Tomasello Winery
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Location | 225 North White Horse Pike (Route 30), Hammonton, New Jersey, USA |
Coordinates | 39.642400 N, 74.781234 W |
Appellation | Outer Coastal Plain AVA |
First vines planted | 1888 |
Opened to the public | 1933 |
Key people | Frank Tomasello (founder) Charlie Tomasello, Jack Tomasello (owners)[1] |
Acres cultivated | 70 |
Cases/yr | 65,000 (2013) |
Other attractions | Picnickingpermitted |
Distribution | On-site,wine festivals,NJ liquor stores, NJoutlet stores,home shipment |
Tasting | Daily tastings |
Website | http://www.tomasellowinery.com/ |
Tomasello Wineryis awinerylocated inHammontoninAtlantic County,New Jersey.[2][3]Tomasello is the second-oldest active winery in the state, afterRenault Winery.Thevineyardwas first planted in 1888, and opened to the public in 1933 after the end ofProhibition.[1][4]Tomasello is one of the largest winegrowers in New Jersey, having 70 acres of grapes under cultivation, and producing 65,000 cases of wine per year.[5][6]Although the winery is in Hammonton, most of the grapes are grown on three vineyards in the neighboringWinslow TownshipinCamden County.[7]The winery is named after the family that owns it.[1][3]
Wines
[edit]Tomasello Winery is in theOuter Coastal Plain AVA.Its wines are made from a variety of fruits including:[5][8]
- Grape wines
- Baco noir
- Cabernet Franc
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Catawba
- Chambourcin,Chardonnay
- Colombard
- Concord
- De Chaunac[note 1][8][9]
- Landot noir
- Merlot
- Muscat blanc
- Niagara
- Noah
- Petit Verdot
- Pinot gris
- Pinot noir
- Riesling
- Rkatsiteli
- Sangiovese
- Seyval blanc
- Syrah
- Vidal blanc
- Villard blanc
- Villard noir[note 2][8][9]
- Non-grape wines
Tomasello was a participant at theJudgment of Princeton,awine tastingorganized by theAmerican Association of Wine Economiststhat compared New Jersey wines to premiumFrench vintages.[10][11]
Advocacy, licensing, associations, and outlets
[edit]Tomasello is an advocate of thedirect shipping of winefrom wineries to customers.[12]Tomasello has aplenary winery licensefrom theNew 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.[13][14]The winery is a member of theGarden State Wine Growers Associationand the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.[15][16]Tomasello operatesoutlet storesin several New Jersey towns all of which are associated with local farms such asChester,Freehold,Lambertville,Smithville,Cranford,andWyckoff.[17][18]
See also
[edit]- 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
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcPost, Kevin."A very good year: Garden State Wine Growers Association names Hammonton winery No. 1"inThe Press of Atlantic City(4 May 2012). Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^Schmidt, R. Marilyn.Wines and Wineries of New Jersey.(Chatsworth, NJ: Pine Barrens Press, 1999).ISBN9780937996386.
- ^abWestrich, Sal.New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History.(Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012).ISBN9781609491833.
- ^Weisberg, Susan. "Having a grape time" inThe Press of Atlantic City(20 September 1992). Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^abJackson, Bart.Garden State Wineries Guide.(South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011).ISBN9781934259573.
- ^Firstenfeld, Jane."New Jersey Lets In Most Wineries"inWines & Vines(6 February 2012). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^Procida, Lee."A growing industry gets better with age: New Jersey wineries flourish"inThe Press of Atlantic City(26 September 2010). Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^abcToms, Charlie."Tomasello Winery Review"inAmerican Winery Guide(27 July 2013). Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^abGoldberg, Howard G."N.J. Vines: Buy Today, Drink Tonight"inThe New York Times(6 December 1998). Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^Storchmann, Karl."The Judgment of Princeton"onThe American Association of Wine Economists(academic website) (11 June 2012). Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^Davidson, Adam."Bottle Bing: How New Jersey Could Make Itself the Next Napa"inThe New York Times Magazine(12 March 2013). Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^Clurfeld, Andrea. "NJ battle over wine shipping at turning point" inThe Daily Journal(3 January 2012). Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries"(5 February 2013). Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^New Jersey General Assembly."N.J.S.A. 33:1-10".Statutes of New Jersey.New Jersey.
- ^Garden State Wine Growers Association."GSWGA Wineries."Archived2013-06-21 at theWayback MachineRetrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association."Outer Coastal Plain Wineries."Archived2013-03-15 at theWayback MachineRetrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^DiUlio, Nick."A Taste of Old-World Charm"inNew Jersey Monthly(11 April 2011). Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^Garden State Wine Growers Association."Events of the Month"(15 June 2013). Retrieved 15 June 2013.