Somm-antic Drift
Caroline brings a unique perspective to the wine world as an attorney with a focus on corporate sustainability, environmental law, and international trade.
At Hogan Lovells law firm in Washington DC, she advises beverage and food clients on distribution, tax, and trade practices, and represents companies on environmental enforcement and compliance matters. Her background includes over a decade as a federal enforcement attorney at the EPA, general counsel to an environmental non-profit focused on ESG and sustainability risk, and senior roles at the U.S. Treasury Department’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, including Associate Director and head of the Import-Export Program, where she helped shape U.S. drinks trade policy.
Her wine journey began in 2005 in retail wine sales. Now a certified WSET instructor, she teaches wine and sake professionals at the Capital Wine School, consults for wineries, trains restaurant beverage teams, and judges international wine competitions. She serves on several non-profit boards, including the IMW Council and its Governance and Sustainability Advisory Committees.