Unionville Vineyards
Location 9 Rocktown Road,
Ringoes ,
NJ ,
USA
Coordinates 40.422590 N, 74.829264 W
Appellation
Hunterdon County First vines planted 1988 First
vintage 1992 Opened to the public 1993 Key people Kris Nielsen & Patricia Galloway (Founders) Lindy Eiref, Robert Wilson (Owners) Cameron Stark (Consulting Winemaker) John Cifelli (General Manager) Conor Quilty (Winemaker)
[1]
[2] Acres cultivated 41 Cases/yr 4,500 (2016) Known for Chardonnay wine
Varietal
Pinot Noir Other attractions
Picnicking permitted, pet-friendly Distribution On-site,
wine festivals , NJ
farmers' markets NJ liquor stores, NJ restaurants, home shipment
Tasting Daily tastings, tours on weekends Website
http://www.unionvillevineyards.com/
Unionville Vineyard is a
winery in the
Unionville section of
East Amwell in
Hunterdon County ,
New Jersey .
[3]
[4] Originally part of the largest peach
orchard in the United States, the
vineyard was first planted in 1988, and opened to the public in 1993.
[5]
[6] Unionville has 41 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 4,500 cases of wine per year.
[7] The winery is named for a former village near where the farm is located.
[1]
[8]
Wines
Unionville Vineyards specializes in the use of
Burgundy ,
Rhône , and
Alsatian grapes. Wine is produced from Chardonnay,
Cabernet Franc ,
Cabernet Sauvignon ,
Chambourcin ,
Counoise ,
Gewürztraminer ,
Marsanne ,
Mourvèdre ,
Pinot Gris ,
Pinot Noir ,
Riesling ,
Roussanne ,
Syrah , and
Viognier grapes.
[7]
[9] It is the only winery in New Jersey that grows and produces wine from Counoise, Marsanne, and Roussanne –
vinifera grapes
indigenous to the
Rhone river valley of
France .
[10]
[11]
Unionville is best known for its single vineyard Chardonnay wines. At the 2010
International Wine and Spirit Competition , which included both
blind tasting and
laboratory analysis , Unionville's Chardonnay was the only wine from the United States to win a gold (best in class) medal.
[12]
[13] Likewise, their Chardonnay was the highest-scoring
wine from New Jersey at the
Judgment of Princeton , a
wine tasting organized by the
American Association of Wine Economists that compared in-state wines to premium
French vintages .
[14]
[15] The winery is not located in one of New Jersey's three
viticultural areas .
[16]
Licensing and associations
Unionville 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.
[17]
[18] The winery is a member of
The Winemakers Co-Op , a collection of wineries advocating and promoting fine wines from New Jersey-grown vinifera grapes. Unionville Vineyards is also a member of the
Garden State Wine Growers Association and Vintage North Jersey.
[19]
[20]
See also
References
^
a
b Colimore, Edward.
"Couple Take Root Through The Grapevine Husband And Wife Find Growth, Fulfillment At New Winery" in
The Philadelphia Inquirer (28 June 1993). Retrieved 20 September 2013
^ Berger, Debby.
"Grape growers save winery: Divine strategy" in
The Star-Ledger (07 September 2009). Retrieved 24 May 2013.
^ Corcoran, David.
"So Crisp, So Complex, So Unexpected" in
The New York Times (17 July 2005). Retrieved 16 April 2013.
^
Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012).
ISBN
9781609491833 .
^ DeVito, Carlo.
"Unionville Vineyards Just Keeps Getting Better and Better" on East Coast Wineries (blog) (12 February 2012). Retrieved 2 April 2013.
^
Schmidt, R. Marilyn. Wines and Wineries of New Jersey. (Chatsworth, NJ: Pine Barrens Press, 1999).
ISBN
9780937996386 .
^
a
b Toms, Charlie.
"Unionville Vineyards Review" in
American Winery Guide (29 March 2014). Retrieved 11 April 2014.
^
"Unionville Vineyards full of rich history (and wine!)" in
The Hunterdon County Democrat (25 July 2010). Retrieved 27 May 2013.
^ Unionville Vineyards.
"Unionville Vineyards - Classic & Premium Wine List"
Archived January 17, 2013, at the
Wayback Machine (commercial website). Retrieved 11 April 2013.
^ Reisch, B.I., et al.
"Horizon Grape." New York Food Life Number 96 (1982).
^ Guild of Sommeliers.
"Rhone Valley" (4 October 2012). Retrieved 13 August 2013. A review of the wines made by New Jersey's 46 wineries found no other establishment using Counoise, Horizon, Marsanne, or Roussanne grapes.
^ Heyman, Lois.
"Unionville captures gold" in The Food Chain (published by
The Courier News ) (18 July 2010). Retrieved 23 September 2013.
^ International Wine and Spirit Competition.
"Results 2010" and "IWSC History."
Archived October 14, 2013, at the
Wayback Machine Retrieved 9 July 2013. Among more than 150 wines from the United States that were tasted, Unionville Vineyards' 2008 Pheasant Hill Chardonnay was the only one to win a "gold (best in class)" medal, the top award possible at the competition.
^ Storchmann, Karl.
"The Judgment of Princeton" on
The American Association of Wine Economists (academic website) (11 June 2012). Retrieved 9 April 2013.
^ Tanner, Pat.
"Jersey Wines Rise to the Occasion" in
New Jersey Monthly (16 July 2012). Retrieved 9 July 2013. Unionville Vineyards' 2010 Pheasant Hill Chardonnay placed second among ten white wines, notably outscoring three French wines that were substantially more expensive.
^
Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011).
ISBN
9781934259573 .
^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "
New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries " (5 February 2013). Retrieved 24 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 June 21, 2013, at the
Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 March 2013.
^ Vintage North Jersey.
"Participating Wineries on the Vintage North Jersey Wine Trail." Retrieved 28 March 2013.
External links
40°25′21″N 74°49′45″W / 40.422590°N 74.829264°W / 40.422590; -74.829264