Four JG's Orchards & Vineyards

Four JG's Orchards & Vineyards
Location	127 Hillsdale Road, Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States
Coordinates	40.317470 N, 74.213579 W
First vines planted	1999
Opened to the public	2004
Key people	John & Janet Giunco, Jill Giunco, John Giunco Jr. (owners)[1]
Acres cultivated	40
Cases/yr	2,500 (2013)
Distribution	On-site, wine festivals, NJ liquor stores, home shipment
Tasting	Tastings on select weekends
Website	http://www.4jgswinery.com/

Four JG's Orchards & Vineyards is a winery in Colts Neck in Monmouth County, New Jersey.^[2][3] The vineyard was first planted in 1999, and opened to the public in 2004.^[4][5] Four JG's has 40 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 2,500 cases of wine per year.^[6][7] The winery is named after the four family members that own it, all of whom have the initials "JG."^[8][9]

Wines

Four JG's produces wine from Cabernet Franc, Cayuga White, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Vidal blanc, and Vignoles (Ravat 51) grapes.^[10][11] 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.^[12][13] Four JG's is not located in one of New Jersey's three viticultural areas.^[10]

Education, licensing, and associations

The winery assisted Monmouth University in creating an on-campus vineyard and winemaking program.^[6] Four JG's has a farm winery license from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which allows it to produce up to 50,000 gallons of wine per year, operate up to 15 off-premises sales rooms, and ship up to 12 cases per year to consumers in-state or out-of-state.^[14][15] The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association and the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.^[16][17]

See also

• Alcohol laws of New Jersey
• American wine
• List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey
• New Jersey Farm Winery Act
• New Jersey Wine Industry Advisory Council
• New Jersey wine

References

1. New Jersey Department of Agriculture. "Showcasing New Jersey's Grape Harvest" (press release) (20 September 2013). Retrieved 8 October 2013.
2. Foderaro, T.J. "Garden State Vines: Four JG's Vineyards" in Inside Jersey (published by The Star-Ledger) (19 March 2009). Retrieved 2 May 2013.
3. Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012).^{[permanent dead link‍]} ISBN 9781609491833.
4. "B.Y.O.UB." in The University of Baltimore Magazine (Spring 2012). Retrieved 8 October 2013.
5. O'Sullivan, Eleanor. "From tastings to tours, area wineries offer it all"^{[permanent dead link‍]} in The Home News Tribune (archived website) (14 September 2011). Retrieved 8 October 2013. 38.
6. Heyboer, Kelly. "Monmouth University's vineyard project sparks student interest in fine wine" in The Star-Ledger (16 December 2012). Retrieved 2 May 2013.
7. "Four JG's Vineyards" Archived 2015-06-10 at the Wayback Machine in American Winery Guide. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
8. Rignani, Jennifer Papale. Images of America: New Jersey Wineries. (Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2008). ISBN 9780738557229.
9. Yoczis, Patricia. "Fruit of the vine is a passion for family" Archived 2013-09-24 at archive.today in The Independent (3 October 2007). Retrieved 8 October 2013.
10. Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). ISBN 9781934259573.
11. Four JG's Orchards & Vineyards. "Four JGs Orchards & Vineyards: Our Wines" Archived 2013-05-13 at the Wayback Machine (commercial website). Retrieved 18 June 2013.
12. Storchmann, Karl. "The Judgment of Princeton" on The American Association of Wine Economists (academic website) (11 June 2012). Retrieved 9 April 2013.
13. Tanner, Pat. "Jersey Wines Rise to the Occasion" in New Jersey Monthly (16 July 2012). Retrieved 12 July 2013.
14. New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (5 February 2013). Retrieved 20 August 2013.
15. New Jersey General Assembly. "N.J.S.A. 33:1-10". Statutes of New Jersey. New Jersey.
16. Garden State Wine Growers Association. "GSWGA Wineries." Archived June 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 March 2013.
17. Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association. "Outer Coastal Plain Wineries." Archived 2013-03-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 May 2013.

External links

• Garden State Wine Growers Association
• Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association

40.317470°N 74.213579°W / 40.317470; -74.213579