Looking for a romantic weekend to make your Valentine’s Day celebration memorable? Then look no further than the Garden State Wine Growers Association’s (GSWGA) annual Wine & Chocolate Wine Trail Weekend, February 13-14 at participating wineries throughout New Jersey. The trail features wine tastings and chocolate samplings from noon-5 p.m., showcasing the award-winning New Jersey…
It’s been a couple weeks since the last grapes were picked and plucked in New Jersey. The frosts in mid-October did no damage to the fruit that was hanging, but essentially kills the canopy of foliage, halting any additional photosynthesis and ripening of the fruit. Now the grapes have been pressed and fermented, lying in…
The roots of history run deep through New Jersey’s soils. Many of its wineries and vineyards are perched atop this tangled past of colonial, Revolutionary, agricultural and economic antiquity which collectively give New Jersey an incredible historical heritage to boast about. These elements come together at a most special property in NJ wine country- the…
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…
2014. It was a wild ride in the vineyards of the Garden State. We felt great pressure to tend to our vines with painstaking care after one of the most enduring winters in memory. The extended and powerful blasts of frigid arctic air had an impact- in fact, we may not know the full extent…
We had an incredible Memorial Day Weekend at Natirar Park in Peapack, with almost 5,000 of our favorite New Jersey wine enthusiasts. It was a weekend of driving Blues Rock, plenty of delicious wines, heaps of medals from the NJ Wine Competition awards ceremony, and lastly, just a lot of fun. The festival grounds at…
Once in a while, we get mail that offers a chance to pause, reflect, and remember that what we do really means so much to so many. The annual drawing for an international wine trip, the culmination of the passport program will be this weekend at the Blues & Wine Festival. We got this note…