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Best of Class and Double Gold for 2005 Karma Zin at 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Competition!
The 2005 Karma Zin has won a Double Gold and Best of Class (for Zins between $25-$35) at the January 2009 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.  We also won a Gold for the 2006 Black Magic Late Harvest Zinfandel, and a ton of silvers. 

 This is the largest judging of American Wines in the world, with 4,736 entries this year.  You can check out the total results at:  http://winejudging.com/medal_winners_2009/index.html
Also, the Awards tasting for this judging will be on February 28th at Fort Mason...and we will be there!  You can buy tickets at: 
http://www.winejudging.com/event_tickets.htm      It costs $60 per person in advance, but there are so many new wineries and unheard-of wines, plus they offer cooking demos and samples, since it is a enefit for the Santa Rosa Jr. College's Culinary Arts and Wine Programs--I hope you can join us!

2006 Zins get rave reviews from Connoisseur's Guide to CA Wines
A whopping three wines received 2 Puffs out of three possible (equates to a score of over 90pts.) and two received 1 puff---WOW!  Thanks, guys!

Winemaker of the Competition
Carol Shelton was selected Winemaker of the Competiton at the 2008 North of the Gate Wine Competition.

Winery of the Year Award
Carol Shelton Wines was awarded Winery of the Year at the 2008 Riverside International Wine Competition.
March 2010
DAY EVENT
05 - 07
Wine Road Barrel Tasting Weekends
March 5th, 2010 - March 7th, 2010 
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
This year we will be offering tastes and futures sales on our first ever (drum roll please…) white Rhone blend (Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, and Viognier), the spicy-yummy 2008 Karma Zin, and our third vintage of 2008 Rockpile Reserve Petite Sirah! Add to that a sample of delicious warm stew from Greg Hallihan and some acoustic tunes from our buddy Ray Garcia and you have the start of a beautiful relationship…er, day in the Wine Country.

To join in the fun, contact the Wine Road for tickets at wineroad.com. Order your tickets now and make Carol Shelton Wines your check-in point to start your barrel tasting adventure!


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Wine Road Barrel Tasting Weekends
March 12th, 2010 - March 14th, 2010 
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
This year we will be offering tastes and futures sales on our first ever (drum roll please…) white Rhone blend (Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, and Viognier), the spicy-yummy 2008 Karma Zin, and our third vintage of 2008 Rockpile Reserve Petite Sirah! Add to that a sample of delicious warm stew from Greg Hallihan and some acoustic tunes from our buddy Ray Garcia and you have the start of a beautiful relationship…er, day in the Wine Country.

To join in the fun, contact the Wine Road for tickets at wineroad.com. Order your tickets now and make Carol Shelton Wines your check-in point to start your barrel tasting adventure!

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"Symposia" at the Kahala Resort, Honolulu, HI
March 13th, 2010 
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
12 ultra-premium wineries will pair with several top Kahala restaurants to serve wine and food in a lovely garden, beachfront setting.

Only $50 per person for this amazing event. Attendence is very limited (only 200 people). For reservations, call 808-739-8760.

FYI - Kahala was just named in the current Wine Spectator as one of three top Hawaii getaways!!  Tempting...


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Family Winemakers Tasting in San Diego
March 14th, 2010 
Consumer Tasting at Del Mar Fairgrounds, Wyland Center.  For more info and tickets go to:  http://familywinemakers.org/tastings/tastings.cfm
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Grape Wine Bar Tasting, Las Vegas, NV
March 24th, 2010 
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
We'll be pouring our wines at one of Grape's in-store tastings.  If you live in or will be in the Las Vegas area, come on by!

Grape is located at the Town Square Mall, 6599 Las Vegas Blvd. So. - 702-220-4727

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Winemaker Dinner at Tommy Bahamas - Town Square Las Vegas
March 25th, 2010 
6:00 pm
We are very excited to host this Winemaker's Dinner at one of Las Vegas' premier restaurants.

Contact the restaurant at 702-948-8006 for details, or to reserve your spot for this memorable evening of wine & food.

Tommy Bahamas
Town Square Las Vegas
6635 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89119
702-948-8006



April 2010
DAY EVENT
03
Bev Mo In-Store Tastings - Sacramento Area
April 3rd, 2010 
12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
We'll be pouring at the Arden store from 12 - 3 p.m. and the Roseville store from 4 - 7 p.m.
If you are in the area, stop by and say hello!

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Pick of the Vine Wine Tasting & Auction
April 10th, 2010 
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Pick of the Vine Wine Tasting and Auction - 23nd year. Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to enjoy wine and food from over 50 Sonoma County wineries, restaurants and caterers.
Along fabulous food and wine, there will be music, and a live and silent auction. Auction items include collector wines, winemaker's dinner, orginal art, baskets, gift certificates and much more.

For more information and tickets go to www.senioradvocacyservices.org and click on their Links/Events button.


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ZAP Tasting in Denver, CO
April 15th, 2010 
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us as we pour our award-winning Zins at Mile High Station. For details or to purchase tickets, go to the Zinfandel Advocates and Producers website.

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ZAP Tasting in Orange County, CA
April 18th, 2010 
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Taste our award-winning Zinfandels at The Palm Garden at the Island Hotel. For details on this event or to purchase tickets, please go to the Zinfandel Advocates and Producers website.


August 2010
DAY EVENT
22
Family Winemakers Tasting in San Francisco
August 22nd, 2010 
Join us, along with other family owned and operated-wineries, as we pour our new and current release wines at Fort Mason along the pier in San Francisco. For details or tickets, click here to for the Family Winemakers web site.


CS Carol Shelton Wines
Sonoma County, CA
Phone: (707) 575-3441
Fax: (707) 575-0245
wines@carolshelton.com