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Carolyn is
beginning her seventh year working for Smoky Hill Winery, and her
present location in
New Market Square at 21st & Maize Road in West Wichita is the
second location for Carolyn and Smoky Hill Winery. Originally
located at Eaton Place in Old Town, the Winery's Wichita outlet,
Under the Cork, has been at New Market Square for over five years.
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."
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