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David left the magazine in May of 2000 to travel from the top to the toe of Italy with his wife, Josie. He visited more than 300 Italian wineries over the course of seven months, meeting with owners and winemakers in amassing information and wrote ''Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy'', a book published in 2002 that has numerous accolaids and is known as "THE wine book" by numerous insiders. David has recently updated his wine buying guide, known as the 'ZAGATS' of wine guides. http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?9780307406507 |
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Since 2000, Lynch has worked Babbo, which was awarded the Gallo of Sonoma Outstanding Wine Service Award, accepted by Wine Director David Lynch, an acclaimed <ref> {{cite news |
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| accessdate = 2007-04-17}} </ref> [[New York City]] [[restaurant]] owned by ACA Joe Bastianich, his collaborator on "Vino Italiano", and Mario Batali, first as wine director and later as general manager. David lives in Manhattan with his wife Josie and his growing family and is currently a wine entrepeneur. |
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David's expertise, and some of favorite wines can be enjoyed by attending his occasional wine tasting events in the city, New & Classical Wines of Italy with David Lynch. David discusses the stylistic approaches of the winemakers and the environmental influences in Italy. Participants receive a signed copy of David's book "Vino Italiano" (Hardcover, 515 pages). These events are often oversuscribed, so plan early. |
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Revision as of 18:35, 24 January 2008
David Lynch is a writer, wine expert, jazz aficionado and lover of life. Lynch graduated from Boston College where he spent his junior year at the infamous 12 Champney Rd. Although the surname may seem incongruous for a specialist in Italian wine, David Lynch is nevertheless half Italian. He grew up in Glastonbury, CT, where he became versed in the subtleties of spaghetti sauce as prepared by his Italian mother, grandmother, and assorted aunts. He worked as a senior editor for Wine & Spirits magazine and has authored wine-related articles for numerous periodicals and websites.[1] He received the prestigous James Beard Journalism Award for his writing in 2001.[1] David left the magazine in May of 2000 to travel from the top to the toe of Italy with his wife, Josie. He visited more than 300 Italian wineries over the course of seven months, meeting with owners and winemakers in amassing information and wrote Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy, a book published in 2002 that has numerous accolaids and is known as "THE wine book" by numerous insiders. David has recently updated his wine buying guide, known as the 'ZAGATS' of wine guides. http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?9780307406507
Since 2000, Lynch has worked Babbo, which was awarded the Gallo of Sonoma Outstanding Wine Service Award, accepted by Wine Director David Lynch, an acclaimed [2] New York City restaurant owned by ACA Joe Bastianich, his collaborator on "Vino Italiano", and Mario Batali, first as wine director and later as general manager. David lives in Manhattan with his wife Josie and his growing family and is currently a wine entrepeneur.
David's expertise, and some of favorite wines can be enjoyed by attending his occasional wine tasting events in the city, New & Classical Wines of Italy with David Lynch. David discusses the stylistic approaches of the winemakers and the environmental influences in Italy. Participants receive a signed copy of David's book "Vino Italiano" (Hardcover, 515 pages). These events are often oversuscribed, so plan early.
References
- ^ a b Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy. Random House. 2002. pp. book jacket bio. ISBN 0609608487.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Bruni, Frank (June 9, 2004). "Arias From the Kitchen". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
3.^'From pighunting to wine, a Life's journey" R. Kipling.
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