Start your adventure at Charles R and follow the Livermore Valley Wine Country Painted Barrel Trail, sampling great wines, and admiring the original artwork from a wide array of artists painted on wine barrels.

Charles R Plein Air Patio Painter’s Lorraine Wells, Cheri Newkirk, Dorothy Maestas, Mary Jane Hassman and Bonnie Bartlett joined together to paint the Charles R wine barrel on display in our Tasting Room.

The barrels will be on display February 1st through Barrel Tasting Weekend, March 10-11. You can participate in the Painted Barrel Raffle, and bring a one of a kind barrel home, along with a case of wine! You can purchase raffle tickets in the participating winery tasting rooms, or in the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association’s office.