Turdo Vineyard & Winery ( )Suthard, Tom
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on ''NJ Wines Uncorked'' (archived website) (6 March 2011). Retrieved 1 November 2013. is a

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in the

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section of Lower Township in

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.Campbell, Eric Scott
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'' (21 June 2010). Retrieved 30 March 2013. The

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was first planted in 1999, and opened to the public in 2004.Toms, Charlie
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'' (28 September 2013). Retrieved 11 October 2013. Turis is the possessive of "Turi" (no apostrophe), which is a nickname for "Salvatore," the owner of the winery. DiLuca is the possessive in Italian for "Luca", who is the winery owner's son. Turdo has 5 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 1,100 cases of wine per year. The winery is named after the family that owns it.

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Turdo Vineyards is in the

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, and specializes in the use of Italian grapes.Jackson, Bart. ''Garden State Wineries Guide.'' (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011).
. Wine is produced from

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Barbera Barbera is a red Italian wine grape variety that, as of 2000, was the third most-planted red grape variety in Italy (after Sangiovese and Montepulciano). It produces good yields and is known for deep color, full body, low tannins and high levels ...

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Nero d'Avola Nero d'Avola (; 'Black of Avola' in Italian) is "the most important red wine grape in Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , ...

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, and

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grapes. Turdo is best known for its signature Nero d'Avola wine, and is one of only two wineries in the United States that uses Nero d'Avola, which is a highly

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. Turdo sells its wine under the

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s "Turis" and "DiLuca," which are named after the owner of the winery and his son. Turdo Vineyards House

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The entire winery facility is powered using

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.Westrich, Sal. ''New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History.'' (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012).
. Turdo has a farm winery license from the

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, 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. The winery is not a member of the

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, but is a member of the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association
"Outer Coastal Plain Wineries."
Retrieved 29 June 2013. In April 2009, Turdo was profiled by

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''.

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