List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey

This is a list of wineries, breweries, cideries, meaderies, and distilleries in the state of New Jersey in the United States. As of 2019, there are 51 wineries, 114 breweries, 18 brewpubs, 22 distilleries, 3 cideries and 1 meadery[1][2][3] that are licensed and in operation within the state. The following lists do not include producers which are no longer in business, or those that are in the process of being established.

This is an assortment of New Jersey wines. New Jersey's 51 wineries produce wine from more than 90 varieties of grapes, and from over 25 other fruits.

History

Alcoholic beverages (i.e., beer, wine, and spirits) have been produced in New Jersey since the colonial era. The first brewery in New Jersey was established in a fledgling Dutch settlement in what is now Hoboken when the state was part the Dutch New Netherlands colony. It was short-lived and destroyed by a band of Lenape in 1643 during Governor Kieft's War (1643-1645).[4] The production of beer in New Jersey ranges from large international conglomerates like Anheuser-Busch to microbreweries producing smaller quantities using artisanal methods. The industrial northeastern corner of the state has historically been a major beer-production region, and the majority of New Jersey's breweries and brewpubs are in that region. Laird & Company, founded around 1780 in the village of Scobeyville in Colts Neck, is the oldest licensed distillery in the United States, having received license No. 1 from the Department of the Treasury.[5]

Wine grapes were planted by the early settlers of New Jersey, and some of the current wineries were established in locations where wine grapes were already present.[6] In 1767, the Royal Society of Arts in London praised two wines made on New Jersey plantations for making fine quality products derived from colonial agriculture.[7] The oldest, continuously-operated winery in the state, Renault Winery, was established in 1864.[8]

The production of wine in New Jersey largely consists of small farm wineries. Because of its sandy soil and warmer climate, the majority of the state's wineries are located in South Jersey's Outer Coastal Plain Viticultural Area.[9] A handful of wineries are in western New Jersey's Warren Hills Viticultural Area.[10] Part of the Central Delaware Valley Viticultural Area is in New Jersey, but no New Jersey wineries are currently in this viticultural area.[11]

New Jersey wineries produce wine from more than 90 varieties of grapes, and from over 25 other fruits.[7][10]

Until the 1980s, prohibition-era laws severely restricted the number of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in the state. In 1981, the New Jersey Farm Winery Act exempted low-volume family-owned wineries from the restrictions, and allowed wineries to create outlet stores.[12] Likewise, New Jersey created a limited brewery license for microbreweries and a restricted brewery license for brewpubs.[13] In 1995, the Ship Inn in Milford became the first brewpub in New Jersey since Prohibition.[14] In 2012, New Jersey liberalized its licensing laws to allow microbreweries to sell beer by the glass as part of a tour, and sell up to 15.5 gallons (i.e., a keg) for off-premises consumption. The same legislation permits brewpubs to brew up to 10,000 barrels of beer per year, and sell to wholesalers and at festivals.[15][16] In 2013, New Jersey issued the first new distillery license since Prohibition to Jersey Artisan Distilling, and passed a law creating a craft distillery license.[17][18] In 2017, New Jersey passed a law creating a cidery and meadery license. [19]

List of producers

The following is a list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey, including the town and county where the establishment is located, the year when the business first sold to the public wine, beer, or liquor that it produces, the type of ABC license that the business has, and the number of cases or barrels produced annually.[20][21][22][23][24][25] For wineries, the table also lists the AVA that the winery is located in, the year grapes were first planted for commercial use, and the number of acres planted with grapes. The town listed is based on the establishment's physical address, which may differ from its mailing address.

In the United States, a standard case of wine is 2.38 US gallons (9.0 L), and a standard barrel of beer or spirits is 31.5 US gallons (119 L).

Wineries

American Viticultural Areas (AVAs):

Licenses:

Name Town County Year planted Year opened AVA License Acres Cases
Alba VineyardFinesvilleWarren19801982WHPlenary4211,000
Amalthea CellarsAtcoCamden19761981OCPPlenary105,000
Auburn Road VineyardsPilesgroveSalem20042007OCPPlenary194,200
Balic WineryMays LandingAtlanticEarly 1800s1966OCPPlenary57
Bellview WineryLandisvilleAtlantic20002001OCPPlenary408,000
Beneduce VineyardsPittstownHunterdon20092012NonePlenary103,000
Brook Hollow WineryColumbiaWarren20022007WHFarm81,050
Cape May Winery & VineyardNorth Cape MayCape May19921995CMPPlenary2511,000
Cedarvale WineryLoganGloucester20042008NoneFarm82,500
Chestnut Run FarmPilesgroveSalem19862007OCPFarm5700
Coda Rossa WineryFranklinvilleGloucester20022010OCPPlenary101,500
Cream Ridge WineryCream RidgeMonmouth19871988NonePlenary145,000
DeMastro VineyardsVincentownBurlingtonOCPFarm317,000
DiBella WineryWoolwichGloucester20022010OCPFarm4250
DiMatteo VineyardsHammontonAtlantic20002002OCPFarm141,500
Four JG's Orchards & VineyardsColts NeckMonmouth19992004NoneFarm402,500
Four Sisters WineryWhite TownshipWarren19811984WHPlenary85,000
Hawk Haven Vineyard & WineryRio GrandeCape May19972009CMPPlenary94,200
Hopewell Valley VineyardsHopewellMercer20012003NonePlenary256,000
Jessie Creek WineryDias CreekCape May20022012CMPPlenary51,200
Laurita WineryNew EgyptOcean19982008OCPPlenary4414,000
Monroeville Vineyard & WineryMonroevilleSalem20102012OCPPlenary41,800
Mount Salem VineyardsPittstownHunterdon20052010NoneFarm71,000
Natali VineyardsGoshenCape May20012007CMPPlenary71,800
Old York CellarsRingoesHunterdon19782010NonePlenary123,600
Plagido's WineryHammontonAtlantic19992007OCPFarm144,200
Renault WineryEgg Harbor CityAtlantic18641870OCPPlenary4820,000
Sharrott WineryBlue AnchorCamden20052008OCPPlenary67,000
Sylvin Farms WineryGermaniaAtlantic19771985OCPFarm111,000
Terhune OrchardsLawrenceMercer20032010NonePlenary51,100
Tomasello WineryHammontonAtlantic18881933OCPPlenary7065,000
Turdo Vineyards & WineryNorth Cape MayCape May19992004CMPFarm51,100
Unionville VineyardsRingoesHunterdon19881993NonePlenary548,500
Vacchiano FarmWashingtonWarren20042009WHPlenary112,500
Valenzano WineryShamongBurlington19911996OCPPlenary4440,000
Ventimiglia VineyardWantageSussex20022008NoneFarm51,000
Villa Milagro VineyardsFinesvilleWarren20032007WHPlenary111,500
Wagonhouse WinerySouth HarrisonGloucester20042005OCPPlenary107,000
William Heritage WineryMullica HillGloucester19982002OCPPlenary4013,000
Willow Creek WineryWest Cape MayCape May20052012CMPFarm406,000
Working Dog WineryEast WindsorMercer20012003NonePlenary163,500

Breweries

Licenses:

Name Town County Year opened License Barrels
Anheuser-BuschNewarkEssex1951Plenary10,000,000
Artisan's BreweryToms RiverOcean1997Restricted300
BirravinoRed BankMonmouth1996Restricted650
Carton BrewingAtlantic HighlandsMonmouth2011Limited4,000
Climax BrewingRoselle ParkUnion1994Limited1,000
Cricket Hill BreweryFairfieldEssex2000Limited3,000
Egan & SonsMontclairEssex2005Restricted150
Flounder BrewingHillsboroughSomerset2013Limited50
Flying Fish BrewingSomerdaleCamden1996Limited30,000
Gaslight BrewerySouth OrangeEssex1998Restricted650
Ghost Hawk Brewing CompanyCliftonPassaic2019Limited1,200
Harvest Moon BreweryNew BrunswickMiddlesex1996Restricted850
Iron Hill BreweryVoorheesCamden2013Restricted1,250
Kane BrewingOcean TownshipOcean2011Restricted10,000
Krogh's BrewpubSpartaSussex1999Restricted400
Long Valley BreweryLong ValleyMorris1995Restricted735
River Horse BreweryEwing TownshipMercer1996Limited13,000
Ship InnMilfordHunterdon1995Restricted365
Triumph BrewingPrincetonMercer1995Restricted2,450
Tun Tavern BreweryAtlantic CityAtlantic1998Restricted700

Distilleries

Licenses:

Name Town County Year opened License Barrels
Jersey Artisan Distilling Fairfield Essex 2013 Craft 800
Jersey Spirits Distilling Co. Fairfield Essex 2016 Craft 500
Laird & Company Scobeyville Monmouth 1780 Rectifier
Sourland Mountain Spirits Hopewell Township Mercer 2015 Craft

See also

References
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  2. "Directory". Garden State Wine Growers Association. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Retail Licensee Listing. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. Pellegrino, Michael. "The history of beer in New Jersey" in Inside Jersey (published by The Star-Ledger) (5 May 2010). Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. Harrison, Karen Tina. "Jersey Lightning" in New Jersey Monthly 13 July 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  6. Hofmann, Christine. "Wineries We Love: Five Fabulous Finds" in South Jersey Magazine (October 2004). Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  7. Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). ISBN 9781609491833.
  8. Strauss, Robert. "N.J. and company; A winery changes its face" in The New York Times (22 July 2001). Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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  10. Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). ISBN 9781934259573.
  11. 27 CFR 9.49 Central Delaware Valley. An analysis was done comparing a list of wineries provided by the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control with the AVA's description in the Code of Federal Regulations.
  12. Janson, Donald. "Wine makers are reporting a good crop". in The New York Times (18 September 1988). Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  13. New Jersey General Assembly. "N.J.S.A. 33:1-10". Statutes of New Jersey. New Jersey.
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  16. La Gorce, Tammy. "New Rules Let More Beer Flow" in The New York Times (4 January 2013). Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  17. Young, Elise. "N.J. Closes Book on Prohibition, Gives Distiller License" in Bloomberg Businessweek (7 February 2013). Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  18. Offredo, Jon. "New Jersey distilled: Gov. Chris Christie signs craft distillery bill into law" in The Times of Trenton (9 August 2013). Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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