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. , there are 51 wineries, 114 breweries, 18 brewpubs, 26 distilleries, 3 cideries and 1 meaderyNew Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, Retail Licensee Listing. Retrieved 18 March 2019. 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.

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).Pellegrino, Michael. "The history of beer in New Jersey" in Inside Jersey (published by The Star-Ledger) (5 May 2010). Retrieved 2 May 2013. 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.Harrison, Karen Tina. "Jersey Lightning" in New Jersey Monthly 13 July 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

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.Hofmann, Christine. "Wineries We Love: Five Fabulous Finds" in South Jersey Magazine (October 2004). Retrieved 2 May 2013. 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.Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). . The oldest, continuously-operated winery in the state, Renault Winery, was established in 1864.Strauss, Robert. "N.J. and company; A winery changes its face" in The New York Times (22 July 2001). Retrieved 2 May 2013.

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.Nurin, Tara and Elizabeth A. McDonald. "Napa Valley, New Jersey?" in South Jersey Magazine (October 2009). Retrieved 2 May 2013. A handful of wineries are in western New Jersey's Warren Hills Viticultural Area.Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). . Part of the Central Delaware Valley Viticultural Area is in New Jersey, but no New Jersey wineries are currently in this viticultural area.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.

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

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.Janson, Donald. "Wine makers are reporting a good crop". in The New York Times (18 September 1988). Retrieved 2 May 2013. Likewise, New Jersey created a limited brewery license for microbreweries and a restricted brewery license for brewpubs. In 1995, the Ship Inn in Milford became the first brewpub in New Jersey since Prohibition.Cerasaro, Ashley J. "Restaurant Review: The Ship Inn" in New Jersey Monthly (9 August 2009). Retrieved 2 May 2013. 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.La Gorce, Tammy. "New Rules Let More Beer Flow" in The New York Times (4 January 2013). Retrieved 2 May 2013. 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.Young, Elise. in Bloomberg Businessweek (7 February 2013). Retrieved 2 May 2013.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. In 2017, New Jersey passed a law creating a cidery and meadery license.

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.Wholesale/State Issued Licensee Listing. NJ Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Retrieved 2019-03-20. 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 , and a standard barrel of beer or spirits is .

Wineries American Viticultural Areas (AVAs):

CMP = Cape May Peninsula AVA CDV = Central Delaware Valley AVA OCP = Outer Coastal Plain AVA WH = Warren Hills AVA None = not in a recognized AVA

Licenses:

Farm = Farm winery license Plenary = Plenary winery license

NameTownCountyYear plantedYear openedAVALicenseAcres CasesAlba VineyardFinesvilleWarren19801982WHPlenary4211,000Amalthea CellarsAtcoCamden19761981OCPPlenary105,000Auburn Road VineyardsPilesgroveSalem20042007OCPPlenary194,200Autumn Lake WineryWilliamstownGloucester20122014OCPPlenary104,000Balic WineryMays LandingAtlanticEarly 1800s1966OCPPlenary57Bellview WineryLandisvilleAtlantic20002001OCPPlenary408,000Beneduce VineyardsPittstownHunterdon20092012NonePlenary103,000Brook Hollow WineryColumbiaWarren20022007WHFarm81,050Cape May Winery & VineyardNorth Cape MayCape May19921995CMPPlenary2511,000Cedarvale WineryLoganGloucester20042008NoneFarm82,500Chestnut Run FarmPilesgroveSalem19862007OCPFarm5700Coda Rossa WineryFranklinvilleGloucester20022010OCPPlenary101,500Cream Ridge WineryCream RidgeMonmouth19871988NonePlenary145,000DeMastro VineyardsVincentownBurlington OCPFarm317,000DiBella WineryWoolwichGloucester20022010OCPFarm4250DiMatteo VineyardsHammontonAtlantic20002002OCPFarm141,500Four JG's Orchards & VineyardsColts NeckMonmouth19992004NoneFarm402,500Four Sisters WineryWhite TownshipWarren19811984WHPlenary85,000Hawk Haven Vineyard & WineryRio GrandeCape May19972009CMPPlenary94,200Hopewell Valley VineyardsHopewellMercer20012003NonePlenary256,000Jessie Creek WineryDias CreekCape May20022012CMPPlenary51,200Laurita WineryNew EgyptOcean19982008OCPPlenary4414,000Monroeville Vineyard & WineryMonroevilleSalem20102012OCPPlenary41,800Mount Salem VineyardsPittstownHunterdon20052010NoneFarm71,000Natali VineyardsGoshenCape May20012007CMPPlenary71,800Old York CellarsRingoesHunterdon19782010NonePlenary123,600Plagido's WineryHammontonAtlantic19992007OCPFarm144,200Renault WineryEgg Harbor CityAtlantic18641870OCPPlenary4820,000Sharrott WineryBlue AnchorCamden20052008OCPPlenary67,000Sylvin Farms WineryGermaniaAtlantic19771985OCPFarm111,000Terhune OrchardsLawrenceMercer20032010NonePlenary51,100Tomasello WineryHammontonAtlantic18881933OCPPlenary7065,000Turdo Vineyards & WineryNorth Cape MayCape May19992004CMPFarm51,100Unionville VineyardsRingoesHunterdon19881993NonePlenary548,500Vacchiano FarmWashingtonWarren20042009WHPlenary112,500Valenzano WineryShamongBurlington19911996OCPPlenary4440,000Ventimiglia VineyardWantageSussex20022008NoneFarm51,000Villa Milagro VineyardsFinesvilleWarren20032007WHPlenary111,500Wagonhouse WinerySouth HarrisonGloucester20042005OCPPlenary107,000William Heritage WineryMullica HillGloucester19982002OCPPlenary4013,000Willow Creek WineryWest Cape MayCape May20052012CMPFarm406,000Working Dog WineryEast WindsorMercer20012003NonePlenary163,500

Breweries

Licenses: Plenary = Plenary brewing license (macrobrewery) Limited = Limited brewing license (microbrewery/craft brewery) Restricted = Restricted brewing license (brewpub)

NameTownCountyYear openedLicenseBarrelsAnheuser-BuschNewarkEssex1951Plenary10,000,000Artisan's BreweryToms RiverOcean1997Restricted300BirravinoRed BankMonmouth1996Restricted650Carton BrewingAtlantic HighlandsMonmouth2011Limited4,000Climax BrewingRoselle ParkUnion1994Limited1,000Cricket Hill BreweryFairfieldEssex2000Limited3,000Egan & SonsMontclairEssex2005Restricted150Flounder BrewingHillsboroughSomerset2013Limited50Flying Fish BrewingSomerdaleCamden1996Limited30,000Gaslight BrewerySouth OrangeEssex1998Restricted650Ghost Hawk Brewing CompanyCliftonPassaic2019Limited1,200Harvest Moon BreweryNew Brunswick Middlesex1996Restricted850Iron Hill BreweryVoorheesCamden2013Restricted1,250Kane BrewingOcean TownshipMonmouth2011Restricted10,000Krogh's BrewpubSpartaSussex1999Restricted400Long Valley BreweryLong ValleyMorris1995Restricted735River Horse BreweryEwing TownshipMercer1996Limited13,000Ship InnMilfordHunterdon1995Restricted365Triumph Brewing Princeton Mercer1995Restricted2,450Tun Tavern BreweryAtlantic CityAtlantic1998Restricted700Belford BrewingBelfordMonmouth2014Limited500

Distilleries Licenses:

Plenary = Plenary distillery license Limited = Limited distilling license Craft = Craft distilling license Rectifier = Rectifier and blender license

NameTownCountyYear openedLicenseBarrels3BR Distillery, LLCKeyportMonmouth2021CraftAll Points WestNewarkEssex2017CraftAsbury Park Distilling CoAsbury ParkMonmouth2017CraftBellemara DistilleryHillsboroughSomerset2021CraftBlue RascalHammontonAtlantic2021CraftClaremont DistilleryFairfieldEssex2014CraftColts Neck StillhouseColts NeckMonmouth2019CraftGarden State DistilleryToms RiverOcean2019CraftHeathermeade DistilleryKenilworthUnion2014CraftJersey Artisan DistillingFairfieldEssex2013Craft800Jersey Spirits Distilling Co.FairfieldEssex2016Craft500Laird & CompanyScobeyvilleMonmouth1780RectifierLazy Eye DistilleryRichlandAtlantic2016CraftLittle Water DistilleryAtlantic CityAtlantic2016CraftLong Branch DistilleryLong BranchMonmouth2017CraftMilk Street DistilleryBranchvilleSussex2017CraftMission SpiritsMillvilleCumberland2021CraftNauti SpiritsCape MayCape May2017CraftPine Tavern DistilleryMonroevilleGloucester2016CraftPenelope BourbonRoselleUnion2018RectifierRailroad DistilleryBelfordMonmouthRecklesstown Farm DistilleryColumbusBurlington2017CraftSilk City DistillersCliftonPassaic2014CraftSkunktown DistilleryFlemingtonHunterdon2016CraftSourland Mountain SpiritsHopewell TownshipMercer2015CraftTrain Wreck DistilleryMount HollyBurlingtonCraft

See also

Alcohol laws of New Jersey Beer in New Jersey Beer in the United States Garden State Wine Growers Association Judgment of Princeton List of breweries in the United States List of microbreweries New Jersey distilled spirits New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control New Jersey wine New Jersey Wine Industry Advisory Council

References

Further reading Bryson, Lew and Mark Haynie. New Jersey Breweries. (Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2008). .