Profile
Charlie & Echo Winery is a vibrant and innovative boutique winery that has carved a unique niche in the world of winemaking. Based in San Diego, California, this winery distinguishes itself by its adventurous approach to crafting unconventional, small-batch wines. Founded by husband-and-wife duo, Eric Van Drunen and Felicia Campbell, Charlie & Echo Winery embraces creativity and experimentation, often utilizing lesser-known grape varieties and innovative winemaking techniques. Their portfolio boasts an array of intriguing wines, including carbonic maceration-style reds and distinct orange wines. The winery’s dedication to sustainability is evident in their eco-conscious practices and commitment to producing wines with minimal intervention. With a contemporary and inviting tasting room, Charlie & Echo offers visitors the opportunity to discover and appreciate wines that challenge traditional norms while celebrating the artistry of winemaking.
Our 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.
And we like to have fun.
Natural
We make our wines relying only on the naturally occurring microbiome, with as little intervention as possible and no 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.
Urban
We’re a fully functioning winery – just located in the city instead of the country.
Beyond Wine
While our wines are purist, we also love creating wine beverages – mimosas, sangrias, amaros. We make all kinds of crazy.
Woman Veteran Owned
That’d be Charlie. Feel free to call her Sarge.
Beyond Carbon Neutral
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).