The Winery Carol Shelton of North Coast of California

Winery Carol Shelton
The winery offers 39 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 3001 of the estates of California.
It is located in North Coast in the region of California
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The Winery Carol Shelton is one of the best wineries to follow in North Coast.. It offers 39 wines for sale in of North Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Carol Shelton wines

Looking for the best Winery Carol Shelton wines in North Coast among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Carol Shelton wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Carol Shelton wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Winery Carol Shelton

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Carol Shelton

How Winery Carol Shelton wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), moroccan style leg of lamb or strong cheese in the lyon style.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Carol Shelton

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Carol Shelton. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or black fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Carol Shelton

  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Carol Shelton.

  • Zinfandel

Discovering the wine region of North Coast

The wine region of North Coast is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 484 estates and châteaux in the of North Coast, producing 798 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of North Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Carol Shelton

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Carol Shelton

How Winery Carol Shelton wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of goat cheese and spinach lasagne, pork colombo or squid rings with tomato.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Carol Shelton

On the nose the white wine of Winery Carol Shelton. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Carol Shelton. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Carol Shelton

  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.88/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Carol Shelton.

  • Viognier
  • Roussanne
  • Marsanne
  • Grenache Blanc
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Petite Sirah

The top red wines of Winery Carol Shelton

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Carol Shelton

How Winery Carol Shelton wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, lamb tagine with prunes and dried fruits or nachos (chicken).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Carol Shelton

On the nose the red wine of Winery Carol Shelton. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Carol Shelton. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Carol Shelton

  • 2016With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.92/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Carol Shelton.

  • Zinfandel
  • Petite Sirah
  • Carignan
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Viognier
  • Alicante Bouschet

The word of the wine: Consistency

In tasting, it is the equivalent of chewing (the chewiness of a tannic red wine is also mentioned). We then speak of firmness, fluidity, softness, hardness, and why not the crunchiness of an early wine by reference to the grape.

The top pink wines of Winery Carol Shelton

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Carol Shelton

How Winery Carol Shelton wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or goat cheese such as recipes of quick meatloaf, leg of lamb in butterfly (barbecue) or goat cheese and caramelized leek muffins.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Carol Shelton

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Carol Shelton. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, floral.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Carol Shelton

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Carol Shelton.

  • Zinfandel

Discover the grape variety: Zinfandel

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Carol Shelton

Planning a wine route in the of North Coast? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Carol Shelton.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Carol Shelton and wines from the region

Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Bourgogne

We created this photomontage, to show you the landscapes and the different characteristics of the 14 geographical denominations of the Bourgogne appellation: Wine colors, grape varieties, soil specificities, surface area and production. You’ll become an expert on the Bourgogne appellation! Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/comp ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

The word of the wine: Consistency

In tasting, it is the equivalent of chewing (the chewiness of a tannic red wine is also mentioned). We then speak of firmness, fluidity, softness, hardness, and why not the crunchiness of an early wine by reference to the grape.