South Jersey winery adds Sunday Funday, several new pét-nats to its long list of reasons to stop in
Updated May 08, 2021;
Posted May 08, 2021
A glimpse of the large open space behind Hawk Haven Vineyard and Winery in Rio Grande, New Jersey, near Cape May. It opens at 10 a.m. seven days a week.
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Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery is owned and operated by husband and wife Todd and Kenna Wuerker.
It is a working farm, according to the winery bio, that has been in the Wuerker family since the 1940s when Todd’s grandfather emigrated from Germany to start a family in Cape May County. That farm has been home to cattle and vegetables before being transformed into hosting vines, starting in 1997 when Cabernet Sauvignon was planted there.
Beneduce Vineyards adds more land to grow, which promises ‘a bright future’ in central N.J.
Updated Apr 02, 2021;
Posted Apr 02, 2021
Beneduce Vineyards in Pittstown, in New Jersey s Hunterdon County, is open noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays and noon to 8 Fridays and Saturdays.
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One winery on this year’s destination list is Beneduce Vineyards in Pittstown, New Jersey.
The wines, from the Pinot Noir to the Riesling, are superb, and owner Mike Beneduce Sr. and winemaker and vineyard manager Mke Beneduce Sr. have found an unusual and successful niche by growing and diversifying both the Gewurztraminer and Blaufränkisch grapes. Wines from all four of those grapes were recognized in 2018 when critic James Suckling and his editors tasted through more than 800 wines from producers in 24 states, from Colorado to New York. All four of Beneduce’s wines scored 90 and above in hat Suckling called The America Wine Revolution tasting.