Jay Weatherill is the Executive Director of the Napa Valley Register, one of the nation’s leading wine publications. He was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1959. As a young man he studied philosophy at school in England, and after graduating in 1980 he began working as a journalist in Greece. He returned to California to work for NBC until 1988 when he moved to Napa Valley
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After spending much of his time working in wine bars around Napa Valley, Jay started his own wine business in 2000. Jay was also the founder of the Napa Valley Wine Auction, the first online wine auction that enabled buyers to buy directly from wineries without having to travel to California. In 2003 he was named one of the top ten winemakers of Napa Valley by Wine Enthusiast Magazine and as a result won awards from Vinous and Wine Spectator.
In 2006 he opened The Wine Bar Located on Main Street in St Helena, serving up artisanal cheeses along with a menu featuring local produce and charcuterie from local purveyors.