Cream Ridge Winery
Cream Ridge Winery | |
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Location | 145 County Road 539, Cream Ridge, New Jersey, USA |
Coordinates | 40.151044 N, 74.548780 W |
First vines planted | 1987 |
Opened to the public | 1988 |
Key people | Tom & Joan Amabile (owners)[1] |
Acres cultivated | 14 |
Cases/yr | 5,000 (2011) |
Known for | Cherry wine |
Other attractions | Pet-friendly |
Distribution | On-site, wine festivals, NJ farmers' markets, NJ restaurants, home shipment |
Tasting | Daily tastings |
Website | http://www.creamridgewinery.com/ |
Cream Ridge Winery is a winery in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey.[2][3] The vineyard was first planted in 1987, and opened to the public in 1988.[1][4] Cream Ridge has 14 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 5,000 cases of wine per year.[5] The winery is named for the community where it is located.[6]
Wines
Cream Ridge Winery produces wine from Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Durif (Petite Sirah), Fredonia, Merlot, Muscat blanc, Niagara, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Riesling, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc, Syrah, Vidal blanc, and Zinfandel grapes. Cream Ridge also makes fruit wines from almonds, apricots, beach plums, blackberries, black currants, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, kiwifruit, limes, mangoes, pineapples, and raspberries, and dessert wines using chocolate and espresso.[7][8] It is the only winery in New Jersey to produce wine from apricots, and is the only New Jersey winery to make coffee-based wines.[8] Cream Ridge is best known for its signature cherry wine.[9][10] The winery is not located in one of New Jersey's three viticultural areas.[5]
Licensing and associations
Cream Ridge 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.[11][12] The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association.[13]
See also
References
- ^ a b Mercurio, Annette. "Local winery provides a fruitful retirement" in The Bayshore Independent (8 September 1993). Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Schmidt, R. Marilyn. Wines and Wineries of New Jersey. (Chatsworth, NJ: Pine Barrens Press, 1999). ISBN 9780937996386.
- ^ Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012).[permanent dead link] ISBN 9781609491833.
- ^ Cote, Ryan. "Interview with Cream Ridge Winery" on Wine75 (blog) (30 July 2012). Retrieved 15 June 2013.
- ^ a b Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). ISBN 9781934259573.
- ^ Goldberg, Howard G. "N.J. Vines; Reds and Whites That Win the Gold" in The New York Times (20 May 2001). Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ^ Cream Ridge Winery. "Cream Ridge Winery: Our Wine List" (commercial website). Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ a b Rowe, Ashley. "Cream Ridge Winery – Cream Ridge, New Jersey" Archived 2013-11-06 at the Wayback Machine on NJ Wine With Me (blog) (10 March 2013). Retrieved 15 June 2013. A review of the wines made by New Jersey's 46 wineries found no other establishment using apricots, nor any other New Jersey winery that combined coffee or a coffee product (e.g., espresso) with wine.
- ^ Matheson, Kathy. "Vintage Jersey: Garden State is a haven for vineyards and homegrown wines" in The Good Life (published by The Asbury Park Press) (Fall 2005). Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Corcoran, David. "So Crisp, So Complex, So Unexpected" in The New York Times (17 July 2005). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (5 February 2013). Retrieved 20 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 June 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 3 April 2013.
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