Alba Vineyard

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Alba Vineyard
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Location269 Route 627, Finesville, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates 40.614637 N, 75.165496 W
Appellation Warren Hills AVA
First vines planted1980
Opened to the public1982
Key peopleRudolph Marchesi (founder)
Tom Sharko (owner)
John Altmaier (winemaker) [1] [2]
Acres cultivated42
Cases/yr11,000 (2011)
Other attractions Picnicking permitted
DistributionOn-site, NJ liquor stores, home shipment
Tasting Daily tastings, tours on weekends
Website http://www.albavineyard.com/

Alba Vineyard is an American winery in the Finesville section of Pohatcong Township in Warren County, New Jersey. [3] [4] Formerly a dairy farm, the vineyard was first planted in 1980, and opened to the public in 1982. [5] [6] Alba is one of the larger winegrowers in New Jersey, having 42 acres of grapes under cultivation, and producing 11,000 cases of wine per year. [7] [8] The winery is named for the Italian word alba which means "dawn," the time of day when the original owner first conceived of producing wine. [5] [9]

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Wines

Alba Vineyard is in the Warren Hills AVA, and produces wine from Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cayuga White, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Malbec, Merlot, Pinot noir, Riesling, Syrah, and Vidal blanc grapes. [8] [10] [11]

Advocacy, licensing, and associations

The winery is an advocate of New Jersey's three-tier alcohol distribution system, wherein wineries sell to wholesalers and retailers rather than directly to consumers. [12] [13] Alba 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. [14] [15] Alba is not a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association. [16]

Controversy

Alba has had conflicts with nearby residents regarding noise from the use of cannons. The cannons are discharged regularly during the autumn in order to keep birds away from the crops. [17] [18] The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has attempted to mediate a resolution between Alba and its neighbors. [18]

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  10. ↑ Alba Vineyard. "Alba Estate Vineyard" and "Chelsea Cellars Wines" Archived 2013-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (commercial website). Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  11. ↑ Alba Vineyard. "Alba Vineyard: Dessert Wines" Archived 2013-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (commercial website). Retrieved 11 June 2013.
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  15. ↑ New Jersey General Assembly. "N.J.S.A. 33:1-10". Statutes of New Jersey. New Jersey.
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  17. ↑ Wojcik, Sarah. "Vineyard blasts chase birds, peace" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine in The Express-Times (22 September 2008). Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  18. 1 2 Brill, Douglas B. "Warren County vineyard gets complaints over loud cannons" in The Express-Times (9 September 2012). Retrieved 22 May 2013.

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