Carol Shelton Wines

Capo Creek Winery

Nestled in the heart of the beautiful Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County, the Capo Creek Ranch is a peaceful oasis from the hectic pace of everyday life. We chose the musical “capo” logo to reflect our return to a life that focuses on life’s simplest of pleasures, from the clear melodic sounds of songbirds […]
Buena Vista Winery

Only in California would the state’s first premium winery be founded by a Hungarian Count and branded with a Spanish name, using grapevines sourced from across Europe. Progressive, international, diverse, visionary…makes perfect sense! And, the entrepreneurial spirit is very much alive and well at Buena Vista, where French winery scion and California wine promoter Jean […]
Brown Estate

Brazin Cellars

Brazin lives for the excitement of discovering Zinfandel’s bold, adventurous beauty. Our Zinfandel is crafted from family-owned, head-trained vines that are 40-100 years old. The unique combination of warm days and cool nights, sandy loam soils and old vines foster smaller sized berries. These lower yields lead to the unrivaled flavor found in Brazin Zinfandel […]
Black Sears Estate Wines

You would be well-advised to change out those Manolo Blahniks and Gucci’s for the Timberlands if you’re trekking to the crest of Howell Mountain and Black Sears Winery on a Zinfandel Trail quest. The mountain experience and profound wines that you will find at Black Sears are more than worth the extra effort to get […]
Berryessa Gap Vineyards

Berryessa Gap is a multi-layered heritage story: immigrants, pioneers, farmers, and entrepreneurs…California Zinfandel in a nutshell! Berryessa Gap’s family connection to the land runs deep with farming roots from both Spanish and German ancestry in Winters, Yolo County. Wait…Winters? Yolo? Consult the map to get a bead on Winters. It’s that historic old west farming […]
Beran Wines

For Beran (pronounced ‘baron’), we rely on new vineyards along with old-vine plantings. We are honored to work with some of the most world renowned multi-generation Zin growers in Sonoma County, Napa Valley, Mendocino County, the desolate Sierra foothills of Amador County and other notable Zin regions. For instance, the Saini family has been growing […]
Bella Vineyards and Wine Caves

When making your Zinfandel pilgrimage to the Dry Creek Valley wineries, Bella better be on your short list of stops! Century-old vines, check. Gold standard Zins, check. Tastings in the cave or under ancient olive trees, check. Bella is a small, family-owned winery founded and operated by Scott and Lynn Adams who specialize in ancient […]
Bella Grace Vineyards
