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Information on wine festivals and vineyards in New Jersey |
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New Jersey is well known for its tomatoes, white corn, peaches, and cranberries. With more than 20 wineries, New Jersey wines are fast becoming internationally recognized as a premium wines. The Garden State wine industry has received countless awards locally, nationally and internationally, and is now a significant part of the New Jersey agricultural sector. |
New Jersey Wine Festivals
May Wine Festivals |
Blues & Wine Weekend
Natirar Park, Peapack-Gladstone
May 24 & 25 (Noon to 5:00 p.m.) Rain Date: May 26 |
Sponsored by the Garden State Wine Growers Association
Admission is free for anyone under 21 years of age. No pets are allowed
Ticket sales end at 4:00 pm each day |
June Wine Festivals
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Toast to the Coast Food & Wine Spectacular
June 26 - 28, 2008
Bally's Atlantic City
Park Place & The Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ
609-340-2000 |
A 3 day spectacular of food and wine purveyors from across the country will show case their featured wine, gourmet food and gadgets.
Highlights will include a cigar beach party, a champagne toast, a gospel brunch event, appearances by celebrity chefs Rolan Meisner, Giada DeLaurentis, Ingrid Hoffmann, and Guy Fieri, shows, entertainers, and a seminar.
Ticket prices are $15 - $150, includes food, beverage and taxes. To purchase tickets to events contact Ticketmaster at (609) 398-4450 |
July Wine Festivals
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Walk in the Vineyard Wine Trail Weekend
July 12 & 13, 2008
At participating wineries
609-588-0085
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A great event for a day trip or to complement a weekend getaway. Wine enthusiasts who take the trails will also have the opportunity to pick up the popular New Jersey Wine Country Passport at participating wineries. Visitors who have their passport stamped at all participating wineries can mail it back to the Garden State Wine Growers Association and receive a free gift, a beautiful, insulated wine bag holder that cradles two bottles of wine. |
August Wine Festivals |
The Jersey Fresh Wine & Wine Festival
August 9 and 10, 2008
609-588-0085
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Featues hundreds of award-winning New Jersey wines with gourmet, fresh food produced in the state. The festival will be held at Hopewell Valley Vineyards in Pennington, a picturesque winery nestled in the northwest corner of Mercer County. Sponsored by the Garden State Wine growers Association and SLOW Foods of NJ, an organization of restaurants in the state that encourages slow eating and fine food over fast food. |
September Wine Festivals |
WineFest 2008
Valenzano Winery
Shamong, NJ
September 20 - 21, 2008
609-268-6731
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
This 2 day event includes; Wine Tasting,
5th Edition Jazz Band,
Jersey Gold
Friends - Shamong's favorite local band!
South Saturn Delta, Classic Car Show, Children's activities, Free Pony Rides
a variety of South Jersey restaurants, and Local and unique crafters. |
October Wine Festivals |
Cape May Wine & Food Festival
October 11 & 12
Rain Date: October 13 Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal
609-884-5404
or 800-275-4278
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Chefs from some of the finest Cape May restaurants participate in the Gourmet Market Place's Chefs Cook-off at the Cape May Winery. Includes winery tours and tastings, gourmet luncheons, Chef's Dine-Arounds, a beer tasting dinner, and many other edible activities. This annual event is presented by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts (MAC), in conjunction with Cape May's restaurant community. |
Grand Harvest Wine Festival
Alba VineyardVillage of Finesville, Milford, NJ
609-758-5400
October 13 & 14 from noon to 5:00 p.m. |
Features hundreds of award-winning New Jersey wines and an array of culinary delights. The aroma of fermenting and aging wine fills the air at Alba's winery and tasting room, housed in an historic barn built in 1805 as well as the Musconetcong Art Gallery. Artisan vendors will be on hand such as Golden Wheat, a maker of hand painted wine glasses, and wooden wine products by Elliot Klepner will be available in addition to many other wine related items and quality goods. There will be kids activities including arts & crafts, face painting and pony rides.
The festival will also feature live music by The VooDudes, a New Orleans influenced rock band and Cairo classic rock band.
Admission is $20 and includes tastings of as many as 200 varieties of top-quality wines. Admission is free for anyone under 21 years of age. Gates open at 11:30 and wine tasting will be available from Noon until 5:00 p.m. both days, rain or shine. |
November Wine Festivals |
Holiday Wine Trail Weekend
November 21, 22 & 23, 2008 |
A great event for a day trip or to complement a weekend getaway. Wine enthusiasts who take the trails will also have the opportunity to pick up the popular New Jersey Wine Country Passport at participating wineries. Visitors who have their passport stamped at all participating wineries can mail it back to the Garden State Wine Growers Association and receive a free gift, a beautiful, insulated wine bag holder that cradles two bottles of wine. |
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