the winery
We’re an urban winery in San Diego producing natural, craft wine from local vineyards.
We’re on a mission to produce wines that exemplify San Diego.
Not only its terroir, but its cuisine, culture, and lifestyle.
We’re small, independent, innovative, and care about everything we make.
urban
We’re a fully functioning winery – just located in the city instead of the country.
natural
We make our wines using only naturally occurring yeast, and as little processing as possible to preserve the wine’s authentic character, without any chemical “corrections”,
local
We source from vineyards in San Diego County – the oldest and newest wine region in California. We love making wine from the area in which we live.
exemplify
We embrace the Old World concept of wine being not only a reflection of where it is grown, but of the entire culture, lifestyle, and cuisine of the people living there.
the people
Yes, there are a Charlie and an Echo.
charlie
Charlie has traveled the world.
Bargained in exotic bazaars.
Been inked by an octopus.
Stared down machine gun yielding militias.
Eaten boa constrictor.
She's the most interesting woman in the world.
Clara Van Drunen
Funny part is, that's all true.
echo
Echo is a physics grad school drop out.
He used to study charmonium.
He used to be smart.
Now he makes wine.
Eric Van Drunen
Again, that's all true. Just not nearly as interesting.
the environment
Hey, we all live here.
We’re happy to be a member of 1% for the Planet, and give 1% of our sales back to the environment — whether or not we are profitable.
With every vintage, we offset the complete carbon footprint of our wines, from grape growing, to wine making, packaging, and transportation.
Then, with every bottle or can you buy, we use a portion of the sale to obtain even more carbon offsets. Simply put, every purchase you make of Charlie & Echo has a positive impact on our climate (not just neutral).
In addition to our global environmental efforts, we’ve partnered with I Love A Clean San Diego because, well, we love a clean San Diego – but they also do a lot more. Check them out.
the social media
Links to our social media to keep up on the latest are below. We love reviews, but prefer getting reviews on Google if you’re going to pick one.
the news
Some media coverage of our efforts.
San Diego Magazine
Going au Naturel More...
West Coaster
Twenty to Watch in 2020 More...
The Grapevine
Winemakers & Brewers Collaborate on Hopped Up Wines and Sour Beer More...
San Diego Reader
The character driven wines of Charlie & Echo More...
Forbes
5 Sparkling Red American Wines Ideal For Tonight’s Dinner More...
Dallas Wine Chick
San Diego’s Wine Region: Overcoming My Own Misperceptions More...
About Town
RIPE FOR HARVEST. Wine down, urban style. More...
SD Voyager
Meet Eric Van Drunen of Charlie & Echo in Miramar More...
Edible San Diego
Charlie & Echo More...
Grape-Nutz
Southern California Wine Tour More...
Pacific Magazine
Miralani Makers District is all about the craft More...
the assets
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