Plagido's Winery is a
winery
A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the cultivation and production of wine, such as a wine company. Some wine companies own many wineries. Besides wine making equipment, larger wineries may also feat ...
located in
Hammonton in
Atlantic County
Atlantic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 15th-most-populous county,[New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...]
.
[Westrich, Sal. ''New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History.'' (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012).](_blank)
. A family
produce
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farm since the late 19th century, the
vineyard
A vineyard ( , ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines. Many vineyards exist for winemaking; others for the production of raisins, table grapes, and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is kno ...
was first planted in 1999, and opened to the public in 2007.
[Procida, Lee]
"Outcome of federal court case could sour New Jersey's wine industry"
in ''The Press of Atlantic City'' (29 June 2011). Retrieved 16 April 2013. The winery is named for Placido Tomasello, who farmed the land where the winery is located, and is the great-grandfather of the current owner. The winery was originally known as "Placido's Winery," but the name was changed in 2008 because of winery with a similar name exists in
Tuscany
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Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...
. Plagido has 14 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 4,200 cases of wine per year.
[Jackson, Bart. ''Garden State Wineries Guide.'' (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011).](_blank)
.[Toms, Charlie]
"Plagido's Winery Review"
in ''American Winery Guide
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'' (26 May 2013). Retrieved 9 June 2013. The winery is named after the owner's great-grandfather, who emigrated from
Italy
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in the late 19th century, and started a farm in Hammonton.
Wines
Plagido's Winery is in the
Outer Coastal Plain AVA
Outer Coastal Plain is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in southernmost New Jersey. It was established on February 9, 2007 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by ...
, and produces wine from
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 (wine), Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone, as in the Loire (wine), Loire's C ...
,
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 Lebano ...
,
Chambourcin
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,
Chardonnay
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,
Concord
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Meaning "agreement"
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,
Fredonia,
Marquis
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,
Merlot
Merlot ( ) is a dark-blue-colored wine grape variety that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name ''Merlot'' is thought to be a diminutive of , the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the color ...
,
Niagara, and
Syrah
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grapes. Plagido also makes
fruit wine
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s from
apple
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s,
blackberries
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,
blueberries
Blueberries are a widely distributed and widespread group of perennial flowering plants with blue or purple berries. They are classified in the section ''Cyanococcus'' with the genus ''Vaccinium''. Commercial blueberries—both wild (lowbush) ...
, and
cranberries
Cranberries are a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines in the subgenus ''Oxycoccus'' of the genus ''Vaccinium''. Cranberries are low, creeping shrubs or vines up to long and in height; they have slender stems that are not t ...
.
It is the only winery in New Jersey that produces wine from Marquis, a white
hybrid grape
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developed in
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
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in 1968.
Advocacy, licensing, and associations
Plagido is an advocate of the
direct shipping of wine from wineries to customers. Plagido has a
farm winery license from the
New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
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The 21st Amendment to the United Stat ...
, 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 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 the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.
[Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association]
"Outer Coastal Plain Wineries."
Retrieved 16 April 2013.
See also
*
Alcohol laws of New Jersey
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*
American wine
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*
Judgment of Princeton The Judgment of Princeton was a wine tasting (or blind tasting) event held on 8 June 2012 during a conference of the American Association of Wine Economists held at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. The purpose of this event was to co ...
*
List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey
This is a list of wineries, breweries, cideries, meaderies, and distilleries in the state of New Jersey in the United States. , there are 51 wineries, 114 breweries, 18 brewpubs, 26 distilleries, 3 cideries and 1 meadery that are licensed and i ...
*
New Jersey Farm Winery Act
*
New Jersey Wine Industry Advisory Council
*
New Jersey wine
New Jersey wine refers to wine made from grapes grown in the state of New Jersey. Its viticulture industry has significantly grown since 1981 when the state legislature relaxed Prohibition-era restrictions and enacted new laws to provide furthe ...
References
External links
Garden State Wine Growers AssociationOuter Coastal Plain Vineyard Association
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Wineries in New Jersey
Tourist attractions in Atlantic County, New Jersey
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