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We hosted a great local event and tasting of some wines with great ' old cars eye candy' from WCCC. We served Muy Bonito and Pinot Noir, our Pinot Grigio and Las Patolitas chardonnay to the asembled 35 classic car tourers for a little refreshment on their way to lunch at the local BBQ hangout, Blue Grass in Glen Elen.

We trailed them down there with a few more bottles in tow, the… Continue

Gerry and I got drafted to pour the Jazz Plus Event Last Night. And I am glad there is a draft. We heard some great music and ran into lots of friends and met a whole lot of new folks who loved the wines we were pouring. We poured some of our favorites, Las Patolitas 2006 and the Pasiones cabernet sauvignon 2005, which is just drinking wonderfully.

Both are locally grown and are still available although… Continue

Charles Creek attended the fifth annual RAP Pink Out event at Butterfly Restaurant in San Francisco a couple of days ago. What an event. Many shades of pink abounded. I even wore a pink shirt as did our sales manager David. My pictures are going to be posted soon. Another great event that is designed to take the tarnish from rose, We love it but many disparage the wine, thinking it not really in the same class as a cabernet or great chardonnay. On a hot day, nothing could be further from the… Continue

Excerpt from a letter to Charles Creek Vineyards:



Dear Charles Creek team,



I just wanted to let you know that we had a wonderful time at your tasting room in Sonoma in April. My boyfriend and I were on a trip from San Francisco to Hood River, OR and decided to do some wine tasting while in Sonoma. I had been to a few places in Napa before, but never did I experience such a friendly and experienced staff member who knew so many… Continue

Play Part 1: Origins of CCV and wine making

Play Part 2: CCV Tasting Room, their favorite CCV wines and the state of Merlot today

Play Part 3: This winter's… Continue