Uploaded March 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
For 22 years Carole Meredith was a professor in the Department of Viticulture and Enology at the University of California at Davis. In addition to teaching courses, she conducted ground-breaking research in grape genetics, using DNA typing to discover the origins of some of the greatest old wine varieties, including cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, syrah, and zinfandel. Professor Meredith was named Chevalière de l’Ordre du Mèrite Agricole by the Republic of France in 2000. In 2009, she was inducted into the Culinary Institute of America’s “Vintners Hall of Fame.” In 2003, she retired from the University and joined her husband, former Robert Mondavi winemaker Steve Lagier, making wine under their eponymous Lagier Meredith label.
Karen MacNeil interviewed Carole Meredith for WineSpeed in February 2020.
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For 22 years Carole Meredith was a professor in the Department of Viticulture and Enology at the University of California at Davis. In addition to teaching courses, she conducted ground-breaking research in grape genetics, using DNA typing to discover the origins of some of the greatest old wine varieties, including cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, syrah, and zinfandel. Professor Meredith was named Chevalière de l’Ordre du Mèrite Agricole by the Republic of France in 2000. In 2009, she was inducted into the Culinary Institute of America’s “Vintners Hall of Fame.” In 2003, she retired from the University and joined her husband, former Robert Mondavi winemaker Steve Lagier, making wine under their eponymous Lagier Meredith label.
Karen MacNeil interviewed Carole Meredith for WineSpeed in February 2020.
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Subscribe to the best free newsletter on wine, WineSpeed bit.ly/WineSpeedSubscribe
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Check out more about Karen MacNeil by visiting her website bit.ly/KarenMacNeil
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The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil. It's the best-selling wine book in the U.S. Buy it here! bit.ly/thewinebible
