Learning How to Taste Wine with Winemaker André Tchelistcheff

Immediately after graduating from UC-Davis in 1976, Winemaker Rob Davis accepted a winemaking position at Jordan Winery, excited about the opportunity to apprentice under a California winemaking legend hired by the Jordan family as consulting enologist: André Tchelistcheff. In this charming story, Rob recollects how André taught him to think beyond the traditional winemaking descriptions and start assessing wine passionately rather than scientifically.