Carlin Karr

Carlin Karr, Wine and Beverage Director of Frasca Hospitality Group, has been a member of the Frasca wine
team since 2012. She oversees the award winning wine programs at Frasca, Pizzeria Alberico, Tavernetta,
Sunday Vinyl, Osteria Alberico and Tavernetta Vail. After graduating from the University of Colorado in 2008,
Carlin moved to San Francisco, where she opened the restaurant Sons & Daughters as General Manager and
Wine Director. Under Carlin’s leadership, Sons & Daughters received a Michelin Star. Carlin is recognized as
an “Advanced Sommelier” by the Court of Master Sommeliers. Carlin has been recognized in Food & Wine’s
Sommeliers of the Year 2018, Wine Enthusiast “40 Under 40” in 2019, Forbes “30 under 30” in 2011, Wine &
Spirits Magazine “Best New Sommeliers”, and Eater “Young Guns”.

Carlin leads the Frasca Hospitality Group team of 12 full time sommeliers and is responsible for wine
education, purchasing and growth for the company. Carlin has been a hospitality mentor for women in wine
through Batonnage, is a member of Les Dames des Escoffiers and sits on the Board of Directors of the Somm
Foundation as Director of Applicants. In 2023, Carlin joined the founding team of Benvenusa, a small Italian
wine importer, alongside Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinon Patterson, in the role of Education Director.
Her greatest wine passion is sangiovese. In 2022, she launched the Festa del Chianti Classico, an immersive,
educational 2 day wine festival in Denver with 30 producers from the region.