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Paul Lukacs


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Paul Lukacs is a wine writer, educator, and consultant. He is the author of American Vintage: The Rise of American Wine (Houghton Mifflin). A social history of wine in the United States,

American Vintage won the three major wine Book of the Year awards in 2001 -- the James Beard Foundation, Champagne Veuve Clicquot, and the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

Since 1994, Lukacs has written features, columns, and individual wine profiles for The Washington Times on a weekly basis.

In 2002, he became the regular wine columnist for Washingtonian magazine, covering wine and winemaking across the globe.

He has written for Saveur, Wine and Spirits, Food Arts, and American Heritage, and has traveled to many of the world's most important winegrowing regions. Paul has also taught wine appreciation and education classes and, since 1999, has worked as a wine consultant for restaurants in the Washington, D. C. area. Paul judges at numerous wine competitions in the U.S. and abroad. In addition, he is one of the co-organizers and co-founders of the International Wine for Oysters competition held each November in Washington D.C


Paul Lukacs scrutinizes the wine.

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