |
| confidence | medium · updated 2026-09-16 |
Its kin
regionLos CarnerosThe cold shoulder he pointed people toward.and of this page it says: Who argued for this ground when Napa wanted cabernet.cellarHanzell VineyardsA contemporary experiment in importing Burgundian cellar practice.
Sources
- André Tchelistcheff · link
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