Our Staff

  • Jane Ervin

    Tasting Room Staff

    Jane is 2nd from right. Jane was working for Gary and Connie when we purchased Black Mesa, so she's been at the winery longer than Jerry and Lynda!

  • Mike Wilson

    Tasting Room Staff

    Mike is the jolliest tasting room person ever!

  • Karen Fielding

    Tasting Room Staff

    Karen is a level 1 certified sommelier and is pursuing advanced training in food and wine pairing. She also makes our 'kitty pots' as part of her Taos Dragonfly Art, cards featuring Karen's photos are in the tasting room.  You can find her kitty paw pots other fun stuff on this website, or in our tasting room.

  • Vicky Homan

    Tasting room staff
  • Larry Burd

    Best All Around Go-Fer
  • Margie Ceballes

    Shipping and Wine Club Manager

    Margie is the shipping and wine club manger extraordinar, plus once in awhile we even let her work outside with the flowers, which she loves to do.

    Email: margie@blackmesawinery.com
  • Lynda Horpedahl

    Bookkeeper, Accounts Payable

    Lynda H. (not to be confused with Lynda B.) keeps all of our numbers in place!

    Email: lyndah56@yahoo.com
  • Cat Jarman

    Tasting Room Staff

    Cat has worked in the wine industry for most of her career. Her extensive knowledge of wines and willingness to share that knowledge will assure you will walk away with wines that will delight you. 

  • Karl Johnsen

    Assistant Winemaker and Chemist

    You can usually find Karl in his la-boor-atory...but he's helping to bottle wine in this photo.

    Email: karlwine@hotmail.com