Carol Shelton Wines

California (CA), United States
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Carol Shelton Wines is a U.S. producer that has accumulated 344 medals over 12 years of competition, showing consistent strength across silver, gold, and best-of-class accolades.

Signature style

Expect ripe, fruit-forward expressions typical of California warmth, often with layered spice and generous oak influence.

Notable distinction

The house has earned 16 Best of Class awards, signaling top-tier recognition among its peers.

What to look for

Focus on bottlings that have secured Best of Class or Double Gold status for the clearest expression of the winery’s medal-winning form.

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Medal Resume

Best Of Class
24
Double Gold
50
Gold
150
Silver
241
Bronze
57
522 medals across 1 competition

Winery in Numbers

Total medals 522
Wines tracked 523
Competitions entered 1
Years active 2015–2026
Most decorated Zinfandel
Highest honor Best Of Class
Regional rank #2 in California (CA)
National rank #14 in United States
Medal Score
1631.0

Top Wines

Wine Vintage Varietal Medals Score
Zinfandel 2017 Zinfandel 1 8.0
Unknown 2021 — 1 8.0
Unknown 2021 — 1 8.0
Unknown 2020 — 1 8.0
Zinfandel 2020 Zinfandel 1 8.0
Petite Sirah 2018 Petite Sirah 1 8.0
Zinfandel 2021 Zinfandel 1 8.0
Coquille Rouge 2023 Coquille Rouge 1 8.0
Zinfandel 2017 Zinfandel 1 8.0
Unknown 2021 — 1 8.0
Unknown 2021 — 1 8.0
Unknown 2020 — 1 8.0
Zinfandel 2020 Zinfandel 1 8.0
Petite Sirah 2018 Petite Sirah 1 8.0
Zinfandel 2021 Zinfandel 1 8.0
Coquille Rouge 2023 Coquille Rouge 1 8.0
Zinfandel 2017 Zinfandel 1 8.0
Unknown 2021 — 1 8.0
Unknown 2021 — 1 8.0
Unknown 2020 — 1 8.0

Showing top 20 of 523 wines. Use the API to search all wines from Carol Shelton Wines.

Competition History

2026
51 medals
2025
42 medals (9 DG, 15 G)
2024
60 medals (9 DG, 12 G)
2023
45 medals
2022
54 medals (3 DG, 15 G)
2021
51 medals (6 DG, 18 G)
2020
39 medals
2019
27 medals
2018
24 medals (8 DG)
2017
48 medals (3 DG, 27 G)
2016
48 medals (6 DG, 9 G)
2015
33 medals (6 DG, 3 G)

Regional Standing

Rank in California (CA)
#1 V. Sattui Winery Score: 4054.0
#2 Carol Shelton Wines Score: 1631.0
#3 Benziger Family Winery Score: 1439.0 #4 Imagery Estate Winery Score: 1348.0

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