William Heritage Winery Explained

Winery Name:Heritage Vineyards
Location Place:480 Mullica Hill Road
Location City:Mullica Hill
Location State:NJ
Location Country:USA
Coordinates:39.721610 N, 75.172909 W
Appellation:Outer Coastal Plain AVA
First Vines:1998
Year Public Opening:2002
Key People:Bill & Penni Heritage,
Richard Heritage (owners)
Sean Comninos (winemaker)[1] [2]
Acres Cultivated:40
Cases Per Year:13,000 (2012)
Signature Wine:Bordeaux-style wine
Homepage:http://www.heritagewinenj.com/
Other Attractions:Bistro, hayride, picnicking permitted, pet-friendly, petting zoo, pumpkin picking
Distribution:On-site, wine festivals, NJ liquor stores, home shipment
Tasting:Daily tastings, tours on Saturday

William Heritage Winery (formerly known as Heritage Vineyards) is a winery in the Mullica Hill section of Harrison Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey.[3] [4] A family produce farm since 1853, the vineyard was first planted in 1998, and opened to the public in 2002.[5] [6] Heritage is one of the larger winegrowers in New Jersey, having 40 acres of grapes under cultivation, and producing 13,000 cases of wine per year.[1] [5] The winery is named after the family that owns it.[7]

Wines

Heritage Winery is in the Outer Coastal Plain AVA, and produces wine from Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Concord, Grenache, Malbec, Merlot, Muscat blanc, Petit Verdot, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Sauvignon blanc, Sémillon, and Syrah grapes. Heritage also makes fruit wines from apples, blueberries, peaches, and sugar plums.[7] [8] It is the only winery in New Jersey that produces wine from sugar plums.[9] Heritage is best known for its signature Bordeaux-style wine.[5] [10] 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.[11] [12]

Features, licensing and associations

During the autumn harvest season, Heritage offers pumpkin picking and hayrides, and throughout the year the winery operates a petting zoo and a bistro that sells breads, cheeses, and dips.[13] [14] Heritage 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.[15] 33. 1. 10. true. The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association and the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.[16] [17]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Jones, Stacy. "N.J. wineries raise a glass as law that allows them to ship directly to customers takes effect" in The Star-Ledger (3 May 2012). Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  2. Baker, Krista. "Winemaker Q&A: Sean Comninos of Heritage Vineyards" on VinoFoodie (blog) (23 February 2013). Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  3. Procida, Lee. "South Jersey winemakers hope rain stays away so they get excellent grape harvest" in The Press of Atlantic City (29 August 2012). Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=KgwXCT8eiY8C&dq=sal+westrich+wine&pg=PP1 Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012).
  5. Foderaro, T.J. "Heritage Vineyards Redefines the Family Farm" in Inside Jersey (published by The Star-Ledger) (27 January 2012). Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  6. https://books.google.com/books?id=2Rh8hd5lGBQC&dq=%22heritage+vineyards%22+nj+1998&pg=PA284 Cantele, Andi Marie and Mitch Kaplan. Explorer's Guide New Jersey (Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2010).
  7. https://books.google.com/books?id=3hyfSgAACAAJ Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011).
  8. Heritage Vineyards. "Heritage Vineyards Family of Fine Wines" (commercial website). Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  9. Roncace, Kelly. "Gloucester County bar, store owners toast the New Year with a look at champagne traditions" in The South Jersey Times (30 December 2009). Retrieved 19 June 2019. A review of the wines made by New Jersey's 46 wineries found no other establishment using sugar plums.
  10. Blanz, Sharla. "Where am I? Heritage Vineyards" in New Jersey Monthly (21 September 2011). Retrieved 19 June 2013. Heritage Vineyards labels their Bordeaux wine as "BDX".
  11. Storchmann, Karl. "The Judgment of Princeton" on The American Association of Wine Economists (academic website) (11 June 2012). Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  12. 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.
  13. Giordano, Rita. "Raising a glass to New Jersey wines" in The Philadelphia Inquirer (10 September 2013). Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  14. Caren, Allie. "Summer wine, Jersey style" in The Philadelphia Inquirer (20 July 2013). Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  15. New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (5 February 2013). Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  16. Garden State Wine Growers Association. "GSWGA Wineries." Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  17. Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association. "Outer Coastal Plain Wineries." Retrieved 9 April 2013.

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