Unionville Vineyard is a

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in the Unionville section of East Amwell in

Hunterdon County Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 128,947, making it the state's 18th-most populous county,New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

.Corcoran, David
"So Crisp, So Complex, So Unexpected"
in ''

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'' (17 July 2005). Retrieved 16 April 2013. Originally part of the largest peach

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in the United States, the

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was first planted in 1988, and opened to the public in 1993. Unionville has 41 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 4,500 cases of wine per year.Toms, Charlie
"Unionville Vineyards Review"
in ''

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'' (29 March 2014). Retrieved 11 April 2014. The winery is named for a former village near where the farm is located.

Wines

Unionville Vineyards specializes in the use of

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, and Alsatian grapes. Wine is produced from Chardonnay,

Cabernet Franc Cabernet Franc is one of the major black grape varieties worldwide. It is principally grown for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone, as in the Loire's Chinon. In addition to being us ...

Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon () is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Australia and British Columbia, Canada to Lebanon' ...

Chambourcin Chambourcin is a species of grapevines belonging to the ''Vitis'' genus in the flowering plant family Vitaceae. It is a French-American interspecific hybrid grape variety used for making wine. Its parentage is uncertain. The hybrid was produced ...

Counoise Counoise is a dark-skinned wine grape grown primarily in the Rhône valley region of France. Counoise is also grown in California, New Jersey, and Washington. Counoise adds a peppery note and good acidity to a blended red wine, but does not have ...

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Marsanne Marsanne is a white wine grape, most commonly found in the Northern Rhône region. It is often blended with Roussanne. In Savoie the grape is known as ''grosse roussette''. Outside France it is also grown in Switzerland (where it is known as ' ...

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Syrah Syrah (), also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine. In 1999, Syrah was found to be the offspring of two obscure grapes from southeastern France, Dureza and Mondeuse B ...

, and

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grapes. It is the only winery in New Jersey that grows and produces wine from Counoise, Marsanne, and Roussanne – '' vinifera'' grapes

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to the Rhone river valley of

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. Unionville is best known for its single vineyard Chardonnay wines. At the 2010

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, which included both

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and laboratory analysis, Unionville's Chardonnay was the only wine from the United States to win a gold (best in class) medal. Likewise, their Chardonnay was the highest-scoring

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from New Jersey at the

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, a

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organized by the

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that compared in-state wines to premium French vintages. The winery is not located in one of New Jersey's three viticultural areas.Jackson, Bart. ''Garden State Wineries Guide.'' (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011).
.

Licensing and associations

Unionville has a plenary winery license from the

New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control The New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (Division of ABC or, simply, ABC) is an agency of the government of the state of New Jersey that regulates commerce in alcoholic beverages in that state. The 21st Amendment to the United State ...

, which allows it to produce an unrestricted amount of wine, 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 a member o
The Winemakers Co-Op
a collection of wineries advocating and promoting fine wines from New Jersey-grown ''vinifera'' grapes. Unionville Vineyards is also a member of the

Garden State Wine Growers Association The Garden State Wine Growers Association (GSWGA) is an industry trade association established as an advocate for New Jersey's wine grape growers, providing leadership on research and education programs, public policies, sustainable farming practic ...

and Vintage North Jersey.Vintage North Jersey
"Participating Wineries on the Vintage North Jersey Wine Trail."
Retrieved 28 March 2013.

References

External links

Unionville Vineyards web pageGarden State Wine Growers AssociationVintage North Jersey
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Wines

Licensing and associations

See also

References

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