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East Bay Times, Around Livermore: Mixing barrel art with Winetasting
Bonnie Bartlett, who co-owns Charles R. Winery with her husband, painted the Winery’s barrel with friends from an art class. She invited everyone out to the winery, and she admits the painting took a lot longer than expected. Read article here.
East Bay Times, Around Livermore: Art, wine a perfect pairing for some
For Bonnie Bartlett, who owns Charles R Vineyards along with her husband Charles Richard Bartlett, an old oak tree that sits in her backyard is a beacon of inspiration. It is the same tree that graces the winery’s labels, sketched by Bartlett herself. “I just took it (the sketch) to the label company and gave them that,” she said. They’ve been using it since the beginning. Read article here.