Peppadew Fresh Vineyards
{{Short description|Former farm/winery}}
{{About|a winery and Peppadew farm in New Jersey|the type of pepper|Peppadew}}
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| winery_name = Peppadew Fresh Vineyards
| winery_logo = File:Peppadew Fresh logo.png
| location_place = 97 Harbor Road
| location_city = Morganville
| location_state = NJ
| location_country = USA
| coordinates = 40.366019 N, 74.260992 W
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| first_vines = 2011
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| year_public_opening = 2012
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| acres_cultivated = 4
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| other_product1 = Azaleas
| other_product2 = flowering quinces
| other_product3 = hydrangeas
| other_product4 = peppadews
| other_product5 = pussywillows
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| cases_per_year = 900 (estimated, 2016)
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Peppadew Fresh Vineyards was a winery in the Morganville section of Marlboro in Monmouth County, New Jersey.Silvestri, Pamela. [http://www.silive.com/entertainment/dining/index.ssf/2013/02/a_peppadew_for_you.html "Former Staten Islander serves up a peppadew...for you!"] in The Staten Island Advance (21 February 2013). Retrieved 28 April 2013. Formerly a flower farm, grapes were first planted in 2011, and the winery opened to the public in 2012.Murtha, Jack. [http://tri.gmnews.com/news/2012-07-31/Front_Page/Marlboro_farm_has_life_popping_with_peppers.html "Marlboro farm has life popping with peppers"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130629094515/http://tri.gmnews.com/news/2012-07-31/Front_Page/Marlboro_farm_has_life_popping_with_peppers.html |date=2013-06-29 }} in The Tri-Town News (31 July 2013). Retrieved 28 April 2013. As of 2018, Peppadew's farm winery license issued by the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control of the State of New Jersey no longer appeared on the state's list of licensees.{{cite web |last1=Alcoholic Beverage Control Licensing Bureau |title=Farm Winery (22) Issued license check - 2014-2018 |url=http://www.nj.gov/oag/abc/posse/index.html|website=Alcoholic Beverage Control Online - The Office of the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey |publisher=The State of New Jersey |access-date=22 June 2018}}
Wines and other products
Peppadews, the fruit for which the winery was named, were first planted in 2008. In 2012, Peppadew Fresh received a $260,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to expand production and distribution.Anness, Kaitlyn. [http://marlboro-coltsneck.patch.com/articles/peppadew-fresh-farms-receives-largest-agricultural-grant-ever "Peppadew Fresh Farms Receives Largest Agricultural Grant Ever"] in Marlboro-Colts Neck Patch (17 April 2012). Retrieved 29 April 2013.[http://www.theproducenews.com/index.php/component/content/article/9-news-section/story-cat/7593-grant-gives-peppadew-room-to-grow "Grant gives Peppadew room to grow"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123122315/http://www.theproducenews.com/index.php/component/content/article/9-news-section/story-cat/7593-grant-gives-peppadew-room-to-grow |date=2013-01-23 }} in The Produce News (18 April 2012). Retrieved 28 April 2013.
It was the only farm in the United States that cultivated peppadews, a pepper cultivar discovered in South Africa in 1996.Kilian, Cynthia. [https://archive.today/20130703141007/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/item_ocZDBqjTrwFOhWMAnD7KRM "One Hot Pepper - Recently Discovered Peppadews Take Off"] in The New York Post (archived website) (22 March 2006). Retrieved 10 July 2013. Peppadew Fresh was not located in one of New Jersey's three viticultural areas.[https://books.google.com/books/about/Garden_State_Wineries_Guide.html?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 Peppadew Fresh Vineyards.{{Page needed|date=June 2018}}
References
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{{New Jersey Wineries, Breweries, and Distilleries}}
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Category:Wineries in New Jersey
Category:Tourist attractions in Monmouth County, New Jersey