Wagonhouse Winery

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Wagonhouse Winery
Wagonhouse Winery logo.png
Location1401 Route 45, Swedesboro, NJ, USA
Coordinates 39.690330 N, 75.285837 W
Appellation Outer Coastal Plain AVA
Other labelsThree Boys Brand
First vines planted2004
Opened to the public2005
Key peopleDan & Heather Brown (owners) [1]
Acres cultivated10
Cases/yr7,000 (2013)
Other attractions Picnicking permitted
DistributionOn-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]

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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]

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  4. 1 2 3 E-mail from Heather Brown, owner of Wagonhouse Winery. (27 March 2013).
  5. 1 2 Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). ISBN   9781934259573.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 1 2 Dove, Patricia. "Swedesboro winery expands with tasting room" in The Gloucester County Times (23 May 2011). Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  8. ↑ Garden State Wine Growers Association. "A Visit to Wagonhouse Winery" (reprinted article) (26 June 2012). Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Wagonhouse Winery. "Wagonhouse Winery: Semi-Sweet Wines" and "Wagonhouse Winery: Sweet Wines by Three Boys Brand" (commercial website). Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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  14. ↑ New Jersey General Assembly. "N.J.S.A. 33:1-10". Statutes of New Jersey. New Jersey.
  15. ↑ Garden State Wine Growers Association. "GSWGA Wineries." Archived 2013-06-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  16. ↑ Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association. "Outer Coastal Plain Wineries." Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 June 2013.

Coordinates: 39°41′25″N75°17′09″W / 39.690330°N 75.285837°W / 39.690330; -75.285837

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