Wagonhouse Winery is a winery in South Harrison Township (mailing address is Swedesboro) in Gloucester County, New Jersey.[2][3] Wagonhouse's original vineyard was first planted in 2004 in Mickleton, also in Gloucester County.[4][5] The winery began sales of its wine in 2005, and opened a tasting room in South Harrison in 2011.[6][7] Wagonhouse has 10 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 7,000 cases of wine per year.[4] The winery is named for an old wagon house that is on their farm.[8]
| Wagonhouse Winery | |
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| Location | 1401 Route 45, Swedesboro, NJ, USA |
| Coordinates | 39.690330 N, 75.285837 W |
| Appellation | Outer Coastal Plain AVA |
| Other labels | Three Boys Brand |
| First vines planted | 2004 |
| Opened to the public | 2005 |
| Key people | Dan & Heather Brown (owners)[1] |
| Acres cultivated | 10 |
| Cases/yr | 7,000 (2013) |
| Other attractions | Picnicking permitted |
| Distribution | On-site, wine festivals, NJ farmers' markets, NJ liquor stores, NJ restaurants, home shipment |
| Tasting | Tastings Thursday to Sunday |
| Website | http://www.wagonhousewinery.com/ |
Wines
editWagonhouse Winery is located in the Outer Coastal Plain AVA, and produces wine from Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinotage, Pinot gris, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc, Syrah, Vidal blanc, and Viognier grapes.[4][5] Wagonhouse also makes fruit wines from almonds, apples, blueberries, cranberries, mangoes, peaches, pomegranates, and strawberries.[9] The winery has a separate brand for their sweet wines, named "Three Boys Brand" after the owners' three sons.[7][10] Wagonhouse is the only winery in New Jersey that produces wine from Pinotage, which is a red vinifera grape developed in South Africa in 1925.[11][12]
Licensing and associations
editWagonhouse has a plenary winery license from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which allows it to produce an unrestricted amount of wine, operate up to 15 off-premises sales rooms, and ship up to 12 cases per year to consumers in-state or out-of-state.[13][14] The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association and the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.[15][16]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Suthard, Tom. "Valentine’s Day Post, Of Course" on NJ Wines Uncorked (archived website) (13 February 2011). Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ Laday, Jason. "Hundreds tour wineries in Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem counties" in The South Jersey Times (23 November 2012). Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). ISBN 9781609491833.
- ^ a b c E-mail from Heather Brown, owner of Wagonhouse Winery. (27 March 2013).
- ^ a b Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). ISBN 9781934259573.
- ^ Clurfeld, Andrea. "N.J. wine producers fight to direct ship bottles out of state" in The Asbury Park Press (26 December 2011). Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ a b Dove, Patricia. "Swedesboro winery expands with tasting room" in The Gloucester County Times (23 May 2011). Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ Garden State Wine Growers Association. "A Visit to Wagonhouse Winery" (reprinted article) (26 June 2012). Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ Wagonhouse Winery. "Wagonhouse Winery: Semi-Sweet Wines" and "Wagonhouse Winery: Sweet Wines by Three Boys Brand" (commercial website). Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ Giordano, Rita. "Raising a glass to New Jersey wines" in The Philadelphia Inquirer (10 September 2013). Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Fridjhon, Michael. "Getting the best out of South African wine" in The New York Times (16 November 2007). Retrieved 21 October 2013. A review of the wines made by New Jersey's 46 wineries found no other establishment using Pinotage grapes.
- ^ Cocktails and Drinking Games for Smartphones and Mobile Devices - a Complete Guide to Bartending with Over 500 Cocktail Recipes. (Boston, MA: MobileReference, 2007). ISBN 9781605011042.
- ^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (5 February 2013). Retrieved 24 August 2013.
- ^ New Jersey General Assembly. "N.J.S.A. 33:1-10". Statutes of New Jersey. New Jersey.
- ^ Garden State Wine Growers Association. "GSWGA Wineries." Archived 2013-06-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association. "Outer Coastal Plain Wineries." Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 June 2013.