The best wines of New Jersey

Discover the best wines of New Jersey as well as the best winemakers of New Jersey and estates of New Jersey to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of New Jersey and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of New Jersey by region

Looking for a good wine of New Jersey among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of New Jersey. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of New Jersey with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of New Jersey

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Want to buy a red wine of New Jersey cheap or sell a red wine of New Jersey at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of New Jersey

Red wines from the region of New Jersey go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of flemish beer stew, lamb tagine with artichokes and dried tomatoes or chakchouka.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of New Jersey

On the nose the red wine of the region of New Jersey. often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, non oak or earth.

The best vintages in red wine of New Jersey

  • 2010With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.87/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of New Jersey

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Sangiovese
  • Pinot Noir

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of New Jersey

A wine route planned in the region of New Jersey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of New Jersey.

Discovering the wine region of New Jersey

New Jersey is one of the smallest states in the United States, located on the Atlantic coast between New York to the North and Pennsylvania to the west. With its Rich agricultural history, the Garden State is a viable location for wineries and vineyards in an idyllic setting. The temperature, strongly moderated by the Atlantic Ocean, is suitable for Hybrid and vinifera grapes. Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc and Chambourcin are among the most important varieties planted in New Jersey.

Today, there are over 50 wineries operating in New Jersey. There are more than 2,000 acres (800ha) of commercial vineyards. In the last five years or so, New Jersey wines have made inroads with the top wine critics. New Jersey wineries have received scores of 90 points or more in Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, James Suckling and The Cork Report.

Great white wines of New Jersey

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of New Jersey

White wines from the region of New Jersey go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of rabbit with prunes, tuna, pepper and tomato quiche or shrimp risotto with curry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of New Jersey

On the nose the white wine of the region of New Jersey. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, non oak or earth.

The best vintages in white wine of New Jersey

  • 2017With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of New Jersey

  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Niagara
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Vidal Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of New Jersey

A wine route planned in the region of New Jersey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of New Jersey.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

Great sparkling wines of New Jersey

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of New Jersey

Sparkling wines from the region of New Jersey go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of spaghetti squash with cream and bacon, sardines moroccan style or daube niçoise.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of New Jersey

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of New Jersey. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of New Jersey

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Riesling
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Old vines

There are no specific regulations governing the term "vieilles vignes". After 20 to 25 years, the yields stabilize and tend to decrease, the vines are deeply rooted, and the grapes that come from them give richer, more concentrated, more sappy wines, expressing with more nuance the characteristics of their terroir. It is possible to find plots of vines that claim to be a century old.

Great pink wines of New Jersey

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of New Jersey

Pink wines from the region of New Jersey go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, tajine of mutton or sauerkraut of the sea in casserole.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of New Jersey

On the nose the pink wine of the region of New Jersey. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of New Jersey

  • 2018With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.10/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of New Jersey

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Chambourcin
  • Concord
  • Chenin Blanc
  • Barbera

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of New Jersey

A wine route planned in the region of New Jersey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of New Jersey.

    Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

    Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

    Great sweet wines of New Jersey

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    Want to buy a sweet wine of New Jersey cheap or sell a sweet wine of New Jersey at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

    Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of New Jersey

    Sweet wines from the region of New Jersey go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis, beef marengo "my mom" style or roast duck breast or duck fillet with dried apricots.

    Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of New Jersey

    On the nose the sweet wine of the region of New Jersey. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, red fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.

    The best vintages in sweet wine of New Jersey

    • 2015With an average score of 4.02/5
    • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
    • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
    • 2014With an average score of 3.30/5
    • 2008With an average score of 3.10/5

    The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of New Jersey

    • Moscato
    • Concord
    • Merlot
    • Vidal

    The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of New Jersey

    A wine route planned in the region of New Jersey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of New Jersey.

      The word of the wine: R-M (champagne)

      Harvesting and handling. It is the artisan winemaker. He elaborates his own champagne, often a monocru representative of the village or the surrounding villages.

      Great natural sweet wines of New Jersey

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      Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of New Jersey

      Natural sweet wines from the region of New Jersey go well with generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), spicy food or pork such as recipes of baked leg of daguet or roe deer, phad thai (thai style fried noodles) or cannelloni of meat.

      Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of New Jersey

      On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of New Jersey. often reveals types of flavors of oak, dried fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth.

      The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of New Jersey

      • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
      • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
      • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
      • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
      • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5

      The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of New Jersey

      • Chambourcin
      • Cynthiana
      • Riesling
      • Petit Verdot

      The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of New Jersey

      A wine route planned in the region of New Jersey? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of New Jersey.

        Discover the grape variety: Sangiovese

        Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).

        News from the vineyard of New Jersey

        Decanter magazine latest issue: January 2022

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        The Wine Society improves provenance and quality of The Blind Spot

        The Wine Society has made a move to improve the provenance and quality of its exclusive The Blind Spot wine range. The business said it would, for the first time in its history, provide the funding for buying grapes rather than liquid for the range of Australian wines. Winemaker Mac Forbes has spend the last decade identifying ‘interesting’ parcels of wine for the range, which has been an integral part of The Wine Society’s portfolio for the past 10 years, and securing them before th ...

        London’s wine club 67 Pall Mall to release documentary film on sommelier Gérard Basset

        Titled A Life in Wine: Gérard Basset, the World’s Favourite Sommelier, the one hour-long film is produced by leading London wine club 67 Pall Mall’s on-site 67pallmall.tv studio and production team. ‘I was introduced to [Basset’s wife] Nina and [son] Romané in October 2021 where we sat and discussed a potential tribute, lovingly made by those closest to him, that would inspire people and tell the story of his incredible life,’ said 67 Pall Mall producer Kiki Hopkins. ‘We worked on a list of trea ...

        Discover other regions and appellation of New Jersey

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