Cream Ridge Winery

This article is about a winery in Monmouth County, New Jersey. For the community where that winery is located, see Cream Ridge, New Jersey.
Cream Ridge Winery
Location 145 County Road 539, Cream Ridge, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates 40.151044 N, 74.548780 W
First vines planted 1987
Opened to the public 1988
Key people Tom & Joan Amabile (owners)[1]
Acres cultivated 14
Cases/yr 5,000 (2011)
Known for Cherry wine
Other attractions Pet-friendly
Distribution On-site, wine festivals, NJ farmers' markets, NJ restaurants, home shipment
Tasting Daily tastings
Website http://www.creamridgewinery.com/

Cream Ridge Winery is a winery in the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey.[2][3] The vineyard was first planted in 1987, and opened to the public in 1988.[1][4] Cream Ridge has 14 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 5,000 cases of wine per year.[5] The winery is named for the community where it is located.[6]

Wines

Side view of main building and yard of the winery

Cream Ridge Winery produces wine from Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Durif (Petite Sirah), Fredonia, Merlot, Muscat blanc, Niagara, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Riesling, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc, Syrah, Vidal blanc, and Zinfandel grapes. Cream Ridge also makes fruit wines from almonds, apricots, blackberries, black currants, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, kiwifruit, limes, mangoes, pineapples, and raspberries, and dessert wines using chocolate and espresso.[7][8] It is the only winery in New Jersey to produce wine from apricots, and is the only New Jersey winery to make coffee-based wines.[8] Cream Ridge is best known for its signature cherry wine.[9][10] The winery is not located in one of New Jersey's three viticultural areas.[5]

Licensing and associations

Cream Ridge 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.[11][12] The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association.[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mercurio, Annette. "Local winery provides a fruitful retirement" in The Bayshore Independent (8 September 1993). Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Schmidt, R. Marilyn. Wines and Wineries of New Jersey. (Chatsworth, NJ: Pine Barrens Press, 1999). ISBN 9780937996386.
  3. ↑ Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). ISBN 9781609491833.
  4. ↑ Cote, Ryan. "Interview with Cream Ridge Winery" on Wine75 (blog) (30 July 2012). Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. 1 2 Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). ISBN 9781934259573.
  6. ↑ Goldberg, Howard G. "N.J. Vines; Reds and Whites That Win the Gold" in The New York Times (20 May 2001). Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  7. ↑ Cream Ridge Winery. "Cream Ridge Winery: Our Wine List" (commercial website). Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  8. 1 2 Rowe, Ashley. "Cream Ridge Winery – Cream Ridge, New Jersey" on NJ Wine With Me (blog) (10 March 2013). Retrieved 15 June 2013. A review of the wines made by New Jersey's 46 wineries found no other establishment using apricots, nor any other New Jersey winery that combined coffee or a coffee product (e.g., espresso) with wine.
  9. ↑ Matheson, Kathy. "Vintage Jersey: Garden State is a haven for vineyards and homegrown wines" in The Good Life (published by The Asbury Park Press) (Fall 2005). Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  10. ↑ Corcoran, David. "So Crisp, So Complex, So Unexpected" in The New York Times (17 July 2005). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  11. ↑ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (5 February 2013). Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  12. ↑ N.J.S.A. 33:1-10.
  13. ↑ Garden State Wine Growers Association. "GSWGA Wineries." Retrieved 3 April 2013.

External links

Coordinates: 40°09′04″N 74°32′56″W / 40.151044°N 74.548780°W / 40.151044; -74.548780

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