Join us after Masses: Saturday 6 PM ; Sunday 10 AM and 12 PM.
Push to 300 Wells
Join us this upcoming weekend. We are a few days away from our annual fundraising event at St John Vianney Church in Kirkland, WA.
Wine tasing and sales immediately following the 5PM Mass on Saturday, and the 9AM and 11AM Masses on Sunday. Join us to support clean water projects in Ghana!
Join us on our push for 300 wells.
Pre-order Wine For Water Access Now's Upcoming Event
Planning to join WAN September 24th & 25th or October 8th & 9th?
Pre-order from Water from Wine, select pick-up Tacoma/Point Ruston (rather than ship) and you can pick-up your order during the event!
Two of these bundles are Pre-Order Only, prior to the event because they include special vintages which will not be available at the event!
Proceeds from bottle sales will also support Water Access Now's general fund toward clean water in Northern Ghana! Order today!
August 2022 - Water Access Now Report
2022 Delegation Update
The 2022 Water Access Now delegation recently returned from a trip to communities in Ghana. Watch the videos below with updates from the communities in Nangbal and Gbangi, Ghana.
WAN December 2021 Progress Report
Read our full December 2021 progress report by clicking the image below.
News Ghana: December 2021
News Ghana reports, “The three Limited Mechanised Water Systems which were constructed at the cost of $75,000 were funded by Water Access Now, a US-based charity organization.
According to CRS Ghana, the US-based charity organization Water Access Now has financed 208 water points in Northern Ghana in the past nine years.” Read the full article here.
October 2021 Progress Report - Water Access Now
Charlie Hoppes - Meet the WAN Label Wine Maker
Charlie Hoppes, creator of Water From Wine Cab Sauv that bears the WATER ACCESS NOW label
No wonder the 2014 was named "the best $30 bottle of cab sauv in the region" in 2017 Seattle Times article.
Charlie Hoppes first became interested in winemaking shortly after he married in the summer of 1982, while he was working for Boeing as an Industrial Engineer. Charlie had purchased a home winemaking kit and began his ongoing curiosity to experiment with different varieties of vinifera.
In 1983, while White Riesling was abundant and very popular, Charlie purchased some grapes to start his winemaking venture at the home of his father-in-law, Daniel Fidelis O’Neill. A portion of this family name, Fidelis, had been carried for four generations and later became the origin of the name for Charlie’s family-owned winery: Fidelitas.
Charlie’s interest in grape growing and winemaking continued to grow, and with positive encouragement from his wife and others in the wine industry, he decided to make a shift. Charlie was accepted and began coursework at the renowned Viticulture and Enology program at University of California-Davis in 1985.
Upon graduation in 1988, Charlie received job offers from several Washington winery groups. He took his first position that summer with Langguth/Saddle Mountain, providing a hands-on learning experience that propelled him forward in his winemaking career. In 1990, he accepted an invitation from the then Head Winemaker, Mike Januik, to serve as Assistant Winemaker at Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville.
In 1993 Charlie advanced to Head Red Winemaker at Chateau Ste. Michelle’s newest facility, Canoe Ridge, near Paterson, WA. At that time, Canoe Ridge was producing 300,000 cases annually. Working with reserve wine production at Canoe Ridge gave Charlie the opportunity to assist with the first two vintages of Col Solare in 1995 and 1996. He continued as the Head Red Winemaker for Chateau Ste. Michelle through the 1998 vintage.
In the winter of 1999, Charlie moved on with the hope of eventually creating his own brand. He was asked to help start Three Rivers Winery in Walla Walla where he stayed through the summer of 2002. In 2000, Charlie launched his own label, Fidelitas, beginning with 375 cases of Optu Red Wine, which remains in his award-winning product line. Today, Charlie focuses the Fidelitas portfolio on Red Mountain AVA, from which he handcrafts a variety of Bordeaux-styled red and white wines.
Charlie Hoppes now creates 6500 cases annually under the Fidelitas label. His consulting winemaking business, Vinaceus, dba Wine Boss, includes a team of winemakers who oversee production for a number of smaller Washington wineries.
Charlie Hoppes completed his 30th harvest in Washington State in 2017. He was named Winemaker of the Year by Seattle Magazine in 2013, and served on the Red Mountain AVA Alliance Board from 2015 through 2017. Charlie Hoppes is a member of the Washington Winegrowers Association and the American Society for Enology and ViticultureWonder
50 Case Challenge
Join us for our major 2021 fundraising event. If Water Access Now can sell 50 cases of wine, Water From Wine will donate $50 per bottle directly to us.
Join us on November 14 from a drive-thru fundraiser:
10AM-1PM on November 14 at Holy Family, Kirkland, WA
2PM-4PM on November 14 at Mary Queen of Peace, Sammamish, WA
This is an unsolicited testimonial from case buyer, Jane and Bob Roe: “The holidays are approaching and what better way to celebrate Thanksgiving than to share a bottle of wine that actually provides clean WATER to those in need!?!
FROM NOW UNTIL Dec. 31st, 2021, the vintner is offering an additional $20 donation for every bottle of the Cabernet Sauvignon purchased once 50 cases+ are sold. This bottle costs you $30 but $50 will be donated to Water Access Now.
Water Access Now brings sustainable water to villages in Ghana with the most urgent need. They believe that practical solutions and real relationships are the formula for success.”
Let’s do the math…every $30 award winning bottle of Cab Sauv sold results in up to $50 per bottle donation to Water Access Now.
A well costs about $6000, one case brings in up to $600! Water From Wine donates 100% of proceeds from all wine made with grapes from their own vineyard to clean water projects.
