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Article: Man of the year: Andre Tchelistcheff.
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- Wines & Vines
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- March 1, 1990
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Man of the year
He is a figure of looming stature in the wine industry - this unpretentious man, at home on a quiet Napa street, but equally at home anywhere in the world of enology.
His manners are both amiable and courtly; his memories, which reach back to the start of the century, are clear and eventful; his knowledge, famed for its technology, is in fact as wide-ranging as his astonishing experiences and personal connections.
Andre Tchelistcheff. He had already lived enough lives and through enough excitements for a dozen men when he came to the United States at the age of 37, more than a half-century ago. Born near Moscow, shuffled about by ...