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Growing up just outside of Sacramento, California, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Charles Smith began craving worldly travel at a young age due to his Welsh mother and French father. As soon as he had the chance, Charles decided to move to Denmark (for a “hot piece of a** i.e. a lady friend he met in the states). While in Scandinavia, Charles spent the next nine years managing rock bands and concert tours throughout Europe, including the famed Danish duo, The Ravonettes. Wining and dining while on the road became a catalyst for his passion of wine, which ultimately triggered the career he has today. In 1999, he moved back to the United States, specifically to the Pacific Northwest, opening a wine shop on Bainbridge Island, just across the Puget Sound from downtown Seattle. On a road trip in late 1999, he passed through the small town of Walla Walla and met a young Frenchman and winemaker. The two men discovered their common passion for great Syrah and Charles was eventually convinced to move to Walla Walla and make his own juice. In 2001, Charles released 330 cases of his first wine, the 1999 K Syrah. The Walla Walla Valley was now his home. After a devastating freeze in 2004, Charles brought to life a label he had once in a dream: House Wine. Low and behold, the label concept had never been created or trademarked, so Charles launched the legendary brand before selling it to Precept Brands in 2006. That same year, Charles started a second brand, Charles Smith Wines. The brand was themed as “The Modernist Project, which focuses on the way people generally consume wine today: immediately. The intent was (and still is) to create wines to be enjoyed now, but with true typicity of both the varietal and the vineyard. A self-taught winemaker, Charles is a true artisan and a pioneer in the wine world. In 2008, K Vintners was recognized by Wine & Spirits magazine as one of the “Best New Wineries of the Last Ten Years, and as “Winery of the Year in their annual buying guide. In 2009 Food & Wine magazine awarded Charles “Winemaker of the Year and in 2010 Seattle Magazine recognized Charles as their “Winemaker of the Year.

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• Wine Name
• Variety
• Vineyard
• Vintage

wine type	Name, Type, Locale	Year
Rosé	Substance Syrah Vineyard Collection Buckshot Vineyard (View Label Image) Rosé, USA, Washington	2023
White	Substance Chardonnay (View Label Image) White, USA, Washington	2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2009 2008 2007
White	Substance Pinot Gris (View Label Image) White, USA, Washington	2010 2009 2008 2007
White	Substance Riesling (View Label Image) White, USA, Washington	2012 2009 2008 2007
White	Substance Roussanne White, USA, Washington	2009
White	Substance Sauvignon Blanc (View Label Image) White, USA, Washington	2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2010 2009
White	Substance Sauvignon Blanc Super Substance Sunset Vineyard (View Label Image) White, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley	2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
White	Substance Viognier (View Label Image) White, USA, Washington	2014 2012 2009 2008
Red	Substance BX Klein Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley	2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Red	Substance Cabernet Franc (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington	2019 2018 2016 2015 2014 2010 2009 2008 2007
Red	Substance Cabernet Sauvignon (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington	2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 NV
Red	Substance Cabernet Sauvignon By Charles Smith (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley	2016
Red	Substance Cabernet Sauvignon Super Substance Jack's Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley	2017 2016 2015 2013
Red	Substance Cabernet Sauvignon Super Substance Stoneridge Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley	2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Red	Substance Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard Collection Jack's Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley	2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Red	Substance Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard Collection Powerline Estate (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley	2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Red	Substance Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard Collection Stoneridge Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley	2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Red	Substance Counoise Red, USA, Washington	2009 2007
Red	Substance Malbec (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington	2009 2008 2007 2006
Red	Substance Merlot (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington	2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Red	Substance Merlot Stoneridge Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley	2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2010 2009 2008 2007
Red	Substance Merlot Super Substance Stoneridge Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley	2013
Red	Substance Merlot Vineyard Collection Northridge Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Wahluke Slope	2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Red	Substance Pinot Noir Pn (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley	2022 2021 2020
Red	Substance Super Substance Bx Klein Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley	2019 2018 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Red	Substance Syrah (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington	2012 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Red	Substance Syrah SuGaSy (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington	2008
Red	Substance Syrah SuGaSy Reserve (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington	2008
Red	Substance Tempranillo (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington	2009
Red	Substance Vineyard Collection Klein Vineyard (View Label Image) Red, USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley	2018 2017 2016 2015 2014