Carolyn manages the Under the Cork Tasting Room and Gift Gallery, and is purchasing manager for the gift items of all three stores.  Under the Cork will reveal the talent Carolyn has for merchandising and display.

Born and raised in Lyons, Kansas, Carolyn and husband Dennis share an enthusiasm for  NASCAR and are big Dale, Jr. fans.  Canine kids are Jake and Chloe; feline kids are Abby and CC.

Hanging out with family, playing cards with her nephews and pampering the pets are the things Carolyn most enjoys squeezing in between managing Under the Cork and attending school part-time.  Carolyn will graduate in December from Cowley County Community College in Arkansas City with a degree in business. Carolyn has worked tirelessly to accomplish her goal to earn her degree, and her family of co-workers at Smoky Hill is proud of her!

Carolyn lists trying new wines as an interest, but says that Smoky Hill Winery's Cabernet Sauvignon and Premium Spatlese are her favorite wines.  Carolyn recalls how after her first wine tasting training with founder, Steve Jennings, Carolyn told him she'd never be able to do the job because "I don't like wine!".  Steve's advice was "to give it time, and you will."

When asked the best part about working for the Winery, Carolyn said, "I have so many wonderful customers over the past seven years, and many of us have grown together in our wine tastes. I love to shop for the gift shops, and my husband loves me even more since I spend Smoky Hill's money instead of his!  Smoky Hill is a good Christian company which has so many strengths because of its founder."