Jeff Yates
President, Wine Buyer
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(707) 963-7888
Jeff Yates is the St. Helena Wine Merchant's expert on the wines of California. He has owned the business since 1983, and he joined the staff full-time in 1999. He is currently writing a book on California Wine, to be published in 2010.
Eric Carpenter
Senior Sales Associate, Wine Man
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Eric Carpenter has been working with the St. Helena Wine Merchants since 2006. Before that his career as a Sommelier began while in college. Eric was employed by a 4 Diamond restaurant
with an incredible wine program. This enabled him to start an education in the
wine industry. In the past 11 years Eric has acquired several Sommelier Certifications
and is currently pursuing the Master of Wine certification.

1996 Peter Michael Winery Les Pavots Proprietary Red Wine
2003 Bond Melbury Proprietary Red Wine
1990 BV, Georges de Latour, Cabernet Sauvignon
2003 Colgin IX Estate Red