Unionville Vineyards

Unionville Vineyards
Location9 Rocktown Road, Ringoes, NJ, USA
Coordinates40.422590 N, 74.829264 W
AppellationHunterdon County
First vines planted1988
First vintage1992
Opened to the public1993
Key peopleKris Nielsen & Patricia Galloway (Founders)
Lindy Eiref, Robert Wilson (Owners)
Cameron Stark (Consulting Winemaker)
John Cifelli (General Manager)
Conor Quilty (Winemaker)[1][2]
Acres cultivated41
Cases/yr4,500 (2016)
Known forChardonnay wine
VarietalPinot Noir
Other attractionsPicnicking permitted, pet-friendly
DistributionOn-site, wine festivals, NJ farmers' markets NJ liquor stores, NJ restaurants, home shipment
TastingDaily tastings, tours on weekends
Websitehttp://www.unionvillevineyards.com/

Unionville Vineyard is a winery in the Unionville section of East Amwell in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.[3][4] Originally part of the largest peach orchard in the United States, the vineyard was first planted in 1988, and opened to the public in 1993.[5][6] Unionville has 41 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 4,500 cases of wine per year.[7] The winery is named for a former village near where the farm is located.[1][8]

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  2. ^ Berger, Debby. "Grape growers save winery: Divine strategy" in The Star-Ledger (07 September 2009). Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. ^ Corcoran, David. "So Crisp, So Complex, So Unexpected" in The New York Times (17 July 2005). Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ^ Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). ISBN 9781609491833.
  5. ^ DeVito, Carlo. "Unionville Vineyards Just Keeps Getting Better and Better" on East Coast Wineries (blog) (12 February 2012). Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  6. ^ Schmidt, R. Marilyn. Wines and Wineries of New Jersey. (Chatsworth, NJ: Pine Barrens Press, 1999). ISBN 9780937996386.
  7. ^ Toms, Charlie. "Unionville Vineyards Review" in American Winery Guide (29 March 2014). Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Unionville Vineyards full of rich history (and wine!)" in The Hunterdon County Democrat (25 July 2010). Retrieved 27 May 2013.