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A paroled crack cocaine dealer with a taste for fine wine has been arrested on suspicion of stealing $40,000 worth of ultra-premium vintages from some of the most prestigious wineries in Sonoma and Napa counties. Eugene Charles Harris, 32, was described yesterday as a cordial, soft- spoken wine sophisticate by those who knew him at North Bay limousine companies where he worked as a chauffeur. But Sonoma County Sheriff's detective Mark Essick has a different view. "He's basically an auto thief, drug doper and wine connoisseur," said Essick, who said Harris targeted upscale wineries - from Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma County to several along the Silverado Trail in Napa County. Harris, who was arrested Friday at his apartment in Petaluma, used credit card numbers culled from wealthy limousine customers he took on tours through the Wine Country, investigators said. He then allegedly used those credit card numbers to make telephone purchases from the wineries by posing as a visiting businessman who wanted to order some premium wines for his boss. In most cases, Essick said, Harris told the wineries he would send a courier service to fetch the wine. The courier service turned out to be Harris dressed up in a light blue shirt, cap and jacket with the courier logo. After his arrest, detectives found 743 bottles of wine - mainly expensive cabernets, merlots and chardonnay - stacked in his closet and in the back of his Dodge Ram pickup. They also found copies of Napa and Sonoma County Wine Tour Books -- with stars by the wineries he allegedly scammed, Essick said. In addition, detectives seized 53 receipts that listed limousine clients' credit card numbers. "It looks like he is missing two cases of wine," Essick said. "I can speculate he traded, sold or drank them." Harris remained in jail last night in lieu of $20,000 bail. The state has also ordered him held on suspicion of violating parole. Officials with the Department of Corrections say Harris' criminal history includes five years in lockup at a prison in Soledad. Sonoma County Deputy District Attorney Barry McBride said Harris was charged with commercial burglary, credit card fraud, grand theft and possession of stolen property. He is scheduled to be arraigned on additional charges on Monday. "His exposure now is in excess of five years in state prison," McBride said. Essick said Harris allegedly had made the first $3,500 purchase of eight cases last Belstaff Mujer month at Ferrari-Carano in the Dry Creek Valley. That was followed early this month by a $7,000 purchase from Jordan Winery and a $3,100 order from Rodney Strong Vineyards. Later, Essick said, the parolee allegedly used the same approach to bilk Napa County wineries, including Pine Ridge, Silverado Vineyards, Clos Du Val, J. Schram, Schramsburg, Chateau Montelena, Caymus Vineyards, Lokoya, Cuvaison and Steltzener. Authorities were alerted to the crime by Jordan Winery after Harris allegedly purchased seven 1.5 liter bottles of cabernet, worth about $280 apiece, and seven MBT Shoes other cases. Winery employee Carrie White said she had gotten a call from one Bay Area credit card holder who questioned $900 Adidas Sale worth of wine purchases. The winery immediately contacted authorities, giving them Harris' cell phone number, his description and his courier alias, "Gino." His employers at California Wine Tours Limousine Service in Sonoma, where he worked from April 2000 until March, and Beau Limousine in Novato, where he drove tours from March until April, painted another picture. "He was articulate, soft-spoken, well-mannered guy who seemed to be very knowledgeable about wine," said owner Will Beaugien.He didn't rip me off, but he tarnished our reputation." fitflop sale