Ventimiglia Vineyard is a winery in Wantage Township in Sussex County, New Jersey.Auteri, Stephanie. "Ultimate NJ wine tour" in Inside Jersey (published by The Star-Ledger) (12 August 2010). Retrieved 21 April 2013.Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). . The vineyard was first planted in 2002, and opened to the public in 2008.Sullivan, Kathy. "Ventimiglia Vineyard" on Wine Trail Traveler (blog) (3 July 2011). Retrieved 15 April 2013.Capuzzo, Jill P. "Ready for Prime Time?" in New Jersey Monthly (13 February 2012). Retrieved 26 March 2013. Ventimiglia has 5 acres of grapes that, for a while, were under cultivation, and produces 1,000 cases of wine per year.Klimek, Tracy. "Ventimiglia Winery's Wine and Chocolate Tasting" in The New Jersey Herald (4 February 2012). Retrieved 19 May 2013. The winery is named after the family that owns it.
The vineyard also contains hiking trails that are open to the public. Additionally, there are several picnic tables near the main winery.
Wines Ventimiglia Vineyard produces wine from Cabernet Franc, Carignan, Cayuga White, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Chenin blanc, Concord, Durif (Petite Sirah), Frontenac gris, Grenache, La Crescent, Merlot, Pinot noir, Sangiovese, Seyval blanc, Sumoll, Syrah, Traminette, Vidal blanc, and Zinfandel grapes.Ventimiglia Vineyard. Ventimiglia Vineyards - Our Wines (commercial website). Retrieved 6 October 2013.Finger Lakes International Wine Competition. "2013 Results" (24 March 2013). Retrieved 19 July 2013. It is the only winery in New Jersey that produces wine from Carignan, Frontenac gris, La Crescent, and Sumoll – Frontenac gris and La Crescent are white hybrid grapes developed in Minnesota, whereas the other two varietals are red vinifera grapes indigenous to Spain.University of Minnesota. "Welcome to the University of Minnesota Grape website" (academic website). 23 August 2013."Wine grapes" on Vinohispania (blog) (1 February 2013). Retrieved 23 August 2013. A review of the wines made by New Jersey's 46 wineries found no other establishment using Carnigan, Frontenac gris, La Crescent, or Sumoll grapes. The winery was a participant at the Judgment of Princeton, a wine tasting organized by the American Association of Wine Economists that compared New Jersey wines to premium French vintages.Storchmann, Karl. "The Judgment of Princeton" on The American Association of Wine Economists (academic website) (11 June 2012). Retrieved 9 April 2013.Scott, Leslie. "Riverdale hosts farmer's market" in The Bergen Record (2 July 2012). Retrieved 10 July 2013. Ventimiglia is not located in one of New Jersey's three viticultural areas.Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). .
Advocacy, licensing, and associations The winery advocates artisanal winemaking techniques, and produces its wines in small batches and then ages them in oak barrels.Fujimori, Sachi. "Small-batch wines, homemade granola paired at farmers' market in Riverdale" in The Bergen Record (25 August 2010). Retrieved 22 September 2013. Ventimiglia has a farm winery license from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which allows it to produce up to 50,000 gallons of wine per year, 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 23 August 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 22 March 2013.
See also Alcohol laws of New Jersey American wine 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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