First vines planted 1991 Phone +1 609-268-6731 | Opened to the public 1996 Acres cultivated 44 | |
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Location 1090 Route 206, Shamong, New Jersey, USA Coordinates 39.790715 N, 74.735865 W Appellation Outer Coastal Plain AVA Key people Anthony Valenzano Sr.,
Anthony Valenzano Jr.,
Mark Valenzano (owners) Address 1090 US-206, Shamong, NJ 08088, USA Hours Open today · 11AM–5PMTuesday11AM–5PMWednesday11AM–5PMThursday11AM–5PMFriday11AM–5PMSaturday11AM–4PMSunday11AM–4PMMonday11AM–5PMSuggest an edit Distribution On-site, wine festivals, NJ farmers' markets, NJ liquor stores, NJ restaurants, home shipment Similar Tomasello Winery & Banquet, Sharrott Winery, Laurita Winery, Renault Winery, Heritage Vineyards | ||
Valenzano winery
Valenzano Winery is a winery in Shamong Township in Burlington County, New Jersey. A family grain and livestock farm since 1974, the vineyard was first planted in 1991, and opened to the public in 1996. Valenzano is one of the largest winegrowers in New Jersey, having 44 acres of grapes under cultivation, and producing 40,000 cases of wine per year. The winery is named after the family that owns it.
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Wines
Valenzano Winery is located in the Outer Coastal Plain AVA, and produces wine from Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Concord, Fredonia, Ives noir, Merlot, Niagara, Norton (Cynthiana), Vidal blanc, and Zinfandel grapes. Valenzano also makes fruit wines from apples, blueberries, cranberries, peaches, plums, raspberries, and pumpkins, and mead from locally-produced honey.
Events, licensing, and associations
Since 2002, the vineyard has hosted "WineFest," a wine festival that over 10,000 people typically attend. Valenzano 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. The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association and the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.
Features and controversy
The entire winery facility is powered using solar energy, and heated using geothermal energy. Valenzano is located in the Pine Barrens, and has had conflicts with state authorities regarding the construction of a banquet hall and the installation of solar panels on agricultural land. Before the winery was permitted to build its banquet facility, the New Jersey Pinelands Commission required that it conduct environmental and archaeological studies which took three years and $250,000 to complete. In 2011, Valenzano questioned whether the Pinelands Commission had the authority to regulate solar panels.