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35:(16 March 1908 – 24 September 1991) was an English writer and journalist. After a spell as a war reporter, and then a foreign correspondent he became best known for writing about food and, especially, wine. He became a wine writer almost randomly, and had strong interests in other spheres such as military history and riding. His wife
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s correspondent in Rome. He followed that with a spell as a freelance, during which he enhanced his reputation as a broadcaster, already made in radio talks during the war. During this period he was also a member of
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was at its worst and worthwhile jobs were scarce. Ray worked as a teacher, and then took a job in a riding school, where riding became one of his great loves. He took a short service commission in the
301:. To those who asked how a socialist could be a wine connoisseur he replied, "There is no more virtue in not minding what you eat and drink than in not minding whom you go to bed with."
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London office. On the outbreak of the Second World War he was appointed as one of the paper's war correspondents, first with the Fifth
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also wrote about food. In addition to writing about food and wine, Ray wrote histories of major wine producers, including the champagne maker
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as dramatic critic and film critic respectively … He was even, for one or two heady weeks, Sarah
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missions in Italy, Greece, and countries in east, central and southern Africa, between 1945 and 1950. in 1948 he published his first book,
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every hour by nubile girls. He wrote books about the makers of great wine, including
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Whitehorn, Katharine. "Socialist with a nose for good champagne",
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over its editorial support for capital punishment. He joined
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Lickerish
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Regiment of the Line: The Story of the
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writers left. He had already written for the Sunday paper,
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as correspondent with the
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and published another 14 books between 1973 and 1988.
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From
Algiers to Austria: The History of 78th Division
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Mouton-Rothschild: The Wine, the Family, the Museum
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Lancashire Fusiliers: The 20th Regiment of Foot
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470:The Complete Book of Spirits and Liqueurs
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231:Modern Cookery for Private Families
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476:Cyril Ray's Book of Wine
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