Auburn Road Vineyards is a winery in Pilesgrove Township in Salem County, New Jersey.Zernike, Kate. "From Garden State to Vineyard State" in The New York Times (2 May 2013). Retrieved 11 May 2013.Procida, Lee. "N.J.'s wineries-in-waiting hope the state will rewrite its rules so they can sell" in The Press of Atlantic City (1 July 2011). Retrieved 15 April 2013. The vineyard was first planted in 2004, and opened to the public in 2007.Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). .Clark, Randall. "Friends turn vineyard dream into reality" in Today's Sunbeam (26 December 2007). Retrieved 26 March 2013. Auburn Road has 19 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 4,200 cases of wine per year.E-mail from Scott Donnini, co-owner of Auburn Road Vineyards. (25 March 2013). The winery is named for road near where it is located.
Wines Auburn Road Vineyards is in the Outer Coastal Plain AVA, and produces wine from Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cayuga White, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Merlot, Niagara, Pinot gris, Sangiovese, and Vidal blanc grapes. Auburn Road also makes fruit wines from apples and peachesAuburn Road. "Auburn Road: Wine List" (commercial website). Retrieved 11 June 2013.
Advocacy, features, licensing, and associations Auburn Road is an advocate of the direct shipping of wine from wineries to customers.Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). .Nussbaum, Paul. in The Philadelphia Inquirer (13 January 2012). Retrieved 18 April 2013. The winery operates a bistro that sells cheeses, soups, and breads, and serves dinner on Friday night.Donnini, Scott. "Chapter 12 - The Enoteca" on The Continuing Tale of Auburn Road Vineyards (blog) (8 June 2009). Retrieved 14 September 2013.Vuksanic, Leanne "Auburn Road Vineyard Has Lots to Offer Visitors – NJ Winery" on New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio (9 August 2012). Retrieved 14 September 2013. Auburn Road has a plenary winery license from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which allows it to produce an unrestricted amount of wine, operate up to 15 off-premises sales rooms, and ship up to 12 cases per year to consumers in-state or out-of-state.New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (5 February 2013). Retrieved 20 August 2013. The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association and the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.Garden State Wine Growers Association. "GSWGA Wineries." Retrieved 22 March 2013.Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association. "Outer Coastal Plain Wineries." Retrieved 22 March 2013.
See also Alcohol laws of New Jersey American wine Judgment of Princeton List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey New Jersey Farm Winery Act New Jersey Wine Industry Advisory Council New Jersey wine
References
External links Garden State Wine Growers Association Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association