New Jersey Farm Winery Act
The New Jersey Farm Winery Act was legislation passed by the New Jersey state legislature and signed by Governor Brendan Byrne in 1981. The Farm Winery Act was the first of several efforts by the New Jersey state legislature to relax Prohibition-era restrictions and craft new laws to facilitate the growth of the alcoholic beverage industry and provide new opportunities for winery licenses. Before it was enacted, New Jersey provided only one winery license for each million residents and licenses were practically impossible to obtain. By 1981, New Jersey boasted only seven wineries. By 1988, that number had doubled to 15.[1] As of 2014[update], New Jersey currently has 48 licensed and operating wineries with several more prospective wineries in various stages of development.[2][3][4] New Jersey wineries produce wine from more than 90 varieties of grapes, and from over 25 other fruits.[5][6]
Assembly Bill A2240 was introduced by State Assemblywoman Barbara McConnell as proposed legislation in the New Jersey General Assembly on November 10, 1980. The bill would specifically address changes to two state statutes; the first a revision of state alcoholic beverage control and licensing laws to permit new wineries, and the second to reduce the per-gallon tax levy on wine produced.[7] A2240 was passed by the General Assembly on March 2, 1981, and by the State Senate on June 25, 1981. Governor Brendan Byrne signed the bill into law, with its provisions effective immediately, on September 10, 1981.[8]
According to Pinney, more than 450 new wineries in the United States opened between 1978 and 1985 with "much of the power behind that extraordinary growth certainly came from farm winery legislation.[9] Several states enacted laws after the success of the California wine industry in the 1970s and buoyed by the results of the Judgment of Paris wine tasting in 1976 comparing French wines and wines produced in California.
See also
- Alcohol laws of New Jersey
- Central Delaware Valley AVA
- Garden State Wine Growers Association
- Judgment of Princeton
- List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey
- New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- New Jersey wine
- New Jersey Wine Industry Advisory Council
- Outer Coastal Plain AVA
- Warren Hills AVA
References
- ^ Janson, Donald. "Wine makers are reporting a good crop", in The New York Times (September 18, 1988). Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ Garden State Wine Growers Association. GSWGA Wineries Archived June 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (February 5, 2013). Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC license update" (April 16, 2013). Retrieved April 16, 2013.
- ^ Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). ISBN 9781934259573.
- ^ Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). ISBN 9781609491833.
- ^ N.J. P.L.1981, c.280, which impacted N.J.S.A. 33:1-10 and 54:43-1.
- ^ A2240 New Jersey Farm Winery Act with Legislative History Archived April 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ Pinney, Thomas (1989). A History of Wine in America: From Prohibition to the Present. Volume 2. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989) : 267.
External links
- Garden State Wine Growers Association
- New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- New Jersey Statutes Title 33: Intoxicating Liquors[permanent dead link]
- New Jersey Administrative Code (ABC regulations are at N.J.A.C. 13:2)
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- Amalthea Cellars
- Auburn Road Vineyards
- Balic Winery
- Bellview Winery
- Beneduce Vineyards
- Brook Hollow Winery
- Cape May Winery & Vineyard
- Cava Winery & Vineyard
- Cedarvale Winery
- Chestnut Run Farm
- Coda Rossa Winery
- Cream Ridge Winery
- DeMastro Vineyards
- DiBella Winery
- DiMatteo Vineyards
- Four JG's Orchards & Vineyards
- Four Sisters Winery
- Hawk Haven Vineyard & Winery
- Heritage Vineyards
- Hopewell Valley Vineyards
- Jessie Creek Winery
- Laurita Winery
- Monroeville Vineyard & Winery
- Mount Salem Vineyards
- Natali Vineyards
- Old York Cellars
- Peppadew Fresh Vineyards
- Plagido's Winery
- Renault Winery
- Sharrott Winery
- Southwind Vineyard & Winery
- Swansea Vineyards
- Sylvin Farms Winery
- Terhune Orchards
- Tomasello Winery
- Turdo Vineyards & Winery
- Unionville Vineyards
- Vacchiano Farm
- Valenzano Winery
- Ventimiglia Vineyard
- Villa Milagro Vineyards
- Wagonhouse Winery
- Westfall Winery
- Willow Creek Winery
- Working Dog Winery
- Anheuser-Busch
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- Basil T's Brewery
- Carton Brewing
- Climax Brewing
- Cricket Hill Brewery
- Egan & Sons
- Flounder Brewing
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- Gaslight Brewery
- Ghost Hawk Brewing Company
- Harvest Moon Brewery
- High Point Brewing
- Iron Hill Brewery (Maple Shade)
- Iron Hill Brewery (Voorhees)
- J.J. Bitting Brewing
- Kane Brewing
- Krogh's Brewpub
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- New Jersey Beer Company
- River Horse Brewery
- Ship Inn
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- Tuckahoe Brewing
- Tun Tavern Brewery
- Turtle Stone Brewing
- Alcohol laws of New Jersey
- Beer in New Jersey
- Cape May Peninsula AVA
- Central Delaware Valley AVA
- Christian William Feigenspan
- Edward Antill
- Garden State Wine Growers Association
- Judgment of Princeton
- List of dry towns in New Jersey
- List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey
- New Jersey distilled spirits
- New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- New Jersey Farm Winery Act
- New Jersey wine
- New Jersey Wine Industry Advisory Council
- Outer Coastal Plain AVA
- Warren Hills AVA
- William Alexander