Turdo Vineyards & Winery

Turdo Vineyards & Winery
Location 3911 Bayshore Road, North Cape May, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates 38.969756 N, 74.940819 W
Appellation Outer Coastal Plain AVA
Other labels Turis, DiLuca
First vines planted 1999
Opened to the public 2004
Key people Sal & Sara Turdo,
Luca Turdo (owners)[1]
Acres cultivated 5
Cases/yr 1,100 (2013)
Known for Nero d'Avola wines
Other attractions Pet-friendly
Distribution On-site, NJ liquor stores, NJ restaurants, home shipment
Tasting Daily tastings in summer
Fri. and Sat. in May and Sept.
Closed remainder of year
Website http://www.turdovineyards.com/

Turdo Vineyard & Winery (pronounced /tʊərˈdoʊ/, tour-DOE[2]) is a winery in the North Cape May section of Lower Township in Cape May County, New Jersey.[3][4] The vineyard was first planted in 1999, and opened to the public in 2004.[1][5] Turdo has 5 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 1,100 cases of wine per year.[6][7] The winery is named after the family that owns it.[3]

Wines

Turdo Vineyards is in the Outer Coastal Plain AVA, and specializes in the use of Italian grapes.[1][8] Wine is produced from Albariño, Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Nebbiolo, Nero d'Avola, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Riesling, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc, and Syrah grapes.[9][10] Turdo is best known for its signature Nero d'Avola wine, and is one of only two wineries in the United States that uses Nero d'Avola, which is a highly aromatic red vinifera grape indigenous to Sicily.[11][12] Turdo sells its wine under the brands "Turis" and "DiLuca," which are named after the owner of the winery and his son.[5]

A light brown house surrounded by bushes and trees, with a forklift and an automobile in the driveway, and solar panels on the roof.
Turdo Vineyards & Winery is entirely powered by solar panels on top of the family's house.

Features, licensing, associations, and publicity

The entire winery facility is powered using solar energy.[13][14] Turdo has a farm winery license from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which allows it to produce up to 50,000 gallons of wine per year, 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][16] The winery is not a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association, but is a member of the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.[17][18] In April 2009, Turdo was profiled by stand-up comedian Jay Leno on The Tonight Show.[2][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gioquindo, Debbie. "Hudson Valley Wine Goddess in New Jersey?" on Hudson Valley Wine Goddess (blog) (16 September 2009). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Suthard, Tom. "You Roll the R" on NJ Wines Uncorked (archived website) (6 March 2011). Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Campbell, Eric Scott. "Cape May County's wineries blossom as a tourist destination" in The Press of Atlantic City (21 June 2010). Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Auteri, Stephanie. "Ultimate NJ wine tour" in Inside Jersey (published by The Star-Ledger) (12 August 2010). Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Toms, Charlie. "Turdo Vineyards Review" in American Winery Guide (28 September 2013). Retrieved 11 October 2013. Turis is the possessive of "Turi" (no apostophe), which is a nickname for "Salvatore," the owner of the winery. DiLuca is the possessive in Italian for "Luca", who is the winery owner's son.
  6. ↑ Morley, Hugh R. "No summer breeze - Running Jersey Shore business offers daily trials, triumphs" in The Bergen Record (5 August 2007). Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Malloy, Chris. "Old World Wines, New Jersey" in Edible Jersey (Fall 2013). Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  8. ↑ Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). ISBN 9781934259573.
  9. ↑ Turdo Vineyards & Winery. "Turdo Vineyards & Winery: Our Wines" (commercial website). Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  10. ↑ Vini DiLuca. "Vini DiLuca: Our Wines" (commercial website). Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  11. ↑ Grant, Patricia Shyne. "New Jersey’s Cape May Wine Trail" in Wine Nomad (blog) (17 June 2013). Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  12. ↑ Teague, Lettie. "An Italian Red Wine's Star Turn" in The Wall Street Journal (13 September 2013). Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  13. ↑ Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). ISBN 9781609491833.
  14. ↑ "Guide To South Jersey Wineries" on CBS News (7 July 2011). Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  15. ↑ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (5 February 2013). Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  16. ↑ N.J.S.A. 33:1-10.
  17. ↑ Garden State Wine Growers Association. "GSWGA Wineries." Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  18. ↑ Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association. "Outer Coastal Plain Wineries." Retrieved 29 June 2013.

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Coordinates: 38°58′11″N 74°56′27″W / 38.969756°N 74.940819°W