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

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Until further notice, based on Gov. Phil Murphy's executive order, wineries can remain open in New Jersey but only for the sale of wine in original containers. Wineries cannot conduct wine tastings or hold events, and no wine can be consumed on premise.

In response, New Jersey Leisure Guide has removed events that we know have been cancelled. Our viewers are advised to check in with each of the venues, activities, and events that are listed in our webpages to ensure that they have not closed or postponed.

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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.

April 2020 Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events, and Vineyard Tours

All previously scheduled April events have either been rescheduled to a later date or cancelled

May 2020 Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events, and Vineyard Tours

All previously scheduled May events have either been rescheduled to a later date or cancelled

June 2020 Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events, and Vineyard Tours

All previously scheduled June events have either been rescheduled to a later date or cancelled

July 2020 Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events, and Vineyard Tours

LOL Comedy Night
July 31, 2020; 6pm (note: Previously scheduled forSaturday, April 4, 2020)
Valenzano Winery
1090 Route 206
Shamong, NJ
Website / Tickets
Cost: General Admission: $60.00 plus Service fee: $12.00 Tax: $3.98 - Assigned banquet style seating of 8-12 guests per table
LOL Comedy Night is back with a packed lineup of comedians. In addition to one of the best shows in south Jersey, tickets include a buffet dinner, dessert, and coffee along with amazing service and the beautiful setting of the Winemaker's Ballroom. DJ Bryan Basara will be spinning tunes after the show as the dance floor is cleared for dancing until 10pm. Valenzano wines can be purchased by the bottle or glass.
The line up will feature comedians: Tom McTiernan, Kerri Louise, & Dan Wilson

October 2020 Wine Festivals, Wine Tasting Events, and Vineyard Tours

10th Annual Jersey Shore Wine & Food Truck Festival
October 3, 2020: Noon – 5pm ( Rain Date Oct. 4th)
Interior of FirstEnergy Park
2 Stadium Way
Lakewood, NJ
Website
This event features a sampling of 10 New Jersey wineries. The event includes food trucks, crafters, and live entertainment.

New Jersey Wineries

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