Wagonhouse Winery
Location 1401
Route 45 ,
Swedesboro ,
NJ ,
USA
Coordinates 39.690330 N, 75.285837 W
Appellation
Outer Coastal Plain AVA Other labels Three Boys Brand First vines planted 2004 Opened to the public 2005 Key people Dan & Heather Brown (owners)
[1] Acres cultivated 10 Cases/yr 7,000 (2013) Other attractions
Picnicking permitted Distribution On-site,
wine festivals , NJ
farmers' markets , NJ liquor stores, NJ restaurants, home shipment
Tasting Tastings Thursday to Sunday Website
http://www.wagonhousewinery.com/
Wagonhouse Winery is a
winery in
South Harrison Township (mailing address is
Swedesboro ) in
Gloucester County ,
New Jersey .
[2]
[3] Wagonhouse's original
vineyard was first planted in 2004 in
Mickleton , also in Gloucester County.
[4]
[5] The winery began sales of its wine in 2005, and opened a
tasting room in South Harrison in 2011.
[6]
[7] Wagonhouse has 10 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 7,000 cases of wine per year.
[4] The winery is named for an old
wagon house that is on their farm.
[8]
Wines
Wagonhouse Winery is located in the
Outer Coastal Plain AVA , and produces wine from
Cabernet Franc ,
Cabernet Sauvignon ,
Chardonnay ,
Merlot ,
Pinotage ,
Pinot gris ,
Sangiovese ,
Sauvignon blanc ,
Syrah ,
Vidal blanc , and
Viognier grapes.
[4]
[5] Wagonhouse also makes
fruit wines from
almonds ,
apples ,
blueberries ,
cranberries ,
mangoes ,
peaches ,
pomegranates , and
strawberries .
[9] The winery has a separate
brand for their
sweet wines , named "Three Boys Brand" after the owners' three sons.
[7]
[10] Wagonhouse is the only winery in New Jersey that produces wine from Pinotage, which is a red
vinifera grape developed in
South Africa in 1925.
[11]
[12]
Licensing and associations
Wagonhouse 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.
[13]
[14] The winery is a member of the
Garden State Wine Growers Association and the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.
[15]
[16]
See also
References
^ Suthard, Tom.
"Valentine’s Day Post, Of Course" on NJ Wines Uncorked (archived website) (13 February 2011). Retrieved 19 October 2013.
^ Laday, Jason.
"Hundreds tour wineries in Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem counties" in
The South Jersey Times (23 November 2012). Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^
Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012).
ISBN
9781609491833 .
^
a
b
c E-mail from Heather Brown, owner of Wagonhouse Winery. (27 March 2013).
^
a
b
Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011).
ISBN
9781934259573 .
^ Clurfeld, Andrea. "N.J. wine producers fight to direct ship bottles out of state" in
The Asbury Park Press (26 December 2011). Retrieved 7 May 2013.
^
a
b Dove, Patricia.
"Swedesboro winery expands with tasting room" in
The Gloucester County Times (23 May 2011). Retrieved 27 March 2013.
^ Garden State Wine Growers Association.
"A Visit to Wagonhouse Winery" (reprinted article) (26 June 2012). Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^ Wagonhouse Winery.
"Wagonhouse Winery: Semi-Sweet Wines" and "Wagonhouse Winery: Sweet Wines by Three Boys Brand" (commercial website). Retrieved 19 October 2013.
^ Giordano, Rita.
"Raising a glass to New Jersey wines" in
The Philadelphia Inquirer (10 September 2013). Retrieved 21 October 2013.
^ Fridjhon, Michael.
"Getting the best out of South African wine" in
The New York Times (16 November 2007). Retrieved 21 October 2013. A review of the wines made by New Jersey's 46 wineries found no other establishment using Pinotage grapes.
^
Cocktails and Drinking Games for Smartphones and Mobile Devices - a Complete Guide to Bartending with Over 500 Cocktail Recipes. (Boston, MA: MobileReference, 2007).
ISBN
9781605011042 .
^ 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 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 29 June 2013.
External links
39°41′25″N 75°17′09″W / 39.690330°N 75.285837°W / 39.690330; -75.285837