I met Carol at a wine event a year ago. She is very passionate about Sonoma zin. She invited me to the winery and I took her up on it a month ago. It is located in the same business park as Siduri in Santa Rosa. The wines were all well made and affordable as you note. She recently got her entry level wines (white and red) into Costco, so that should pay the bills.
I've been slacking, too.