About

Robin Cherry is a Cleveland-raised, Hudson Valley-based writer with a passion for Eastern Europe, undiscovered wine regions, and garlic.  She has written for many publications including National Geographic Traveler, Afar, The Atlantic,and Wine Enthusiast.  She is the author of Catalog: The History of Mail Order Shopping and Garlic: An Edible Biography: The History, Politics, and Mythology behind the World’s Most Pungent Food.  After majoring in Russian history at Carleton College, she almost joined the CIA but she can’t keep a secret.