April 5 - This Date In Wine History

GRAPE CULTIVATION, WINEMAKING, AND COMMERCE IN ANCIENT EGYPT C. 1500 BC

Wine has a long established history of being our drink of choice for celebrating, entertaining, and savoring life; but it didn't start out that way. From the invention of the barrel to the designation of the separate viticultural areas, wine has a long and sorted history.  In our daily feature This Date In Wine History, we share an event of critical importance in wine history. 

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April 5 

Andre Tchelistscheff, the dean of American winemakers died in 1994. Born in Moscow in 1901 he fought with the white army during the Russian Civil War and was left for dead in Crimea.  He made his way to Czechoslovakia and finally France studying agriculture and oenology.  He joined Beaulieu Vineyards in 1938 and influenced generations of winemakers.