Old York Cellars is a winery in the Ringoes section of East Amwell in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.Peskoe, Ashley. "New Jersey wineries showcase selections at annual festival" in The Star-Ledger (April 8, 2013). Retrieved May 19, 2013.Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). .Schmidt, R. Marilyn. Wines and Wineries of New Jersey. (Chatsworth, NJ: Pine Barrens Press, 1999). .DeVito, Carlo. "Old York Winery (Ringoes, NJ)" on East Coast Wineries (blog) (February 20, 2012). Retrieved May 18, 2013. Originally owned and established by the Fishers of Ringoes, the winery was purchased by David Wolin in 2008 and opened to the public in 2010.Zernike, Kate. "From Garden State to Vineyard State" in The New York Times (May 2, 2013). Retrieved May 18, 2013. Old York Cellars has 12 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces an estimated 3,600 cases of wine per year.Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). .Mack, Danielle. "New Jersey's Top Wineries" in NJBIZ (March 11, 2013). Retrieved May 18, 2013. Old York Cellars produced 8,500 gallons of wine in 2012, which is equivalent to 3,600 cases, assuming standard case and bottle sizes. The winery is named for the road where it is located.
Wines Old York Cellars produces wine from Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cayuga White, Chardonnay, Chenin blanc, Colobel, Landot noir, Malbec, Marechal Foch, Merlot, Pinot gris, Riesling, Seyval blanc, Syrah, Vidal blanc, and Vignoles (Ravat 51) grapes. Old York also makes fruit wines from blackberries and peaches.Old York Cellars. "Old York Cellars: Wine Shop" (commercial website). Retrieved October 6, 2013.Staikos, George. "Old York Rolls Out Jersey-Centric Wines" in New Jersey Monthly (July 3, 2013). Retrieved January 17, 2014. The winery has a separate brand of New Jersey-themed vintages (named "What Exit Wines") that are used to raise money for special events, including Hurricane Sandy relief in 2012.Das, Arun Kristian. "New Jersey wines raise money for storm relief with every bottle" on WNYW (Fox New York) (June 24, 2013). Retrieved January 17, 2014. Old York is the only winery in New Jersey that produces wine from Colobel, a red hybrid grape developed in France in the early twentieth century that is often used for wine coloration.Robinson, Jancis, et al. Wine Grapes. (New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2013). . A review of the wines made by New Jersey's 46 wineries found no other establishment using Colobel grapes.Reisch, B.I., et al. "French-American and Other Interspecific Varieties" on Cornell Cooperative Extension (academic website) (February 1, 2001). Retrieved November 5, 2013. The winery is not located in one of New Jersey's three viticultural areas.
Licensing and Associations Old York Cellars 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 wine throughout NJ and to 20 states.New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC license update" (April 16, 2013). Retrieved August 24, 2013. 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 May 18, 2013.Vintage North Jersey. "Participating Wineries on the Vintage North Jersey Wine Trail." Retrieved May 18, 2013.
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