November is New Jersey Wine Month
November 2024 – November is now New Jersey Wine Month. From November 1-30, “Cheers to New Jersey Wine” will accompany the clink of wine glasses from Sussex County down to Cape May County at wineries, restaurants, and special events during the festive month-long celebration.
Traditionally, New Jersey Wine Week has captivated the Garden State’s attention during the third week of November with special winery events and toasts to New Jersey’s wines. With the growth of the state’s wine industry coupled with the quality and diversity of what’s being bottled expanding, seven days are no longer enough to contain the celebration.
It’s with great excitement that the Garden State Wine Growers Association announces that November is now officially New Jersey Wine Month.
“I am excited to join the Garden State Wine Growers Association in expanding New Jersey Wine Week to a month-long celebration of NJ wine this November,” said Ed Wengryn, NJ Secretary of Agriculture. ”As the fall harvest season begins to wrap up it is a perfect time for people to get out and see our vineyards and explore our wineries, trying the best of what our winegrowers produce. As the holiday season approaches it offers people the chance to add a taste of New Jersey to their Thanksgiving and holiday meals and gift giving.”
Here’s what the Garden State has planned for the inaugural New Jersey Wine Month.
- Many of New Jersey’s 60+ wineries and vineyards will host special events during the month. Wine lovers at the events (or anywhere—at home, restaurants, picnics…) are invited to join in the wave of local support by taking video while they toast “Cheers to New Jersey wine” and use the hashtag #cheersNJwine and #njwinemonth2024 on their social posts and, on Instagram, tag @newjerseywine
- A new partnership with the New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association to highlight restaurants that serve New Jersey wines
- A limited edition commemorative GSWGA Passport made available in winery tasting rooms and at the New Jersey Wine Expo
- November 1: New Jersey Wine Month kicks off at the American Wine Society’s National Convention
- November 9: New Jersey Wine Expo, a day-long celebration at Bell Works Ballroom in Holmdel with ticketed sessions for New Jersey wine lovers to enjoy samples of NJ’s fine wines, light bites, celebrity chef demos, wine talks, and more
- November 30: The annual New Jersey Holiday Wine Trail kicks off with special events at wineries throughout the state
Industry News:
- November 6: Eastern Winery Ticket Sales Open
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November 9: International Release of NJ Wine Research by Dr. Seth Porter, and announcement by Secretary of Agriculture, Ed Wengryn, at the New Jersey Wine Expo
- November 19: Taste of the Garden State hosted at Stockton University, Atlantic City Campus
As we get closer to November, more details will be available and additional events may be added. To drink in every drop of this celebratory month, sign up to have the “In the Vines” newsletter delivered to your inbox each week and follow GSWGA on Instagram, Facebook, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn.
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Cheers to New Jersey Wine Month!
