The Best NJ Wine Festivals And Events

2019 Wine Samplings, Music, Food, and Vineyard Tours

New Jersey is well known for its tomatoes, white corn, peaches, and cranberries, but there is more

With more than 50 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.

Ideal grape varietals for New Jersey wineries are largely dictated by the weather and terrain that characterizes NJ wine country.

New Jersey has three federally designated American Viticultural Areas.

• Outer Coastal Plain in the southern half of the state, includes all of Cumberland, Cape May, Atlantic, and Ocean counties and portions of Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, and Monmouth counties. Characterized with sandy soil, extensive sunshine, relatively mild winters, and a relatively long growing season. Most of the NJ wineries are located in this area and produce some of the best red wines in NJ.
•  Central Delaware Valley, straddles the Delaware River with Its southern boundary near Titusville, just north of Trenton, and its northern border is near Musconetcong Mountain. With a slightly colder climate than the Outer Coastal Plain, they produce more white wines than it's southern neighbor.
•  Warren Hills area in Warren County. Being further north and in a higher elevation, it has a colder climate and shorter growing season. White wines do better here than the two other areas
  

While there are more than 40 varieties of wine growing in New Jersey, the top ten NJ wines produced are:
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Cabernet Franc, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Merlot, Syrah, and Concord.

Note: This information is provided by event sponsors as a free service to our viewers. Sometimes conditions require cancellations or changes of dates, times and location which are not reflected in the original schedule. Before planning a trip to visit one of the listed events, it is suggested that you call the event sponsor to confirm the event schedule or for additional information on the event.

June 2019 Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events, and Vineyard Tours

8th Annual Jersey Shore Wine Festival
June 9th & 10th, 2019; 12 - 5 PM (rain or shine)
FirstEnergy Park,
Lakewood, NJ.
Website
(732) 946-2711
The centerpiece of the festival will be wine tasting by New Jersey wineries from around the state; the event will also feature live musical entertainment, food, crafters and the BlueClaws play area for children to enjoy!
No food or beverages allowed in the event (no coolers); bring your own chairs; designated drivers are free.
A portion of the proceeds of this event will benefit Sylvia's Children, a 501(c)3 dedicated to supporting children in Uganda.

Downtown Wildwood Inaugural Seafood & Wine Festival
June 15 & 16, 2019
Byrne Plaza
3400 Pacific Avenue
Wildwood, NJ
Cost: Free to Attend
Website
Each day of the festival will bring you some of the Best Food Trucks from the tri-state area along with some far and near Artisan & Seafood Related Vendors, Free Family and Kids Activities (to include but not limited to Corn Hole, Kam Jam, Lawn Jenga, Connect Four, and Face Painting and Bounce House for the kids). There will be Wine & Craft Beer Tasting & sale in Garden/Tent area. Live Band and DJ Music throughout the day.

Father's Day Pig Roast at Four Sisters Winery
Sunday, June 16, 2019; 12pm - 4pm
Four Sisters Winery
783 North Bridgeville Road (County Route 519)
Belvidere, NJ
Website
Reservations: 908 475-3671.
Cost: $35, $20 for ages 4-10 and ages 3 and under free. Call for reservations now! 908 475-3671.
Dinner includes succulent pork fresh from the roaster and bbq ribs hot off the grill, baked Ziti, baked beans, coleslaw, Cesear Salad and rolls and a lemon sheet cake smothered with Strawberry Serena glaze topping.

Father’s Day Luau
June 16, 2019 @ Noon - 5:00 pm
Bellview Winery
150 Atlantic Street
Landisville, NJ 08326
Website
Cost: $5
Forget giving Dad a tie! Try something new and join in on a Father's Day Luau. Our Luau wouldn't be complete without tropical flavored sangria, steel drum music, and great food from Top Shelf Mobile Cuisine and Wipe Out Eats. While the adults enjoy a wine tasting, the kids can run around on inflatable bounce houses provided by Jumpin Jax Inflatables and our large lawn. So pull those old dusty Hawaiian Dad shirts out of the closet and bring em on down to Bellview for the day!
Cost includes a souvenir wine glass as well as parking. Wine tasting is optional at $6 per person and includes 8 tastes of wine from our regular tasting list which has over twenty wines to pick from. Glasses, Bottles and Growlers of wine as well as food and kids bounce house passes are purchased separately.

Sippin' Away Again!
June 22, 2019; 12pm - 6pm
Washington Lake Park
626 Hurffville - Cross Keys Rd
Sewell, NJ 08080
Web Site
Contact: Randy Carbone, Email: randy@rccomputers.com
Cost: $15 in advance; $20 day of event
Sample over 300 varieties of Wineries favorites and purchase them for your enjoyment!  Meet and greet the vintners and receive a complimentary glass. Food Trucks: BBQ, Italian, Brick Oven Pizza, Mexican, Desserts and more.  Local Artisans & Crafters.  Live music all day!  Bring a chair or blanket and stay the day!

Wine & Chocolate Festival Day
June 22, 23, 2019; 8am - 5pm
Monmouth Park Racetrack
Oceanport Avenue
Oceanport NJ
(732) 222 - 5100
Website
Gather your friends and come on out for our Wine & Chocolate Festival! New Jersey's finest wineries are back for another weekend of elegant wine tasting as are some of the area's best chocolatiers and dessert vendors. Plan your weekend right and reserve your tickets in advance! Advanced tickets will be available here closer to the event. So gather up your friends and family, sample from dozens of delicious New Jersey wines and finish it all off with the smooth taste of chocolate. Lots of chocolate!
Option 1: $10 Unlimited Wine Sampling, Commemorative Wine Glass
Option 2: $7 Chocolate Sampling Only
Option 3: $16 Wine and Chocolate Sampling Combo, Commemorative Wine Glass
Wristband sales are cash only and ticket sales end at 4pm each day of the Festival. Enjoy two days of live music and on Sunday enjoy FREE Family Fun Day featuring clowns, face painters, pony rides and a bounce house.

Wine, Music & Cabot Cheese Weekend
June 29, 2019; 12pm - 7pm
Old York Cellars
80 Old York Road
Ringoes, New Jersey 08807
Web Site
Contact: Narendra Haynes, Phone: 908-284-9463, Email: narendra@oldyorkcellars.com
Event Cost: $0- $24
Head out to any Old York Cellars location for a glass of wine, cheese samples from Cabot Creamery, acoustic vibes, and a good time all around! We'll provide the free entertainment, a fully stocked wine bar, and ice cold wine slushies (winery only) so you can sit back and enjoy your weekend. Join us!
Cabot Cheese SaMPLING:
Cabot Farmer Ambassador Allison Akins – who tours the nation on behalf of Cabot’s dairy farmers as a member of the co-operative’s Gratitude Touring Team, spreading goodwill and supporting local community initiatives- will be providing samples of the world’s best cheddar on Saturday at the winery. Cheese samples will be provided Saturday and Sunday at all Old York Cellars locations.
Live music at the winery
Chaplin-Fortunato: Saturday, 2-5pm Website Acoustic Road: Sunday, 1-4

Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment's Summer Wine Festival
June 29, 2019: 4:30pm - 9:30pm
Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment
1 Racetrack Drive
East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073
Tickets
Contact: Rachel Ryan, Phone: 201-842-5015, Email: raryan@playmeadowlands.com
Event Cost: $75 VIP, $35 GA before 5/17; $45 GA at the door
This event features an evening of great wines from around the world, live-harness racing, music and food. Over 30 wineries are participating including ones from Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Argentina, New Jersey, California, South Africa and Oregon. Festival goers will be sampling Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Champagne, Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Prosecco, Rosè, Sangrias, Merlots, Cabernet and much more.

South Jersey Wine & Music Festival
June 29 & 30, 2019; 12PM - 5PM
1394 Piney Hollow Road
Newfield, NJ
Website
Cost: $15 – $45, Kids under 18 are Free, 2 day ticket $45.00
Join in on the fun and and enjoy the day on this growing farm, sampling wine from locals and listening to local musicians. Food Trucks, Vendors, Kids Activities.
Leashed pets, RV's & Outside food welcome

August 2019 Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events, and Vineyard Tours

Monmouth Park's Italian Festival & Wine Tasting
August 3, 2019; 11AM – 5PM
Monmouth Park Racetrack
175 Oceanport Ave
Oceanport, NJ
Website
Cost: General parking $5, Grandstand admission $5, Children 12 and under Free
Bring your family and friends to savor delicious Italian food, listen to live music, visit Italian crafters, and enjoy a day of racing! Stop by one of bocce courts and have a family-friendly game.

Downtown Wildwood Wine & Jazz Festival
August 9 – 11, 2019
Byrne Plaza
3400 Pacific Avenue
Wildwood, NJ
Website
Cost: Free
There will be Wine & Craft Beer Tasting & sale in Garden/Tent area, some local Jazz talent, band & music, Food Trucks & local Tent vendors, Artisan Vendors with many free family activities including Corn Hole, Kam Jam, Lawn Jenga, Connect Four, and Face Painting and Bounce House for the kids..

October 2019 Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events, and Vineyard Tours

Central Jersey Beer & Wine Fest
October 12, 2019; 12PM – 6PM (Rain or shine)
Mercer County Park Festival Grounds
1638 Old Trenton Rd
West Windsor, NJ
Website
Cost: $10 – $45
Sample over 175 beers and wines for 4 hours (1:00 -5:00). Listen to Live Music, Meet Brewers, Enjoy Food Vendors from 1 til 6pm.

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