Charles Finkel, Date of Birth

Charles Finkel

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1943

Profession: businessperson, designer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Charles Finkel (born September 25, 1943) is a designer, entrepreneur, artist and founder of Bon-Vin, Merchant du Vin, and The Pike Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington.
Charles began marketing wines from small family owned California wineries in the 1970s and was the first to market the wines of Washington State throughout the country.
In an article in Wines and Vines Magazine in 1970, Finkel was the first to use the term "boutique wines" to describe small, family owned wines of quality.
He was the first importer to introduce Belgian beer along with craft beers from England, Scotland, Belgium, France, Norway, and Germany to America through Merchant du Vin.
He designed the labels for beers including Ayinger Celebrator, Samuel Smith Celebrated Oatmeal Stout, Organic Chocolate Stout, Imperial Stout and Winter Welcome, Lindeman's Cuvée René, and Pike Brewing Company.
In 2011, Draft Magazine named Charles as one of 10 Beer Innovators.
He is married to Rose Ann Finkel, Vice President of Pike Brewing Company.