Noir and Heintz Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah from the Heintz Ranch Vineyard, nestled in the hills of the Sonoma Coast growing region.  Heintz Ranch has been owned by the Heintz family for nearly 100 years.  Charles’ grandparents purchased the land in 1910 and grew crops such as berries, cherries, apples and other vegetables over many decades.  In the early 1900’s, the Heintz family planted a few acres of vineyard.  At prohibition, the grape vines were removed and replaced with apple orchards.  Apples stayed in production until the Chardonnay vineyard was planted in 1982. 

The Heintz family make wine under both the “Heintz” label as well as the “Dutch Bill Creek” label.  The Dutch Bill Creek name is in recognition of one of the early settlers of the town of Occidental, named William “Dutch Bill” Howard and the creek that was later named after him.  The  train on the  label is  representative  of the train  that used  to pass  through  the

harles  E. Heintz produces the  award winning  Dutch Bill Creek  Chardonnay and Pinot