Hospitality Lead
Carlie grew up in wine country in San Luis Obispo County, but never thought much about the vines that lined the roads in her hometown. It wasn’t until she moved halfway across the world to pursue her dream of studying French Literature in Paris when she finally caught the wine bug. Ironically, it came in the form of a part time job to pay the bills as a bartender at a microbrewery.
That year, she had an incredible amount of exposure to great wine from France and around the world. When she returned to Sonoma County to finish her degree at Sonoma State University, she began her career in the wine industry.
Carlie spent the first few years of her career at predominantly Cabernet producers, including Jordan Winery, where she enjoyed exploring the world of food and wine pairing. However, there was always something about those beautiful Pinot Noirs from Burgundy she had enjoyed in France that kept calling her name.
Her first bottle of Williams Selyem was a Block 10 Mass Selection Estate Pinot Noir, the closest thing to Burgundy she had tasted in California, and she never looked back. Besides spending her time as the Hospitality Lead at Williams Selyem, Carlie enjoys photography, cooking, and the splendor of the outdoors in Sonoma County.
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