08/18/2026
Monday Made Local: Meet our JLC business owners!
After graduating CofC and moving away from Charleston, Carolyn McCalley returned about 2 years ago and now lives in West Ashley. In those interim years she discovered an interest in and love of wine, and was looking for a local wine shop over on this side of town. Turns out, there’s not much!
Considering a career change from my previous job, Carolyn began looking into what it would take to open my own shop in West Ashley, and opened August Wines in July. We specialize in smaller-production, lower-intervention wines from around the world, and with a range of price points to suit budgets from weeknights to special occasions.
August Wines also offers regular in-store tasting events, online ordering, custom cases (and half-cases!), bulk ordering services for any occasion, and is available to host private events.