List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey


This is a list of wineries, breweries, cideries, meaderies, and distilleries in the state of New Jersey in the United States. , there are 51 wineries, 114 breweries, 18 brewpubs, 22 distilleries, 3 cideries and 1 meadery that are licensed and in operation within the state. The following lists do not include producers which are no longer in business, or those that are in the process of being established.

History

Alcoholic beverages have been produced in New Jersey since the colonial era. The first brewery in New Jersey was established in a fledgling Dutch settlement in what is now Hoboken when the state was part the Dutch New Netherlands colony. It was short-lived and destroyed by a band of Lenape in 1643 during Governor Kieft's War. The production of beer in New Jersey ranges from large international conglomerates like Anheuser-Busch to microbreweries producing smaller quantities using artisanal methods. The industrial northeastern corner of the state has historically been a major beer-production region, and the majority of New Jersey's breweries and brewpubs are in that region. Laird & Company, founded around 1780 in the village of Scobeyville in Colts Neck, is the oldest licensed distillery in the United States, having received license No. 1 from the Department of the Treasury.
Wine grapes were planted by the early settlers of New Jersey, and some of the current wineries were established in locations where wine grapes were already present. In 1767, the Royal Society of Arts in London praised two wines made on New Jersey plantations for making fine quality products derived from colonial agriculture. The oldest, continuously-operated winery in the state, Renault Winery, was established in 1864.
The production of wine in New Jersey largely consists of small farm wineries. Because of its sandy soil and warmer climate, the majority of the state's wineries are located in South Jersey's Outer Coastal Plain Viticultural Area. A handful of wineries are in western New Jersey's Warren Hills Viticultural Area. Part of the Central Delaware Valley Viticultural Area is in New Jersey, but no New Jersey wineries are currently in this viticultural area.
New Jersey wineries produce wine from more than 90 varieties of grapes, and from over 25 other fruits.
Until the 1980s, prohibition-era laws severely restricted the number of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in the state. In 1981, the New Jersey Farm Winery Act exempted low-volume family-owned wineries from the restrictions, and allowed wineries to create outlet stores. Likewise, New Jersey created a limited brewery license for microbreweries and a restricted brewery license for brewpubs. In 1995, the Ship Inn in Milford became the first brewpub in New Jersey since Prohibition. In 2012, New Jersey liberalized its licensing laws to allow microbreweries to sell beer by the glass as part of a tour, and sell up to 15.5 gallons for off-premises consumption. The same legislation permits brewpubs to brew up to 10,000 barrels of beer per year, and sell to wholesalers and at festivals. In 2013, New Jersey issued the first new distillery license since Prohibition to Jersey Artisan Distilling, and passed a law creating a craft distillery license. In 2017, New Jersey passed a law creating a cidery and meadery license.

List of producers

The following is a list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey, including the town and county where the establishment is located, the year when the business first sold to the public wine, beer, or liquor that it produces, the type of ABC license that the business has, and the number of cases or barrels produced annually. For wineries, the table also lists the AVA that the winery is located in, the year grapes were first planted for commercial use, and the number of acres planted with grapes. The town listed is based on the establishment's physical address, which may differ from its mailing address.
In the United States, a standard case of wine is, and a standard barrel of beer or spirits is.

Wineries

American Viticultural Areas :
Licenses:
NameTownCountyYear plantedYear openedAVALicenseAcresCases
Alba VineyardFinesvilleWarren19801982WHPlenary4211,000
Amalthea CellarsAtcoCamden19761981OCPPlenary105,000
Auburn Road VineyardsPilesgroveSalem20042007OCPPlenary194,200
Autumn Lake WineryWilliamstownGloucester2012OCPFarm
Balic WineryMays LandingAtlanticEarly 1800s1966OCPPlenary57
Bellview WineryLandisvilleAtlantic20002001OCPPlenary408,000
Beneduce VineyardsPittstownHunterdon20092012-Plenary103,000
Brook Hollow WineryColumbiaWarren20022007WHFarm81,050
Cape May Winery & VineyardNorth Cape MayCape May19921995CMPPlenary2511,000
Cedar Rose VineyardsMillvilleCumberlandOCP
Cedarvale WineryLoganGloucester20042008-Farm82,500
Chestnut Run FarmPilesgroveSalem19862007OCPFarm5700
Coda Rossa WineryFranklinvilleGloucester20022010OCPPlenary101,500
Cream Ridge WineryCream RidgeMonmouth19871988-Plenary145,000
DeMastro VineyardsVincentownBurlingtonOCPFarm317,000
DiBella WineryWoolwichGloucester20022010OCPFarm4250
DiMatteo VineyardsHammontonAtlantic20002002OCPFarm141,500
Four JG's Orchards & VineyardsColts NeckMonmouth19992004-Farm402,500
Four Sisters WineryWhite TownshipWarren19811984WHPlenary85,000
Fox Hollow VineyardsHolmdelMonmouth-Plenary94
G&W WineryRio GrandeCape May2011CMPFarm5167
Hawk Haven Vineyard & WineryRio GrandeCape May19972009CMPPlenary94,200
Hopewell Valley VineyardsHopewellMercer20012003-Plenary256,000
Iron Plow VineyardsColumbusBurlington-Plenary
Jessie Creek WineryDias CreekCape May20022012CMPPlenary51,200
Laurita WineryNew EgyptOcean19982008OCPPlenary4414,000
Monroeville Vineyard & WineryMonroevilleSalem20102012OCPPlenary41,800
Mount Salem VineyardsPittstownHunterdon20052010-Farm71,000
Natali VineyardsGoshenCape May20012007CMPPlenary71,800
Old York CellarsRingoesHunterdon19782010-Plenary123,600
Plagido's WineryHammontonAtlantic19992007OCPFarm144,200
Renault WineryEgg Harbor CityAtlantic18641870OCPPlenary4820,000
Salem Oak VineyardsPedricktownSalem20032013OCPPlenary12
Sharrott WineryBlue AnchorCamden20052008OCPPlenary67,000
Sky Acres WineryFar HillsSomerset2014-Plenary
Summit City Farms & WineryGlassboroGloucester2014OCPPlenary
Sylvin Farms WineryGermaniaAtlantic19771985OCPFarm111,000
Terhune OrchardsLawrenceMercer20032010-Plenary51,100
Tomasello WineryHammontonAtlantic18881933OCPPlenary7065,000
Turdo Vineyards & WineryNorth Cape MayCape May19992004CMPFarm51,100
Unionville VineyardsRingoesHunterdon19881993-Plenary548,500
Vacchiano FarmWashingtonWarren20042009WHPlenary112,500
Valenzano WineryShamongBurlington19911996OCPPlenary4440,000
Ventimiglia VineyardWantageSussex20022008-Farm51,000
Villa Milagro VineyardsFinesvilleWarren20032007WHPlenary111,500
Villari VineyardsSewellGloucesterOCPPlenary
Wagonhouse WinerySouth HarrisonGloucester20042005OCPPlenary107,000
White Horse WineryHammontonAtlanticOCPPlenary
William Heritage WineryMullica HillGloucester19982002OCPPlenary4013,000
Willow Creek WineryWest Cape MayCape May20052012CMPFarm406,000
Working Dog WineryEast WindsorMercer20012003-Plenary163,500

Breweries

Licenses:
NameTownCountyYear openedLicenseBarrels
13th Child BrewingWilliamstownGloucester2018Limited
2nd ActDoverMorris2017
7 Mile BreweryRio GrandeCape May2016Limited
902 BrewingHobokenHudson2014
The AlementaryHackensackBergen2016Limited
Angry Erik BrewingLafayetteSussex2014Limited
Anheuser-BuschNewarkEssex1951Plenary10,000,000
Artisan's BreweryToms RiverOcean1997Restricted300
Asbury Park BreweryAsbury ParkMonmouth2016Limited
Atco Brewing CompanyAtcoCamden2016Limited
Avalon Brew PubAvalonCape May2017Restricted
Axe and Arrow BrewingGloucester2019
Backward Flag Brewing CoForked RiverOcean2015Limited
Beach Haus BreweryBelmarMonmouth2007Limited
Belford BrewingMiddletownMonmouth2014Limited
Berlin Brewing CompanyBerlinCamden2016Limited
BirravinoRed BankMonmouth1996Restricted650
Bolero Snort BreweryRidgefield ParkBergen2010
Bonesaw Brewing CompanyGlassboroGloucester2018Limited
Bradley Brew ProjectBradley BeachMonmouth2018Limited
Brinx JonesVinelandCumberland2018Limited
Brix City BrewingLittle FerryBergen2015Limited
Brooks BreweryManvilleSomerset2016Restricted
Brotherton Brewing CompanyShamongBurlington2015
Buck Hill Brewery & RestaurantBlairstownWarren2016Restricted
Bucket Brigade BreweryCape May Court HouseCape May2017
Cape May Brewing CompanyRio GrandeCape May2011Limited9,000
Carton BrewingAtlantic HighlandsMonmouth2011Limited4,000
Climax BrewingRoselle ParkUnion1994Limited1,000
COHO Brewing CompanyCape May Court HouseCape May2019
Cold Spring BreweryCape MayCape May2016Limited
Common Sense BrewingBordentownBurlington2017Limited
Conclave BrewingRaritan TownshipHunterdon2015Limited
Cricket Hill BreweryFairfieldEssex2000Limited3,000
Cross Keys Brewing CompanyWilliamstownGloucester2018Limited
Cypress Brewing CompanyEdisonMiddlesex2015Limited
Czig Meister Brewing CompanyHackettstownWarren2016Limited
Dark City Brewing CompanyAsbury ParkMonmouth2015Limited
Death of the Fox Brewing CompanyClarksboroGloucester2017Limited
Demented Brewing CompanyMiddlesexMiddlesex2015Limited
Departed Soles BreweryJersey CityHudson2015Limited
Devils Creek BreweryCollingswoodCamden2016
Double Nickel Brewing CompanyPennsaukenCamden2015Limited
Eclipse BrewingMerchantvilleCamden2016Limited
Egan & SonsMontclairEssex2005Restricted150
Eight & Sand Beer CompanyWoodburyGloucester2016Limited
Flounder BrewingHillsboroughSomerset2013Limited50
Forgotten Boardwalk BrewingCherry HillCamden2014Limited
Fort NonsenseDenvilleMorris2018Limited
Flying Fish BrewingSomerdaleCamden1996Limited30,000
Frye BrewingPoint Pleasant BoroOcean2017Limited
Gaslight BrewerySouth OrangeEssex1998Restricted650
Garden State BeerGallowayAtlantic2016Limited
Ghost Hawk Brewing CompanyCliftonPassaic2019Limited1,200
Glasstown Brewing CompanyMillvilleCumberland2014Limited
Gusto Brewing CompanyNorth Cape MayCape May2018
Hackensack BrewingHackensackBergen2018
Harvest Moon BreweryNew BrunswickMiddlesex1996Restricted850
Heavy Reel Brewing CoSeaside HeightsOcean2018
Hidden Sands Brewery CompanyEgg Harbor TownshipAtlantic2017Limited
High Point BrewingButlerMorris1994Limited3,200
Hoboken Brewing CompanyHobokenHudson2019
Human Village Brewing CompanyPitmanGloucester2016Limited
Icarus Brewing CompanyLakewoodOcean2016Limited
Iron Hill Brewery Maple ShadeBurlington1994Restricted
Iron Hill Brewery VoorheesCamden2013Restricted1,250
J. J. Bitting Brewing CompanyWoodbridgeMiddlesexRestricted
Jersey Girl Brewing CompanyHackettstownMorris2016Limited
Jughandle Brewing CompanyTinton FallsMonmouth2016Limited
Kane BrewingOcean TownshipOcean2011Restricted10,000
Kelly Green Brewing CoPitmanGloucester2016Limited
King's Road Brewing CompanyHaddonfieldCamden2017Limited
Krogh's BrewpubSpartaSussex1999Restricted400
Last Wave Brewing CoPoint Pleasant BeachOcean2017Limited
Little Dog BrewingNeptune CityMonmouth2014Limited
Lone Eagle BreweryFlemingtonHunterdon2016
Long Valley BreweryLong ValleyMorris1995Restricted735
Lower Forge BreweryMedfordBurlington2016Limited
Ludlam Island BreweryOcean ViewCape May2016
Lunacy BrewingHaddon HeightsCamden2014Limited
Magnify Brewing CompanyFairfieldEssex2015Limited
Man Skirt BrewingHackettstownWarren2015Limited
ManaFirkin Brewing CoManahawkinOcean2017Limited
Montclair BreweryMontclairEssex2018
MudHen Brewing CoWildwoodCape May2018
Nale House Brewing CompanyMedfordBurlington2016Limited
Neck of the Woods BrewingPitmanGloucester2019
New Jersey Beer CompanyNorth BergenHudson2010Limited
Oyster Creek Brewing CompanyWaretownOcean2018Limited
Palaweno Beer CompanyIsland HeightsOcean2018
Pinelands BrewingLittle Egg HarborOcean2014Limited
Raritan Bay BrewingKeansburgMonmouth2018
Red Tank BrewingRed BankMonmouth2018
The Referend Beer BlenderyPenningtonMercer2016
Rinn Duin BrewingToms RiverOcean2014
River Horse BreweryEwing TownshipMercer1996Limited13,000
Screamin' Hill BreweryCream RidgeMonmouth2015Limited
Ship Bottom BreweryBeach HavenOcean2016Limited
Ship InnMilfordHunterdon1995Restricted365
Slack Tide BrewingCape May Court HouseCape May2015Limited
SOMA BrewingMaplewoodEssex
Spellbound BrewingMount HollyBurlington2014Limited
Third State BrewingBurlingtonBurlington2015Limited
Three 3's BrewingHammontonAtlantic2016Limited
Tomfoolery BrewingHammontonAtlantic2015Limited
Tonewood BrewingOaklynCamden2017
Trap Rock Restaurant & BreweryBerkley HeightsUnionRestricted
Triumph Brewing PrincetonMercer1995Restricted2,450
Triumph Brewing Red BankMonmouth2018Restricted
Troon BrewingHopewellMercer2016Limited
Tuckahoe Brewing CompanyEgg Harbor TownshipAtlantic2011Limited
Tun Tavern BreweryAtlantic CityAtlantic1998Restricted700
Twin Elephant Brewing CompanyChathamMorris2016Limited
Two Ton BrewingKenilworthUnion2015
Untied Brewing CompanyNew ProvidenceUnion2019
Village Idiot BrewingMount HollyBurlington2014Limited
Vinyl BrewingHammontonAtlantic2017Limited
Westville BreweryWestvilleGloucester2018Limited
Wet Ticket BrewingRahwayUnion2016Limited
The Whitechapel ProjectsLong BranchMonmouth2018
Yale Terrace BrewingCranfordUnion2017
Zed's BeerMarltonCamden2017Limited

Distilleries

Licenses:
NameTownCountyYear openedLicenseBarrels
All Points West DistilleryNewarkEssex
Asbury Park DistilleryAsbury ParkMonmouth2017300
Beach Badge VodkaFreeholdMonmouth2017Craft500
Cape May DistilleryLower TownshipCape May2013Craft500
Claremont Distilled SpiritsFairfieldEssex2014Craft1,000
Colts Neck StillhouseColts NeckMonmouth
Corgi SpiritsJersey CityHudsonCraft
Dumbass WhiskeyPompton PlainsMorris2016Craft500
East Coast Distilling / Jersey ShineMillvilleCumberland2014Craft500
Island Beach DistilleryForked RiverOceanCraft
Jersey Artisan DistillingFairfieldEssex2013Craft800
Jersey Spirits Distilling Co.FairfieldEssex2016Craft500
Laird & CompanyScobeyvilleMonmouth1780Rectifier
Lazy Eye DistilleryBuena Vista TownshipAtlantic2013Craft500
Little Water DistilleryAtlantic CityAtlantic2017500
Milk Street DistilleryBranchvilleSussex2016Craft500
Nauti Spirits DistilleryCape MayCape May2017Craft500
Silk City DistillersCliftonPassaic2014Craft500
Skunktown DistilleryFlemingtonHunterdon2016Craft500
Sourland Mountain SpiritsHopewellMercer2014Craft500
Tadmore Distilling Co.SalemSalem2019Craft
Trainwreck DistilleryMount HollyBurlington2017Craft500
Tree City SpiritsKenilworthUnion2015Craft500

Cideries

Licenses:
NameTownCountyYear openedLicenseBarrels
Jersey Cider Works/Ironbound FarmAsburyWarren2018Plenary
Melick's Hard CiderOldwickHunterdon2014
Twisted Limb Hard CiderNewtonSussexClosed

Meaderies

Licenses:
NameTownCountyYear openedLicenseCases
Beach Bee MeaderyLong BranchMonmouth2019Special-
Melovino MeaderyVauxhallUnion2014Special