Villa Milagro Vineyards is a winery in the Finesville section of Pohatcong Township in Warren County, New Jersey.Capuzzo, Jill P. "Ready for Prime Time?" in New Jersey Monthly (13 February 2012). Retrieved 22 April 2013.Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). . The vineyard was first planted in 2003, and opened to the public in 2007.Eilenberger, Andrea. "Villa Milagro Vineyards clears hurdle in Warren County" in The Patriot-News (30 June 2008). Retrieved 7 October 2013."A Lesson in Organic Growing" in The Express-Times (16 December 2009). Retrieved 7 October 2013. Villa Milagro has 11 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 1,500 cases of wine per year.Cercone, Diana. "The Wine Train" in Edible Jersey (Fall 2013). Retrieved 7 October 2013.Nussbaum, Paul. in The Philadelphia Inquirer (13 January 2012). Retrieved 22 April 2013. The winery is named for the Spanish words villa milagro which mean "house of miracles," because of the green mountain scenery of the farm.Sullivan, Kathy. "Villa Milagro Vineyards" on Wine Trail Traveler (blog) (7 July 2011). Retrieved 5 November 2013."Hit the Links, Trails, and Rapids in Jersey's Skylands" in New York Magazine (24 September 2008). Retrieved 28 May 2013.
Wines Villa Milagro Vineyards is located in the Warren Hills AVA, and produces wines from Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Frontenac, Muscat blanc, Malbec, Merlot, Norton (Cynthiana), Pinot gris, Sangiovese, Syrah, Vidal blanc, and Villard blanc grapes.Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). . Villa Milagro is the only organic winery in New Jersey.
Advocacy, features, licensing, and associations Villa Milagro is an advocate of the direct shipping of wine from wineries to customers.Gregory, Phil. "NJ Wineries Urge Legislature To Approve Bill Allowing Them To Sell Directly To Consumers" on WBGO 88.3 FM Radio (27 June 2011). Retrieved 27 May 2013. There is a tourist train from Phillipsburg to the vineyard on weekends from May to October.Huth, Kelly. "Warren County Winery Train offers historic ride ending at Villa Milagro Vineyard" in The Express-Times (21 July 2012). Retrieved 22 April 2013. Villa Milagro 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. The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association and its subsidiary, Vintage North Jersey.Garden State Wine Growers Association. "GSWGA Wineries." Retrieved 22 March 2013.Vintage North Jersey. "Participating Wineries on the Vintage North Jersey Wine Trail." Retrieved 26 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
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External links Garden State Wine Growers Association Vintage North Jersey