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  • August 2005 - Click here for listing of Charles Creek Vineyard's tasting room and gallery in The Diablo Guide.
  • May 20, 2005 - Click here for "We get 30 to 50 people a day visiting our tasting rooms, Brinton says" as featured in Business Week Online.
  • May 17, 2005 - Click here for "McWilliams and Brinton both said that direct shipping to consumers is important business to smaller wineries in Sonoma Valley." as featured in The Sonoma Index-Tribune.
  • May 17, 2005 - Click here for "U.S. court rules wine OK by mail" as featured in Del Rio News-Herald.
  • May 17, 2005 - Click here for "We turn down a lot of direct wine sales everyday because of these laws," Brinton said." as featured in the Los Angeles Times.
  • April 15, 2005 - Click here for Charles Creek Vineyard's tasting room and gallery reviewed by Wine Country This Week.
  • March 8, 2005 - Click here for "Charles Creek Vineyard proprietors Bill and Gerry Brinton have opened a brand-new Plaza tasting room and gallery for Charles Creek Vineyard" as featured in The Sonoma Index Tribune.
  • January 19, 2005 - Click here for "When you think of winemaking if ever you do, what images come to mind?" as featured in The Dispatch.
  • January 14, 2005 - Click here for "Virtual winery pops cork...Can a few people make a winery? Charles Creek thinks so" as featured in San Francisco Business Times.

Press Releases

  • December 7, 2004 - Click here for “Charles Creek Vineyard Releases 2003 Las Abuelas Hyde Chardonnay”
  • October 4, 2004 - Click here for “Charles Creek Vineyard Releases 2002 Miradero Merlot”
  • February 11, 2004 - Click here for “La Sorpresa” is Spanish for “The Surprise” … And, Charles Creek Vineyard has created another special Chardonnay from the Sangiacomo Vineyard (Carneros) …
  • July 22, 2003 - Click here for the 2003 California State Fair Wine Competition results
  • April 21, 2003 - Click here for ~ New Release ~ The best of the best is bottled, again…
  • January 10, 2003 - Click here for "A Key Opportunity For A Few… in a climate of over-production"
  • January 2, 2003 - Click here for "New Release ~The best of the best is bottled again…Vista del Halcon, 2001 Hawk Hill Chardonnay"
  • October 23, 2002 - Click here for The Newest Rising Star in the Valley of the Moon ~ Charles Creek Vineyard ~ Agricultural roots give birth to viticultural expressions…

Click here to download printable tasting notes on all our current releases.


Click here to download an editable, printable Word file with logo containing the statement below. You can use this with any information you want to add as a trade handout:


"Bill and Gerry Brinton founded Charles Creek Vineyard in 2002 with the goal of creating outstanding wines at an exceptional value. Specializing in high quality Chardonnay, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon from great vineyard sources in the Sonoma and Napa valleys, Charles Creek produces wines that are food friendly, fruit driven, and easily paired with the courses of a meal. Since its inception, Charles Creek has garnered numerous awards for its groundbreaking approach to crafting wines. A descendant of John Deere, Bill Brinton operates Charles Creek according to the principles of value, integrity, and quality."


  • The Charles Creek Trade Kit is for Distributors, Brokers, Sales Managers, On-Premise Accounts, Off-Premise Accounts.

    Due to the size of the files we offer our Trade Kit in two parts: Click here for part one of our Trade Kit
    Click here for part two of our Trade Kit
  • Click here for a complete Press Kit for Wine Writers, Reporters, and Reviewers

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