Mount Salem Vineyards
{{Short description|American winery located in New Jersey}}
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| winery_name = Mount Salem Vineyards
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| location_place = 54 Mount Salem Road
| location_city = Pittstown
| location_state = NJ
| location_country = USA
| coordinates = 40.592454 N, 74.988501 W
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| first_vines = 2005
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| year_public_opening = 2010
| key_people = Peter Leitner (owner)Pigott, Stuart and Justin Christoph. [http://www.stuartpigott.de/?p=2554 "New York Riesling Diary: Day 25 – New Jersey, the Ultimate Wrong Wine Region"] on Stuart Pigott Riesling Global (blog) (21 December 2012). Retrieved 6 May 2013.
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| acres_cultivated = 7
| cases_per_year = 1,000 (2014)
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| homepage = http://www.mountsalemvineyards.com/
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| distribution = On-site, subscription
| tasting= Tastings on weekends and by appointment
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Mount Salem Vineyards is a boutique winery in the Pittstown section of Alexandria Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[https://books.google.com/books?id=KgwXCT8eiY8C&dq=sal+westrich+wine&pg=PP1 Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012).] {{ISBN|9781609491833}}. Formerly a produce, grain, and dairy farm, the vineyard was first planted in 2005, and opened to the public in 2010.Cooper, Warren. [http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2010/12/restored_barn_in_alexandria_to.html "Restored barn in Alexandria Township is rededicated; awarded pewter plaque"] in The Hunterdon County Democrat (11 December 2010). Retrieved 6 May 2013.Warr, Al. [http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2012/02/hunterdon_is_wine_country_grow.html "Hunterdon is wine country: Grow it, make it, drink it"] in The Hunterdon County Democrat (19 February 2012). Retrieved 13 September 2013. Peter Leiter, the proprietor of Mount Salem, founded the Appalachian Highlands Vinifera Society, whose mission is to enhance the quality of wine grape growing and winemaking in Northern New Jersey. Mount Salem has 7 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 1,000 cases of wine per year.Toms, Charlie. [http://www.americanwineryguide.com/winery_reviews/mount-salem-vineyards/647/ "Mount Salem Vineyards Review"] in American Winery Guide (11 February 2014). Retrieved 26 February 2014. The winery is located at over 600 feet above sea level on Mount Salem, the mountain for which the farm is named.Mount Salem Vineyards. [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mount-Salem-Vineyards/545912672108498?id=545912672108498&sk=info "Mount Salem Vineyards: About"] (commercial website). Retrieved 25 May 2013.
Wines
Mount Salem Vineyards specializes in the use of Austrian and Northern Italian grapes.Teague, Lettie. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323951904578290091966071974 "Garden State of Wine"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314034050/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323951904578290091966071974.html |date=2013-03-14 }} in The Wall Street Journal (archived website) (7 February 2013). Retrieved 6 May 2013. Wine is produced from Albariño, Barbera, Blaufränkisch (Lemberger), Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Grüner Veltliner, Merlot, Riesling, St. Laurent, Traminette, Viognier, and Zweigelt grapes. It is the only winery in New Jersey that produces wine from St. Laurent, which is a vinifera grape indigenous to Austria. Mount Salem is not located in one of New Jersey's three viticultural areas.[https://books.google.com/books?id=3hyfSgAACAAJ Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011).] {{ISBN|9781934259573}}. Geographic descriptions of the Central Delaware Valley, Outer Coastal Plain, and Warren Hills AVAs exclude Mount Salem Vineyards.
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Advocacy, licensing and associations
Mount Salem advocates Burgundian winemaking practices, including a strong emphasis on terroir, and the use of high-quality fruit and labor-intensive farming practices to produce premium wines.Leitner, Peter. [http://www.outercoastalplain.com/assets/2011_symposium/presentations/Leitner.pdf "Business Assessment of the Emerging NJ Wine Market" (presentation)] at The Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association Symposium. Snyder Research Farm, Pittstown, NJ. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2013. Mount Salem has a farm winery license from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 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.New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (5 February 2013). Retrieved 23 August 2013.{{Cite NJSA|title=33|chapter=1|section=10|citeonly=true}} The winery is not a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association, but is a member of the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.Garden State Wine Growers Association. [http://www.newjerseywines.com/wineries.html "GSWGA Wineries."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621005800/http://www.newjerseywines.com/wineries.html |date=2013-06-21 }} Retrieved 7 May 2013.Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association. [http://www.outercoastalplain.com/main/vineyards "Outer Coastal Plain Vineyards."] Retrieved 8 September 2013.
See also
References
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External links
- Leitner, Peter. [http://www.wildriverreview.com/4/columns_leitner.php "The Winemaker of Hunterdon County"] in Wild River Review (1 August 2007).
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130323093844/http://www.outercoastalplain.com/ Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association]
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Category:Alexandria Township, New Jersey
Category:Wineries in New Jersey
Category:Tourist attractions in Hunterdon County, New Jersey