Winery
Beneduce Winery Location 1 Jeremiah Lane, Pittstown , NJ , USA Coordinates 40.572459 N, 74.975295 W First vines planted 2009 Opened to the public 2012 Key people Michael Beneduce Sr., Michael Beneduce Jr., Justen Beneduce Hiles (owners)[ 1] Acres cultivated 10 Cases/yr 4,000 (2014) Other attractions Picnicking permittedDistribution On-site, NJ restaurants, home shipment Tasting Tastings Wednesday to Sunday Website http://beneducevineyards.com/
Beneduce Vineyards ( BEN -ə-DOO -chee ) is a winery in the Pittstown section of Alexandria Township in Hunterdon County , New Jersey , United States .[ 2] [ 3] A family farm since 2000, the vineyard was first planted in 2009, and opened to the public in 2012.[ 4] [ 5] Beneduce has 10 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 4,000 cases of wine per year.[ 6] [ 7] The winery is named after the family that owns it.[ 5]
Beneduce Vineyards primarily grows and produces wine from aromatic varietals , including Blaufränkisch (Lemberger) , Cabernet Franc , Cabernet Sauvignon , Chambourcin , Chardonnay , Corot noir , Gewürztraminer , Malbec , Noiret , Pinot noir , Riesling , and Syrah .[ 7] [ 8] It is the only winery in New Jersey that produces wine from Noiret, which is a red hybrid grape developed in New York in 1973.[ 9] [ 10] Beneduce is not located in one of New Jersey's three viticultural areas .[ 7] [ 11]
Formerly used for growing plants for a garden center, this greenhouse is now used for hosting special events.
Licensing and associations [ edit ]
Beneduce 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.[ 12] [ 13] The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association and its subsidiary, Vintage North Jersey.[ 14] [ 15]
^ Boss, Leslie. "Local Favorite Spotlight: Beneduce Vineyards - Pittstown, NJ" Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine on Tranquil Acres of Alexandria (blog) (5 August 2012). Retrieved 25 March 2013
^ Haddon, Heather. "Years of Growth at Risk for N.J. Wine" Archived February 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine in The Wall Street Journal (archived website) (4 January 2012). Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). [permanent dead link ] ISBN 9781609491833 .
^ "Beneduce Vineyards host grand opening July 28 in Pittstown" in The Hunterdon County Democrat (26 July 2012). Retrieved 25 March 2013.
^ a b Pavlis, Gary C. "Join the Club" in Edible Jersey (Fall 2013). Retrieved 13 September 2013.
^ "European flavor at Jersey vineyard" Archived October 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine in The Star-Ledger (11 May 2013). Retrieved 11 May 2013.
^ a b c In-person conversation with Michael Beneduce, owner of Beneduce Vineyards. (26 March 2013).
^ Beneduce Vineyards. "Beneduce Vineyards: The Wines" (commercial website). Retrieved 11 June 2013.
^ "Beneduce Vineyards" on Skylands Visitor (blog) (19 May 2013). Retrieved 13 September 2013. A review of the wines made by New Jersey's 46 wineries found no other establishment using Noiret grapes.
^ Ogrodnick, Joe. "Cornell releases three new wine grape varieties" in The Cornell Chronicle (10 July 2006). Retrieved 6 July 2013.
^ Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). ISBN 9781934259573 . Geographic descriptions of the Central Delaware Valley, Outer Coastal Plain, and Warren Hills AVAs exclude Beneduce Vineyards.
^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries " (5 February 2013). Retrieved 20 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 25 March 2013.
^ Vintage North Jersey. "Participating Wineries on the Vintage North Jersey Wine Trail." Retrieved 26 March 2013.
40°34′21″N 74°58′31″W / 40.572459°N 74.975295°W / 40.572459; -74.975295