After earning his PhD in modern Chinese history from Cornell, Charlie became an organic farmer, artisan cheesemaker, and restaurateur in Louisiana. He went on to direct wine programs in Nova Scotia, Costa Rica, and the Dordogne. Random House released his Creole cuisine cookbook in 2004, and he later developed a wine & food column for the Halifax Chronicle-Herald. Now residing in Panama, he writes about wine and edits academic papers. Jane Anson’s Inside Bordeaux recently published two of his articles on wine history.