Working Dog Winery

Working Dog Winery
Location 610 Windsor-Perrineville Road, East Windsor, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates 40.232429 N, 74.539829 W
Formerly Silver Decoy Winery
First vines planted 2001
Opened to the public 2003
Key people Todd Abrahams, Brian Carduner,
Mark Carduner, Russell Forman,
Jerry Watlington (owners)[1]
Acres cultivated 16
Cases/yr 3,500 (2013)
Other attractions Picnicking permitted, pet-friendly
Distribution On-site, wine festivals, NJ liquor stores, NJ restaurants, home shipment
Tasting Tastings Friday to Sunday
Website http://www.workingdogwinerynj.com/

Working Dog Winery is a winery in East Windsor Township and Robbinsville Township in Mercer County, New Jersey.[2][3] The vineyard was first planted in 2001, and opened to the public in 2003.[4][5] The winery was originally known as "Silver Decoy Winery," but the name was changed in 2013 because a wine with a similar brand name is produced in California.[6][7] Working Dog has 16 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 3,500 cases of wine per year.[2][8] The winery is named for three dogs that live at the vineyard, and the winery frequently sponsors dog-themed fundraising events.[6]

Wines

Sign at the entrance

Working Dog Winery produces wine from Cabernet Franc, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Marechal Foch, Merlot, Pinot gris, Riesling, Sangiovese, Syrah, Traminette, and Viognier grapes. Working Dog also makes fruit wines from blueberries.[8][9] 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.[10][11] Working Dog is not located in one of New Jersey's three viticultural areas.[8]

Licensing and associations

Working Dog 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.[12][13] The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association.[14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Working Dog Winery. "Once upon a time . . ." (commercial website). Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Clerkin, Bridget. "Grapes of math: New Jersey's wine industry sees growth, increase of vineyards statewide" in The Times of Trenton (13 October 2013). Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Corcoran, David. "So Crisp, So Complex, So Unexpected" in The New York Times (17 July 2005). Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Kohlhepp, Jennifer. "New Jersey and wine lovers, perfect together: Local vineyard recognized as state's Winery of the Year" in The Examiner (25 August 2007). Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Coryell, Lisa. "The Grapes of Mercer County" in The Times of Trenton (reprinted article) (25 August 2003). Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Peskoe, Ashley. "State's largest wine festival showcases Jersey wineries" in The Star-Ledger (1 September 2013). Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Taittinger Toasts the SAG Awards. Plus, the duck-label war returns to Long Island and rears its beak in New Jersey" in Wine Spectator (31 January 2013). Retrieved 14 November 2013. Duckhorn Winery in Napa Valley, California has a wine label called "Decoy."
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). ISBN 9781934259573.
  9. ↑ Working Dog Winery. "Working Dog Winery: Reds," "Working Dog Winery: Whites," and "Working Dog Winery: On the Sweeter Side" (commercial website). Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  10. ↑ Storchmann, Karl. "The Judgment of Princeton" on The American Association of Wine Economists (academic website) (11 June 2012). Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (5 February 2013). Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  13. ↑ N.J.S.A. 33:1-10.
  14. ↑ Garden State Wine Growers Association. "GSWGA Wineries." Retrieved 22 March 2013.

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Coordinates: 40°13′57″N 74°32′23″W / 40.232429°N 74.539829°W