Happy Holidays from CaptainCork and Mark Tchelistcheff,

Please join us for a private virtual screening of the award winning documentary André - The Voice of Wine. The film had its world premiere at Berlinale and presently the director Mark Tchelistcheff lives in Berlin.

To CaptainCork Subscribers,

I look forward to having you see my film which I completed in Berlin with a great German professional post production team. It is an honor to share this special private screening with CaptainCork and all of you loyal subscribers of his group. If you like the film, please share it with friends and family.

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with health, love, joy and fine wine!

In Vino Veritas,

Mark Tchelistcheff

P.S. Please also remember to relax, get cozy and have a fine glass of wine while watching the film.

An CaptainCork Mitglieder,

Ich freue mich darauf, dass Sie meinen Film sehen, den ich in Berlin mit einem großartigen deutschen professionellen Postproduktionsteam fertiggestellt habe. Es ist eine Ehre, dies mit CaptainCork und allen loyalen Mitgliedern seiner Gruppe zu teilen. Wenn Ihnen der Film gefällt, teilen Sie ihn bitte mit Freunden und Familie.

Ich wünsche Ihnen allen frohe Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr voller Gesundheit, Liebe, Freude und gutem Wein!

In Vino Veritas,

Mark Tchelistcheff

P.S. Bitte denken Sie auch daran, sich zu entspannen, gemütlich zu werden und ein gutes Glas Wein zu trinken, wenn Sie den Film ansehen.

An epic journey of an extraordinary man who changed the world of wine forever.

“André Tchelistcheff first caught the world’s attention in 1976, when a blind tasting competition held by a panel of France’s most glorified oenophiles produced a shocking result: Two California wines – Miljenko Grgich’s 1973 Chardonnay [Chateau Montelena] and Warren Winiarski’s 1972 Cabernet [Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars] – both made using Tchelistcheff’s methods, took top honors for the best white and best red.”

The Hollywood Reporter

The award winning film André The Voice of Wine, narrated by BAFTA winner and Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes, is about one of the founding fathers of American wine, a globally influential wine personality and the force behind the California winners of the 1976 “Judgment of Paris” - the true back story of the film Bottle Shock.

A cinematic love letter about a modest, uncompromising man's journey from his earliest connection with vineyards in pre-revolutionary Russia to his rise to the pinnacle of wine culture in Europe and the United States. André Tchelistcheff was born into an aristocratic family in Moscow, remarkably survived the upheaval of the Russian revolution and civil war, then studied wine making in France. In 1938 the owner of Beaulieu Vineyard lured him to California's Napa Valley, where his professionalism, knowledge of science, dedication to innovation, the depth and breadth of his multi-cultural background along with his unmatched palate helped move the American wine industry from a virtually moribund state after the repeal of prohibition on to its post-war renaissance. For over five decades, Andre worked with numerous wineries that together helped establish the American wine industry. His philosophy of life and his love for wine continue to influence generations of wine makers throughout the world.

Film Director, and André’s grandnephew, Mark Tchelistcheff, has spent the better part of a decade creating a film that chronicles the extraordinary life of his uncle André. Mark has assembled an illustrious team of filmmakers including from multiple Academy Award winner Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The English Patient, The Unbearable Lightness of Being) whose poignant direction helped shape the film, editing from BAFTA winner Michael Chandler (Amadeus, The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg, Mishima in Four Parts) and an original score from award winning composer Alexei Aigui (I'm Not Your Negro, Le Petit Poucet, Moloch Tropical).