Westfall Winery was a winery in Montague Township in Sussex County, New Jersey.Genovese, Peter. Food Lovers' Guide to New Jersey. (Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot, 2008). .Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). . Formerly a stop on the Underground Railroad and a dairy farm, the vineyard was first planted in 2000, and opened to the public in 2003.Westfall Winery. "History of Westfall Farm" (commercial website). Retrieved 21 October 2013. Westfall had 6 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produced 9,000 cases of wine per year, mostly from imported grapes.Rosenfeld, Lucy D. and Marina Harrison. Exploring Nature's Bounty: One Hundred Outings Near New York City. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University, 2012). . The winery was named for the family that owned the farm from 1774 to 1940.Sullivan, Kathy. "Westfall Winery" on Wine Trail Traveler (blog) (7 July 2011). Retrieved 21 October 2013. It was sold in December 2017 and became an animal sanctuary.
Wines Westfall Winery produced grape wine and also made fruit wines from apples, blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, and peaches.Westfall Winery. "Westfall Wines" (commercial website). Retrieved 21 October 2013.Island Winery. "Westfall Wines (New Jersey Residents Only)" (commercial website). Retrieved 21 October 2013. Many of Westfall's wines are distributed through Island Winery, which is owned by the same family.
Other features and properties When operating as a winery, the farm also offered equestrian services, including horse boarding, and specialized in the use of Morgan horses. In 2006, the owners of Westfall founded Island Winery in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
See also List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey New Jersey Farm Winery Act New Jersey Wine Industry Advisory Council New Jersey wine
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External links Garden State Wine Growers Association Vintage North Jersey