Tomasello Winery
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Location | 225 North White Horse Pike (Route 30), Hammonton, New Jersey, USA |
Coordinates | 39.642400 N, 74.781234 W |
Appellation | Outer Coastal Plain AVA |
First vines planted | 1888 |
Opened to the public | 1933 |
Key people | Frank Tomasello (founder) Charlie Tomasello, Jack Tomasello (owners)[1] |
Acres cultivated | 70 |
Cases/yr | 65,000 (2013) |
Other attractions | Picnicking permitted, pet-friendly |
Distribution | On-site, wine festivals, NJ liquor stores, NJ outlet stores, home shipment |
Tasting | Daily tastings |
Website | http://www.tomasellowinery.com/ |
Tomasello Winery is a winery located in Hammonton in Atlantic County, New Jersey.[2][3] Tomasello is the second-oldest active winery in the state, after Renault Winery. The vineyard was first planted in 1888, and opened to the public in 1933 after the end of Prohibition.[1][4] Tomasello is one of the largest winegrowers in New Jersey, having 70 acres of grapes under cultivation, and producing 65,000 cases of wine per year.[5][6] Although the winery is in Hammonton, most of the grapes are grown on three vineyards in the neighboring Winslow Township in Camden County.[7] The winery is named after the family that owns it.[1][3]
Wines
Tomasello Winery is in the Outer Coastal Plain AVA. Its wines are made from a variety of fruits including:[5][8]
- Grape wines
- Baco noir
- Cabernet Franc
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Catawba
- Chambourcin, Chardonnay
- Colombard
- Concord
- De Chaunac[note 1][8][9]
- Landot noir
- Merlot
- Muscat blanc
- Niagara
- Noah
- Petit Verdot
- Pinot gris
- Pinot noir
- Riesling
- Rkatsiteli
- Sangiovese
- Seyval blanc
- Syrah
- Vidal blanc
- Villard blanc
- Villard noir[note 2][8][9]
- Non-grape wines
Tomasello 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.[10][11]
Advocacy, licensing, associations, and outlets
Tomasello is an advocate of the direct shipping of wine from wineries to customers.[12][13] Tomasello 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] The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association and the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.[16][17] Tomasello operates outlet stores in six New Jersey towns – Chester, Freehold, Lambertville, Smithville, Cranford, and Wyckoff.[18][19]
See also
- Alcohol laws of New Jersey
- American wine
- List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey
- New Jersey Farm Winery Act
- New Jersey Wine Industry Advisory Council
- New Jersey wine
Notes
References
- ^ a b c Post, Kevin. "A very good year: Garden State Wine Growers Association names Hammonton winery No. 1" in The Press of Atlantic City (4 May 2012). Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Schmidt, R. Marilyn. Wines and Wineries of New Jersey. (Chatsworth, NJ: Pine Barrens Press, 1999). ISBN 9780937996386.
- ^ a b Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). ISBN 9781609491833.
- ^ Weisberg, Susan. "Having a grape time" in The Press of Atlantic City (20 September 1992). Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ a b Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). ISBN 9781934259573.
- ^ Firstenfeld, Jane. "New Jersey Lets In Most Wineries" in Wines & Vines (6 February 2012). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Procida, Lee. "A growing industry gets better with age: New Jersey wineries flourish" in The Press of Atlantic City (26 September 2010). Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ a b c Toms, Charlie. "Tomasello Winery Review" in American Winery Guide (27 July 2013). Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ a b Goldberg, Howard G. "N.J. Vines: Buy Today, Drink Tonight" in The New York Times (6 December 1998). Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ Storchmann, Karl. "The Judgment of Princeton" on The American Association of Wine Economists (academic website) (11 June 2012). Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ Davidson, Adam. "Bottle Bing: How New Jersey Could Make Itself the Next Napa" in The New York Times Magazine (12 March 2013). Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ Ruth, João-Pierre. "Bill inches toward vote on vino shipping" in NJBIZ (archived website) (5 February 2010). Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Clurfeld, Andrea. "NJ battle over wine shipping at turning point" in The Daily Journal (3 January 2012). Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (5 February 2013). Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ N.J.S.A. 33:1-10.
- ^ Garden State Wine Growers Association. "GSWGA Wineries." Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association. "Outer Coastal Plain Wineries." Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ DiUlio, Nick. "A Taste of Old-World Charm" in New Jersey Monthly (11 April 2011). Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ Garden State Wine Growers Association. "Events of the Month" (15 June 2013). Retrieved 15 June 2013.