Biography
Charlie Leary is a widely published wine journalist, historian, and educator. A member of the Circle of Wine Writers, he earned his AB with high honors & distinction from Kenyon College as well as PhD & MA degrees in history from Cornell University.
Leary has directed restaurant wine programs in Costa Rica, New Orleans, southern France, and Nova Scotia. Random House published his Creole cookbook in 2004, and he wrote a food and wine column for the Halifax Chronicle-Herald. He now writes regularly for Decanter, Jane Anson's Inside Bordeaux, Mark Oldman's Bevinars, and Tim Atkin MW.
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