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We’re Rive Gauche [“reev / GŌHsh”], a purveyor of mindfully made wines in the state of GA.

Totally convinced by wine’s ability to enliven any situation—the momentous night out, the home-cooked meal, the raucous Sunday brunch turned all-day affair—we’ve made it not only our business but our life’s pursuit to understand why it tastes the way it tastes. The bottles in this book have made a significant impact on us as drinkers and as humans, which is why we have endeavored to bring them home and make them accessible to folks in our local community, too. In doing so, we also aim to support the people who contribute their hard work and sensibility—the winemakers, farmers, pruners, pickers and forklift drivers—so that they can keep doing what they do: capture the essence of a place in liquid form.

Carson Demmond

Carson got into the sommelier game the way most do: by bussing tables, cutting the literal cheese, wandering vineyards in France and reading every piece of wine literature she could get her hands on. After manning the cellar at New York City’s The Modern, she directed Wine & Spirits Magazine’s tastings department, worked for a forward-thinking Bordelais négoce, picked grapes in Arbois, and wrote for PUNCH, Food & Wine, Decanter, Vogue.com and SevenFifty Daily, returning to her Atlanta roots to bring up her two children in the warmth of southern hospitality.

Cullen Leonard

Cullen is an Atlanta native and habitually heartbroken Falcons fan. His wine training started quietly while in college, but the real addiction did not take hold until his first post-grad position at Amangiri Resort in Utah (Google it). After returning south, Cullen began sommelier training in earnest while managing Hillwood Country Club in Nashville. He joins the Rive Gauche team after spending a few years as the pre-COVID manager at Staplehouse.

Jeremiah Odom

Born in Atlanta, raised in Seattle, Jeremiah returned to Georgia in 2013. Under the tutelage of some of the city’s best chefs and sommeliers, he learned to not be satisfied with anything less than soulful and hopes to now share those values with others through wine. Jeremiah also spends time throughout the year consulting as a pole vault coach with Atlanta Public Schools.

Chad White

Chad started training as a sommelier while in college in Arizona and became the Beverage Manager at Talavera at Four Seasons at just 22 years old. A transition to wine retail landed him a regional buying position for Whole Foods. He joined the Rive Gauche team after three years overseeing the Peachtree location of Sherlock’s Wine Merchant. In his spare time, Chad can be found throwing dinner parties on his rooftop or attempting ambitious recipes from The Great British Baking Show.

Nathan Huffstetler

Nathan has worked in restaurants his whole life, from washing dishes at 14 to managing some of Atlanta’s most revered dining rooms. In 2013, he moved to Napa Valley for a position at The Restaurant at Meadowood and spent his free time working in vineyards and on bottling lines. He returned to purchase a homestead south of Atlanta, eventually settling in as Wine Director for Staplehouse, where he started seeing many of his favorite wines come into Georgia through Rive Gauche Wine Co..

Jordan Lovemoore

Born in Houston, Jordan drove right past Atlanta to Columbia, SC before eventually settling here. In Columbia she fell in love with the art of the cocktail, becoming the Bar Manager at the city’s first farm-to-table restaurant. With that company, she moved to Atlanta as the opening Beverage Director for the multi-outlet Hotel Clermont and is now thrilled to be representing Rive Gauche’s dynamic portfolio. When not working she is invariably spending time with the lights of her life: her wife, two dogs, and giant cat.

Julie Perkins

Julie Perkins joined the Rive Gauche Wine Co. team after a long stint as the wine manager for J’s Bottle Shop. In addition to her role as Athens-area sales rep, Julie is a licensed massage therapist and self-proclaimed “psychology hound” and co-hosts Normal School of Wine the Podcast, where she shares her love for mindfully made wines from independent vintners with a large audience of enthusiasts from Georgia and beyond.

Caleb Brown

Having grown up in the eminently hospitable town of Savannah, Caleb has been working in the food and beverage industry for as long as he can remember. After a five-year stint behind the bars of Hugh Acheson’s restaurants in Athens and Atlanta, he worked harvests at wineries in the Sonoma and Willamette Valleys. When not pontificating about the necessity of sustainable agriculture, he can usually be found in the woods with his dog or seeking out the best bowl of noodles within a twenty-mile radius.

Cody Eichelberger

Cody was born on the Georgia coast and has never felt at home elsewhere. He developed a passion for wine, spirits and food while working in the service industry and broadened his palate during years spent living in Atlanta and Washington D.C.. (No one forgets the first time they try authentic Thai food with an epic bottle of German Riesling.) Inevitably, he felt the pull of his hometown of Savannah and its burgeoning food scene, finding work alongside talented sommeliers at The Grey, HUSK and Atlantic. Cody has an intense love of nature, which fuels his interest in how grape vines grow but which also keeps him ever-near the water—whether kayaking, swimming, or surfing.

Could be You…

We’re growing and looking for motivated individuals with a passion for wine or strong desire to learn about it. Get in touch and tell us a little about your strong suits (driving, sales, logistics, etc.). And remember: lifting heavy cases of wine and spitting are regular workplace occurrences.

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