Kathryn “KK” Carothers was raised in Ohio, not a location widely known for winemaking, but was introduced to viticulture and enology after matriculating at Cornell University. This led her to pursue a degree in this area and fostered her passion that defined her future career.

After graduation, KK interned at wineries ranging from Long Island and the Finger Lakes on the East Coast to Margaret River in Australia and Corsica in the Mediterranean. She joined Bryant Estate in Napa Valley as a harvest intern and subsequently spent five years of dedicated work cultivating her craft alongside Michel Rolland and renowned viticulturist David Abreu. This experience fostered her passion for fine wine and mountain fruit before her move to ADAMVS.

KK returned to Bryant Estate as its winemaker in late 2018, at which time the Bryant’s said this about her, “KK has a deep understanding and respect for our tradition and precision in winemaking, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with organic and biodynamic methodologies. KK shares our ethos that terroir should be our guiding principle and that we are stewards of the land for posterity.”