David Lynch is an American

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and

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expert. Lynch was raised in

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and graduated from Boston College. He worked as a senior editor for ''Wine & Spirits'' magazine and has authored wine-related articles for numerous periodicals and websites. He received a

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Journalism Award for his writing in 2001. In 2000, Lynch, along with Joseph Bastianich (an associate of

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), spent time in

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researching and writing ''Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy'', a book published in 2002. Beginning in 2000, Lynch has worked at Babbo, an acclaimed

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restaurant owned by Bastianich and Batali, first as wine director and later as general manager. David later became Wine Director at Quince restaurant in San Francisco while continuing to write and working on his next book.

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