Winery in Camden County, New Jersey
Amalthea Cellars
Location 209 Vineyard Road,
Atco ,
NJ ,
USA
Coordinates 39.738343 N, 74.886403 W
Appellation
Outer Coastal Plain AVA First vines planted 1976 Opened to the public 1982 Key people Louis Caracciolo (owner)
[1] Acres cultivated 6 Cases/yr 5,000 (2013) Other attractions
Picnicking permitted, pet-friendly Distribution On-site,
wine festivals , NJ liquor stores, NJ restaurants, home shipment
Tasting Tastings Friday to Sunday Website
http://amaltheacellars.com
Amalthea Cellars (
AM -əl-THEE -ə
[2] ) is a
winery in the
West Atco section of
Winslow in
Camden County ,
New Jersey , United States.
[3]
[4] The
vineyard was first planted in 1976, and opened to the public in 1981.
[5]
[6] Amalthea has 10 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 5,000 cases of wine per year.
[2]
[7] The winery is named after
Amalthea , a moon of
Jupiter , reflecting the owner's scientific background and love of mythology.
[8]
[9]
Wines
Amalthea Cellars is in the
Outer Coastal Plain AVA , and produces wine from
Cabernet Franc ,
Cabernet Sauvignon ,
Chancellor ,
Chardonnay ,
Dolcetto ,
Merlot ,
Pinot gris ,
Rayon d'Or ,
Riesling ,
Rkatsiteli ,
Sauvignon blanc ,
Syrah ,
Traminette ,
Villard blanc , and
Viognier grapes. Amalthea also makes
fruit wines from
blueberries and
peaches .
[10]
[11] It is the only winery in New Jersey that produces wine from Rayon d'Or, which is a white
hybrid grape developed in France in the early twentieth century.
[2]
[12] Amalthea 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 .
[13]
[14]
Amalthea's Green Dragon Tavern was named after a
historic Boston bar , and is now used for special events.
Advocacy, licensing, and associations
The winery advocates traditional winemaking techniques, and uses
egg whites ,
sulfur , and
oak barrels to produce its wine.
[1]
[15] Amalthea 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.
[16]
[17] Amalthea is a member of the
Garden State Wine Growers Association and the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.
[18]
[19]
See also
References
^
a
b Baker, Krista.
"Winemaker Q&A: Louis Caracciolo of Amalthea Cellars"
Archived 2013-03-12 at the
Wayback Machine on VinoFoodie (blog) (June 2012). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
^
a
b
c Toms, Charles.
"Amalthea Cellars Review" in
American Winery Guide (16 November 2013). Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ Goldberg, Howard G.
"N.J. Vines: A Winning Merlot in
The New York Times (21 November 1999). Retrieved 15 November 2013.
^ Weisberg, Susan. "Perfect Together: New Jersey's Red Wines are Ideal Mates for Food" in
The Press of Atlantic City (10 May 1992). Retrieved 15 November 2013.
^
Schmidt, R. Marilyn. Wines and Wineries of New Jersey. (Chatsworth, NJ: Pine Barrens Press, 1999).
ISBN
9780937996386 .
^ Foderaro, T.J.
"A Winery at the Top of its Game" in Inside Jersey (published by
The Star-Ledger ) (16 April 2009). Retrieved 18 April 2013.
^ Choukroun-Chicheportiche, Jonathan.
"Amalthea Cellars" on Vert de Vin (blog) (27 August 2013). Retrieved 5 December 2013.
^ Reuter, Nancy.
"Atco Italian Festival To Include Wine-tasting, Grape-stomping" in
The Philadelphia Inquirer (18 September 1988). Retrieved 11 November 2013.
^ Goldberg, Howard G.
"Peel Me a Grape" in The New York Times (2 July 1995). Retrieved 11 November 2013.
^
Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011).
ISBN
9781934259573 .
^ Amalthea Cellars.
"Amalthea Cellars: Wine List"
Archived 2007-11-30 at the
Wayback Machine (commercial website). Retrieved 21 October 2013.
^
Robinson, Jancis, et al. Wine Grapes. (New York, NY: HarperCollins, 2013).
ISBN
9780062325518 .
^ Storchmann, Karl.
"The Judgment of Princeton" on
The 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" in
The New York Times Magazine (12 March 2013). Retrieved 21 April 2013.
^
Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). [
permanent dead link ]
ISBN
9781609491833 .
^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "
New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries " (5 February 2013). Retrieved 20 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."
Archived 2013-06-21 at the
Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 March 2013.
^ Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.
"Outer Coastal Plain Wineries."
Archived 2013-03-15 at the
Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 March 2013.
External links
39°44′18″N 74°53′11″W / 39.738343°N 74.886403°W / 39.738343; -74.886403