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Coordinates:39°38′33″N74°46′52″W/ 39.642400°N 74.781234°W/39.642400; -74.781234
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Tomasello Winery
Location225 North White Horse Pike
(Route 30), Hammonton, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates39.642400 N, 74.781234 W
AppellationOuter Coastal Plain AVA
First vines planted1888
Opened to the public1933
Key peopleFrank Tomasello (founder)
Charlie Tomasello,
Jack Tomasello (owners)[1]
Acres cultivated70
Cases/yr65,000 (2013)
Other attractionsPicnickingpermitted
DistributionOn-site,wine festivals,NJ liquor stores, NJoutlet stores,home shipment
TastingDaily tastings
Websitehttp://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

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Tomasello Winery is in theOuter Coastal Plain AVA.Its wines are made from a variety of fruits including:[5][8]

Grape wines
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

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^Tomasello Winery is the only New Jersey producer of wines using this grape
  2. ^Tomasello Winery is the only New Jersey producer of wines using this grape

References

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  1. ^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.
  2. ^Schmidt, R. Marilyn.Wines and Wineries of New Jersey.(Chatsworth, NJ: Pine Barrens Press, 1999).ISBN9780937996386.
  3. ^abWestrich, Sal.New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History.(Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012).ISBN9781609491833.
  4. ^Weisberg, Susan. "Having a grape time" inThe Press of Atlantic City(20 September 1992). Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. ^abJackson, Bart.Garden State Wineries Guide.(South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011).ISBN9781934259573.
  6. ^Firstenfeld, Jane."New Jersey Lets In Most Wineries"inWines & Vines(6 February 2012). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  7. ^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.
  8. ^abcToms, Charlie."Tomasello Winery Review"inAmerican Winery Guide(27 July 2013). Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  9. ^abGoldberg, Howard G."N.J. Vines: Buy Today, Drink Tonight"inThe New York Times(6 December 1998). Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  10. ^Storchmann, Karl."The Judgment of Princeton"onThe American Association of Wine Economists(academic website) (11 June 2012). Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  11. ^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.
  12. ^Clurfeld, Andrea. "NJ battle over wine shipping at turning point" inThe Daily Journal(3 January 2012). Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  13. ^New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries"(5 February 2013). Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  14. ^New Jersey General Assembly."N.J.S.A. 33:1-10".Statutes of New Jersey.New Jersey.
  15. ^Garden State Wine Growers Association."GSWGA Wineries."Archived2013-06-21 at theWayback MachineRetrieved 29 March 2013.
  16. ^Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association."Outer Coastal Plain Wineries."Archived2013-03-15 at theWayback MachineRetrieved 29 March 2013.
  17. ^DiUlio, Nick."A Taste of Old-World Charm"inNew Jersey Monthly(11 April 2011). Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  18. ^Garden State Wine Growers Association."Events of the Month"(15 June 2013). Retrieved 15 June 2013.
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