Carol's Pick

Carol at Artessa Winery in Napa

Today, we will feature one of our newest employees at the winery. While she is a new face behind the bar, she is certainly not new to the winery. Carol has been a loyal wine club member since 2008.

Carol has been “blissfully” married for almost 33 years to Bob who is retired Army. During the week, Carol is a self proclaimed “IT geek”, and she enjoys her “dream job” by working at the winery part-time. Carol has one daughter, Erika, who also works here at Chatham Hill Winery part-time, and they are spending the next year planning Erika’s upcoming nuptials.

Carol’s favorite pastime? Exploration!  During Erika’s first year at college, Carol and Bob decided to visit every pub in Raleigh listed on pubcrawler.com, and they succeeded in this quest!

Additionally, Carol loves to travel. She has lived in Germany, and she and Bob were able to travel to many European countries from there. During these travels, Carol’s love of wine started. In 2004, she attended the Wiesbaden Germany wine festival, and since then, she has visited wineries in Napa, Washington state, Colorado, Maine, New Jersey, Virginia and North Carolina. Carol also loves to read, cook, and make the occasional batch of wine in her pantry.

Currently, Carol’s favorite Chatham Hill Wine is the 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve which she likes to pair with grilled portabella mushrooms.