Wine Festivals: Your Guide to the
Popular New Jersey Wine Events

Discover New Jersey's Popular Wineries, Wine Festivals and Events With 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.

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Note: 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.

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Multi-Date Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events, and Vineyard Tours

Wine & Comedy at Old York Cellars Winery
Saturday nights from April 23rd to August 6th, 2022: 7pm-10pm
Old York Cellars
80 Old York Road
Ringoes, New Jersey
Website
This event features an adults only Wine and Comedy Night, with a lineup of top-notch talent and a mix of fresh talent and established comics, many of whom have appeared in in TV shows, movies, late night entertainment, and their own stand-up specials. Relax and laugh with family and friends and experience for yourself why wine and comedy is the perfect combination that leaves guests rolling out of their seats and coming back for more.

The Winery Train
May 1 - October 31, 2022
Delaware River Railroad Excursions
100 Elizabeth St
Phillipsburg, NJ
Website/Tickets
Cost: $40
Enjoy a beautiful journey along the scenic Delaware River. A visit to one of New Jersey's most beautiful Wineries.
On the train you will have your very own guide who will inform you about the railroad and their historic equipment. They will answer your questions and provide you with support during your trip.
After a Train ride along the Delaware and a short bus ride through rolling farmlands, you will arrive at Villa Milagro Vineyards.
There, you will learn how grapes are grown and made into wine then sample their delicious wines and have an opportunity to purchase them at the source. Once that is done, they will let you know when the bus has come back to pick you up and bring you back to the train, so no worries about being left behind!

May 2022 Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events,
and Vineyard Tours

Laurita Winery Spring Food Truck Festival!
Saturday, May 21st, 11am-9pm & Sunday, May 22nd, 2022, 11am-7pm
Laurita Winery
85 Archertown Road
New Egypt, NJ
Website
Cost: Admission is $12 ONLINE in advance, $14 at the door! Everyone 20 and under gets in FREE!
This event features food trucks, live music, wine samplings, and Fireworks Saturday Night!
Want to sit on the lawn? Bring your blankets and chairs!

Riverview Beach Park Wine Festival
May 21st & 22nd, 2022; 12 - 5pm
Riverview Beach Park
9 North Broadway
Pennsville, NJ
Website/Tickets
Cost: $15
This event features NJ wineries, live music, food trucks, crafters, and more.

June 2022 Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events,
and Vineyard Tours

Sip into Summer Wine Festival
June 11, 12, 2022 - June 12, 2022
Gloucester County 4H Fairgrounds
275 Bridgeton Pike
Mullica Hill, NJ
Website
Cost: $20 Advance. $25 at the Gate (cash only). Full price Admission includes wrist band, souvenir wine glass, sampling & sales of many New Jersey wines
Non-Samplers (21+) $5 at the Gate (cash only). Under 21 Free
This family event features 14 of New Jersey's best winerie while enjoying the sampling and purchasing of over 300 refreshing NJ wines. But the fun doesn't stop there. Spend the day listening to great live music, shop artisan crafter's works, and indulge in delicious eats & treats served up by some of NJ's favorite food trucks. Need activities for the kids? Make it a family day because there will be a moon bounce, arts & crafts, sand art, and lawn games, some at an additional cost

Meadowlands Racetrack Wine Fest
June 25, 2022 4:40PM - 9:30pm
Meadowlands Racetrack
1 Racetrack Drive
East Rutherford, NJ  07073
Website
Hours: (event is rain or shine)
* VIP: 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm
* GA: 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cost:
$65 VIP Ticket: includes admission, special food offerings, tasting glass, exclusive VIP tastings and 1 additional hour of sampling.  (limited to 200)
$40 GA Ticket: includes admission, tasting glass and 4 hour sampling.
$50 for day of GA ticket purchase: includes admission, tasting glass and 4 hour sampling.
Festival Highlights (subject to change):
* 45+ total producers wineries
* LocaL NJ wineries
* DJ
* Live horse racing - beginning 6:20pm

July 2022 Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events,
and Vineyard Tours

'22 MBA Wine Tasting
July 29, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Edgemar Circle Recreation Field
located adjacent to the Jerome avenue ballfield
Margate, NJ
Website
This event is much more than just a WINE TASTING!
Hosted by Diane Mitchell from 95.1 WAYV's "Mike & Diane Show", the event boasts a live and silent auction with auctioneer Lou Solomon. Amazing food, Jagielky's Chocolates, palate pleasing wine, craft beers, spirits, tasty bar drinks that are minus the alcohol, live music and dancing with the Mas Tequila Orchestra – all combine to make this an exciting (and annually sold out) event!
A portion of the proceeds from this event helps fund the opportunities and needs for children, including high school seniors who have attended Margate City schools and are continuing their education.

August 2022 Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events,
and Vineyard Tours

Wine Down Summer at RiverWinds
August 27, 28, 2022; 12:00pm - 5:00pm
RiverWinds Great Lawn
West Deptford, NJ
Website
Cost: $20 Advance / $25 at the Gate (cash only). Full price Admission includes wrist band, souvenir wine glass, sampling & sales of many New Jersey wines
Non-Samplers (21+) $5 at the Gate (cash only). Under 21 Free
This family event features New Jersey's best winerie while enjoying the sampling and purchasing of refreshing NJ wines. But the fun doesn't stop there. Spend the day listening to great live music, shop artisan crafter's works, and indulge in delicious eats & treats served up by some of NJ's favorite food trucks.

September 2022 Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events, and Vineyard Tours

Wine on the Beach Festival
September 11, 2022; 12pm-5pm
Hheld on the sugar white sand of the South Beach. Enter at Blaine Avenue dune crossover.
Seaside Heights, NJ
Website/Tickets - Tickets go on sale in August.
This upscale event hosts a dozen wineries and numerous food venues. Guests will also be able to attend wine related seminars and presentations.

Winefest 2022
September 17, 18, 2022
Valenzano Winery Festival Grounds
1318 Old Indian Mills Rd
Shamong, NJ 08088
609-268-6731
Website/Tickets
This event features 10 of New Jersey's Favorite Wineries! These local wineries can't wait to show off their new vintages. Award winning wines from some of our favorite neighbors and accross the state of New Jersey. Sample wines or all styles. You are guaranteed to find your new favorite wine!
Live entertainment will begin with a DJ to set the day off. Then the action will swing to 2 stages which will be rotating live performances by the Five Dollar Shakes, Goodman Fiske, Jeff Selby and The Quixote Project, Legacy Band , DJ Nico Oso, and more!

New Jersey Wineries