Jason Wise chats with longtime friend and SOMM star Carole Meredith, grape geneticist, about the origin of grapes, domestication of vines, and the recent Noble Prize for CRISPR to scientists Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna.

But first, we address the sexual harassment and mistreatment of female candidates in the Court of Master Sommeliers and Guild of Sommeliers. Here is the petition mentioned: https://www.change.org/p/all-past-present-and-future-candidates-of-the-court-of-master-sommeliers-boycott-of-the-court-of-master-sommeliers