Bees. We couldn’t live without them. About one-third of our food is dependent upon pollination, and bees are the best pollinators we have. They take care of dozens of edible plant varieties, and while grapevines are not one of them—the wind takes on the task of pollinating grapevines—bees are invaluable to healthy, biodiverse vineyards. While…
Give your sweetheart the perfect treat for Valentine’s Day by visiting New Jersey Wine Country for the annual Wine & Chocolate Wine Trail Weekend presented by the Garden State Wine Growers Association. This year the event will be celebrated on two weekends Feb 8-9 and Feb 15-16 from noon to 5 pm at participating wineries…
GOVERNOR MURPHY AND FIRST LADY HOST NEW JERSEY WINERIES, PRESENT WINNERS OF 2019 GOVERNOR’S CUPS AND BEST OF SHOW PRINCETON, Nov. 15, 2019 – Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy today hosted New Jersey wineries and presented the 2019 Governor’s Cups and Best of Show winners among New Jersey wineries….
The Garden State Wine Growers Association (GSWGA), the advocacy organization that represents over 50 wineries, grape growers and associated member companies in New Jersey today released the first edition of its new At the Vineyard show on You Tube, featuring Four Sisters Winery located in Belvidere, NJ. The At the Vineyard show is funded through…
Take That Special Lady to a NJ Winery for Mother’s Day Looking for a special way to pay tribute to that special woman this Mother’s Day? Take her out to a winery as part of the Garden State Wine Growers Association’s annual “Mother’s Day Wine Trail Weekend” Saturday and Sunday May 13-14 from noon to…
I am not afraid to admit that I am a chicken wing fiend. The opening of Buffalo Wild Wings throughout NJ not only changed my diet, it changed my life. I might be the only person who can say with a straight face that they go to Hooters for the food. In my journey to…
12/19/14Last week, a study was published in the Journal of Wine Economics, discussing the subjective interpretation of NJ and CA wines, when the tasters were unaware of the origin of the wine, versus their opinions when they knew there were NJ offerings in front of them. The results are remarkable and reflect the impact our…
I had the opportunity to represent New Jersey wines in Washington DC a couple weeks ago at a New Jersey and New York wine tasting competition, held jointly by the respective state societies. To be honest, I didn’t even know what a state society was until this event, but Nancy Fatemi and her staff do…