Westfall Winery Explained
| Winery Name: | Westfall Winery |
| Location Place: | 141 Clove Road |
| Location City: | Montague |
| Location State: | New Jersey |
| Location Country: | USA |
| Coordinates: | 41.326639 N, 74.725228 W |
| First Vines: | 2000 |
| Year Public Opening: | 2003 |
| Key People: | Loren & Georgene Mortimer,
Charles Mortimer (owners)[1] [2] |
| Acres Cultivated: | 6 |
| Cases Per Year: | 9,000 (2011) |
| Homepage: | http://www.westfallwinery.com/ |
| Other Attractions: | Horse boarding, picnicking permitted, pet-friendly |
| Distribution: | On-site, NJ liquor stores, home shipment |
| Tasting: | Tastings Fri. to Sun. in summer
Sat. and Sun. in spring and fall
Closed in winter except for events |
Westfall Winery was a winery in Montague Township in Sussex County, New Jersey.[3] [4] Formerly a stop on the Underground Railroad and a dairy farm, the vineyard was first planted in 2000, and opened to the public in 2003.[5] Westfall had 6 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produced 9,000 cases of wine per year, mostly from imported grapes.[6] The winery was named for the family that owned the farm from 1774 to 1940.[5] [7] It was sold in December 2017 and became an animal sanctuary.[8]
Wines
Westfall Winery produced grape wine and also made fruit wines from apples, blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, and peaches.[9] [10]
Other features and properties
When operating as a winery, the farm also offered equestrian services, including horse boarding, and specializes in the use of Morgan horses.[5] [7] In 2006, the owners of Westfall founded Island Winery in Hilton Head, South Carolina.[1] [7]
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- DeVito, Carlo. "Westfall Winery" on East Coast Wineries (blog) (1 December 2009). Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=99G4B0Acbl4C&dq=loren+mortimer+papale&pg=PA123 Rignani, Jennifer Papale. Images of America: New Jersey Wineries. (Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2008).
- https://books.google.com/books?id=zyIoEoble8QC&dq=peter+genovese+westfall+winery+sussex&pg=PA79 Genovese, Peter. Food Lovers' Guide to New Jersey. (Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot, 2008).
- 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).
- Westfall Winery. "History of Westfall Farm" (commercial website). Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=NzLjAITsUvYC&dq=%22westfall+winery%22+acres&pg=PA168 Rosenfeld, Lucy D. and Marina Harrison. Exploring Nature's Bounty: One Hundred Outings Near New York City. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University, 2012).
- Sullivan, Kathy. "Westfall Winery" on Wine Trail Traveler (blog) (7 July 2011). Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- Web site: Historic N.J. Farm, winery sold to animal sanctuary group. 23 November 2017.
- Westfall Winery. "Westfall Wines" (commercial website). Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- Island Winery. "Westfall Wines (New Jersey Residents Only)" (commercial website). Retrieved 21 October 2013. Many of Westfall's wines are distributed through Island Winery, which is owned by the same family.
