Four JG's Orchards & Vineyards

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Four JG's Orchards & Vineyards
Four JG's logo.png
Location127 Hillsdale Road, Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States
Coordinates 40.317470 N, 74.213579 W
First vines planted1999
Opened to the public2004
Key peopleJohn & Janet Giunco,
Jill Giunco, John Giunco Jr.
(owners) [1]
Acres cultivated40
Cases/yr2,500 (2013)
DistributionOn-site, wine festivals, NJ liquor stores, home shipment
Tasting Tastings on select weekends
Website http://www.4jgswinery.com/

Four JG's Orchards & Vineyards is a winery in Colts Neck in Monmouth County, New Jersey. [2] [3] The vineyard was first planted in 1999, and opened to the public in 2004. [4] [5] Four JG's has 40 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 2,500 cases of wine per year. [6] [7] The winery is named after the four family members that own it, all of whom have the initials "JG." [8] [9]

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Wines

Four JG's produces wine from Cabernet Franc, Cayuga White, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Vidal blanc, and Vignoles (Ravat 51) grapes. [10] [11] The winery 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. [12] [13] Four JG's is not located in one of New Jersey's three viticultural areas. [10]

Education, licensing, and associations

The winery assisted Monmouth University in creating an on-campus vineyard and winemaking program. [6] Four JG's has a farm winery license from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which allows it to produce up to 50,000 gallons of wine per year, 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] The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association and the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association. [16] [17]

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References

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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. ↑ Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association. "Outer Coastal Plain Wineries." Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 May 2013.

Coordinates: 40°19′03″N74°12′49″W / 40.317470°N 74.213579°W / 40.317470; -74.213579

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