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New Jersey

New Jersey is a wine region in United States, home to 11 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines.

New Jersey at a glance: roughly split white/red.
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New Jersey's 11 wineries make roughly equal white and red wine; Chardonnay is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry AVA designation.

About the New Jersey region

    Location
    New Jersey wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the state of New Jersey.
    Climate
    Most of New Jersey has a humid mesothermal climate; southern New Jersey has a maritime climate influenced by the Atlantic Ocean.
    Soils
    Most of the state has a humid mesothermal climate, and southern New Jersey has sandy soils and maritime climate affected by the Atlantic Ocean with longer growing seasons and more sun exposure than the north.

Region facts sourced from Wikipedia contributors, "New Jersey wine", Wikipedia, revision 1357184106, retrieved 2026-07-11. (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International).

Most common single-grape wines

When New Jersey wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:

Wine profile

New Jersey is roughly split, making substantial white (47%) and red (38%) wine.

65 distinct New Jersey wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.

  • White30 · 47%
  • Red24 · 38%
  • Rose10 · 16%

Types: Port, Sparkling, Still.

Representative New Jersey wines

Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.

  • Beneduce Vineyards — Chardonnay
  • Unionville Vineyards — Amwell Ridge Pinot Noir
  • Unionville Vineyards — Chardonnay
  • Alba Vineyards — Heritage Cabernet Franc
  • Hawk Haven Vineyard — Albarino
  • Unionville Vineyards — Pinot Noir Reserve
  • Hawk Haven Vineyard — Two Wire Reserve Chardonnay
  • Alba Vineyards — Grand Reserve Pinot Noir

Sub-regions & appellations

Within New Jersey, these appellationsA legally-defined smaller growing area within a wine region, often with its own grapes and rules. are smaller growing areas, often with their own character:

  • Hunterdon County
  • Warren Hills
  • Outer Coastal Plain
  • Cape May Peninsula

Quality designations

Wines here carry AVA status — a controlled quality designation.

  • AVAAmerican Viticultural Area — a defined US grape-growing region, marking where the grapes were grown.

United States wine designations

AVA
An American viticultural area is a U.S.-government-recognized delimited grape-growing area.
Understanding the wine data
Designation
The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built

Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.

Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.

How to choose a good New Jersey wine

Look for the AVA designation — it signals a controlled-origin New Jersey wine.

FAQs

Where is New Jersey?
New Jersey wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the state of New Jersey .
What do the designation terms on New Jersey wines mean?
AVA: An American viticultural area is a U.S.-government-recognized delimited grape-growing area. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
How are wineries and producers selected for New Jersey?
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
How are representative New Jersey wines selected?
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How much wine data does WhatDrink have for New Jersey?
The current regional catalogue contains 65 linked wines from 11 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.

Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.