Mary Ewing-Mulligan is an American

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educator and

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, the first American woman to achieve this accreditation.Matasar, Ann B. (2006). ''Women of wine: the rise of women in the global wine industry''. University of California Press. p. 130. Goldberg, Howard G., ''The New York Times'' (June 16, 1996)
Master of Wine Tries to Make It Simple: 'Wine for Dummies'
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/ref> She has been the director of the school International Wine Center since 1984, and is executive director of the U.S. programs for the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. She is also a freelance journalist of wine articles to various publications, and the co-author of several wine books in the ''

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Career

Ewing-Mulligan graduated from the

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in 1971 with an English major, followed by various positions with the Italian Trade Commission in Philadelphia and later in Manhattan. In 1984 she joined the International Wine Center, a school founded by Albert L. Hotchkin Jr. in 1982.Goldberg, Howard G., ''The New York Times'' (February 7, 2003).
A.L. Hotchkin Jr., 59, a Fixture Of the Wine Scene in New York
/ref> In 1988, Ewing-Mulligan began the preparatory Master of Wine program. She passed the theoretical exam in 1990 on the second attempt, and the blind-tasting exam on the fifth attempt in 1993. In 1997, Ewing-Mulligan bought Hotchkin's shares in the International Wine Center. The IWC is esteemed among the U.S. leading wine schools. Ewing-Mulligan is a columnist for ''Wine Review Online'' and has previously served as wine columnist for ''

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'' and wine correspondent on the radio program ''

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''. She has also contributed articles to publications such as ''

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'', '' Wine Enthusiast Magazine'' and '' Wine & Spirit''. Her books, co-authored with her husband Ed McCarthy, include ''Wine Style: Using Your Senses to Explore and Enjoy Wine'' and several publications in the ''For Dummies'' series, including ''Wine For Dummies'', ''Red Wine For Dummies'', ''White Wine For Dummies'',Prial, Frank J. ''The New York Times'' (December 11, 1996)
Wine Talk
/ref> ''French Wine For Dummies'', ''Italian Wine For Dummies'' and ''California Wine For Dummies''.Goldberg, Howard G., ''The New York Times'' (May 15, 2009)

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External links

''Wine Review Online'' "On My Table", Mary Ewing-Mulligan articles''Wine Style'' official siteInternational Wine Center official site
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