Karen MacNeil Author & Editor

Called by Time magazine 'America's missionary of the vine,' Karen MacNeil is an American wine educator, consultant, and author, who has won every major wine award given in the English language. She is the creator and chairman of the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the Culinary Institute of America in teh Napa Valley. Her articles on wine and food have been published in more than 50 magazines, including The New York Times, USA Today, and Town & Country. She was the wine correspondent on radio and television, and has created dozens of seminars for corporations. She lives with her family in St. Helena, California.