March Employee Of The Month: Chris Maldonado

Why Chris was selected as this month’s “Employee of the Month”: Chris was nominated for going above and beyond his job duties and responsibilities. As Kitchen Coordinator, he is always willing to help management and his teammates with special requested tasks. Chris is a true team player who is always on time, reliable and fun to work with. We are very blessed to have him as a part of our culinary team.


Kitchen Coordinator
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Joined the Cedar Lake Cellars team: August, 2017


Top three reasons why I love working at Cedar Lake Cellars:

  1. Close proximity to home
  2. The beauty and serenity here at Cedar Lake Cellars
  3. My co-workers

Favorite Cedar Lake Cellars’ Wine:
I come for the beer

Favorite Winery Memory:
The relationships I’ve built here

Most Impressive Hidden Talent:
Good at poker