Carolyn

Originally from the East Bay, Carolyn first fell in love with Santa Barbara when she came to visit a friend during her senior year of high school. This made the decision to attend UC Santa Barbara an easy one, and so she began her studies for degrees in both English and French in 2002. During the summer between her junior and senior year, her love of both literature and the French language led her to spend three months in Europe, where she spent two months studying first at Cambridge University, then at Glasgow University in Scotland. Afterward she spent one month traveling throughout France, which eventually brought her to Bordeaux, where she fell in love with the beauty and culture of French wines. After tasting through the Entre Deux Mères region and taking a couple wine classes in the city, Carolyn knew she was hooked.

Upon her return to Santa Barbara, Carolyn continued to quench her thirst for knowledge of winemaking and good wines by taking a “World of Wine” class at UCSB, After graduating in June 2006, she landed her first job in the wine industry at Summerland Winery’s tasting room. She eventually started working part time at Sunstone Winery until finding Carina Cellars in December 2006 where she started off pouring in the tasting room and organizing events, and now manages the national sales and distribution.

Carolyn is excited to be at Carina Cellars where her love of good wine, good company, and good times come together to create the perfect blend. She looks forward to her future here and will use her love of wine and writing to learn more about the beauty of the Santa Barbara Wine Country. She also hopes to one day return to France and spend more time learning about the wine and culture.

Contact Carolyn at 805-252-0860 or carolyn@carinacellars.com