Hopewell Valley Vineyards

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Hopewell Valley Vineyards
Location 46 Yard Road, Pennington, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates 40.337598 N, 74.810516 W
First vines planted 2001
Opened to the public 2003
Key people Sergio & Violetta Neri (owners)[1]
Acres cultivated 25
Cases/yr 6,000 (2011)
Other products Olive oil, pizza
Other attractions Picnicking permitted
Distribution On-site, wine festivals, NJ farmers' markets, NJ liquor stores, NJ restaurants, home shipment
Tasting Tastings daily
Website http://hopewellvalleyvineyards.com/

Hopewell Valley Vineyards is a winery in Hopewell Township (mailing address is Pennington) in Mercer County, New Jersey.[2][3] The vineyard was first planted in 2001, and opened to the public in 2003.[4] Hopewell Valley has 25 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 6,000 cases of wine per year.[1][5] The winery is named for the region where it is located.[6]

Wines and other products

Hopewell Valley Vineyards produces wine from Barbera, Brachetto, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Merlot, Muscat blanc, Pinot gris, Sangiovese, and Vidal blanc grapes.[5][6] Hopewell Valley also sells brick oven pizzas, and makes olive oil from olives grown in Tuscany.[7][8] It is the only winery in New Jersey that produces wine from Brachetto, which is a red vinifera grape indigenous to the Piedmont region of Italy that is often used to make sparkling wines.[9] Hopewell Valley is not located in one of New Jersey's three viticultural areas.[5]

Licensing and associations

Hopewell Valley 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.[10][11] The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association.[12]

Controversy and advocacy

Hopewell Valley has had conflicts with municipal authorities regarding the sale of food, and the hosting of events at the winery. The Hopewell Township council expressed concerns that the winery created excessive noise and traffic, and was functioning as an unlicensed restaurant.[13][14] In 2011, the Mercer County Agriculture Development Board and the New Jersey Agriculture Development Committee decided that the winery's could sell snack foods (e.g., cheese, pizza) and hold wine festivals, but could not serve meals or host weddings or other catered events without the town's permission.[14][15] Although Hopewell Valley Vineyards is not on preserved farmland, it has advocated changing state law to allow more events to be held by preserved farms.[16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Osenlund, R. Kurt. "Happy times abound at Hopewell Valley Vineyards" in The Pennington Post (11 January 2010). Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Zernike, Kate. "From Garden State to Vineyard State" in The New York Times (2 May 2013). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). ISBN 9781609491833.
  4. ↑ Sullivan, Kathy. "Hopewell Valley Vineyards" on Wine Trail Traveler (blog) (7 September 2007). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). ISBN 9781934259573.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hopewell Valley Vineyards. "Buy Hopewell Valley Vineyards Wine" (commercial website). Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Tanner, Pat. "Pizza, Pinot Grigio, and Piano" in U.S. 1 Newspaper (20 January 2010). Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  8. ↑ Genovese, Peter. Food Lovers' Guide to New Jersey. (Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot, 2008). ISBN 9780762747757.
  9. ↑ Kohoutek, Frank. "Brachetto" in Duluth Superior Magazine (April 2012). Retrieved 20 June 2013. A review of the wines made by New Jersey's 46 wineries found no other establishment using Brachetto grapes.
  10. ↑ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (5 February 2013). Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  11. ↑ N.J.S.A. 33:1-10.
  12. ↑ Garden State Wine Growers Association. "GSWGA Wineries." Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  13. ↑ Greene, Abby. "Hopewell residents complain about vineyard use" in The Times of Trenton (17 August 2010). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 New Jersey Agriculture Development Committee. "In the Matter of Hopewell Valley Vineyards, Hopewell Township, Mercer County: Hearing Officer's Findings" (February 2011). Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  15. ↑ Coryell, Lisa. "Mercer farm board rules against Hopewell vineyard's quest to host weddings, special events" in The Times of Trenton (12 May 2011). Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  16. ↑ Scully, Tamara. "Assembly bill criticized by NJFB, other ag industries" in The New Jersey Farmer (15 March 2012). Retrieved 17 May 2013.

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Coordinates: 40°20′15″N 74°48′38″W / 40.337598°N 74.810516°W / 40.337598; -74.810516

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