Sharrott Winery
{{Short description|American winery located in New Jersey}}
{{Infobox winery
| winery_name = Sharrott Winery
| winery_logo = File:Sharrott Winery logo.png
| location_place = 370 South Egg Harbor Road
| location_city = Blue Anchor
| location_state = NJ
| location_country = USA
| coordinates = 39.677047 N, 74.873251 W
| wine_region =
| appellation = Outer Coastal Plain AVA
| former_name =
| other_labels=
| first_vines = 2005
| first_vintage = 2007
| year_public_opening = 2008
| key_people = Larry Sharott Jr.,
Larry Sharrott III (owners)Pavlis, Gary. [http://onlinedigeditions.com/publication/index.php?i=46787&m=&l=&p=50&pre=&ver=swf "Elements of Excellence"] in Edible Jersey (Fall 2010). Retrieved 1 November 2013.
| parent_company =
| acres_cultivated = 20 (2022)
| cases_per_year = 12,000 (2022)
| signature_wine = Wicked
| varietal1 = Chardonnay
| varietal2 = Merlot
| varietal3 = Chambourcin
| varietal4 = Cabernet Sauvignon
| varietal5 = Cabernet Franc
| varietal6 = Vidal Blanc
| varietal7 = Sauvignon Blanc
| varietal8 = Vignoles
| varietal9 = Riesling
| varietal10 = Rose
| varietal11 = Brut
| varietal12 = Fume Blanc
| varietal13 = Crimson Sky
| varietal14 = Sangria
| varietal15 = Wicked (port style)
| other_product1 =
| other_product2 =
| other_product3 =
| other_product4 =
| other_product5 =
| homepage = http://www.sharrottwinery.com/
| other_attractions = Wine Club, Wine bar with full kitchen
| distribution = On-site, wine festivals, NJ farmers' markets, NJ liquor stores, NJ restaurants, home shipment
| tasting= Daily tastings
}}
Sharrott Winery (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|æ|r|ə|t}} {{respell|SHARR|ət}}) is a winery in the Blue Anchor section of Winslow Township in Camden County, New Jersey.Hyman, Vicki. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/dining/index.ssf/2010/04/wineries_from_mullica_and_warr.html "Wineries from Mullica and Warren bring home gold medals"] in The Star-Ledger (14 April 2010). Retrieved 1 November 2013.[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 an apple orchard, the vineyard was first planted in 2005, and opened to the public in 2008.Capuzzo, Jill P. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/lifestyle/ready-for-prime-time.html "Ready For Prime Time?"] in New Jersey Monthly (13 February 2012). Retrieved 8 April 2013.[https://books.google.com/books?id=3hyfSgAACAAJ Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011).] {{ISBN|9781934259573}}. Sharrott has 20 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 12,000 cases of wine per year.LaBan, Craig [https://web.archive.org/web/20131105081131/http://articles.philly.com/2010-01-28/news/24998252_1_american-wine-east-coast-wines-new-york-s-finger-lakes "Wines of S. Jersey draw fans"] in The Philadelphia Inquirer (28 January 2010). Retrieved 1 November 2013.Toms, Charlie. [http://www.americanwineryguide.com/winery_reviews/sharrott-winery/612/ "Sharrott Winery Review"] in American Winery Guide (2 November 2013). Retrieved 21 November 2013. The winery is named after the family that owns it.Duhart, Bill. [http://eastcoastwineries.blogspot.com/2008/05/courier-post-nj-features-sharott-winery.html "Winslow welcomes winery"] in The Courier-Post (reprinted article) (29 April 2008). Retrieved 1 November 2013.
Wines
Sharrott Winery is in the Outer Coastal Plain AVA, and produces wine from Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Fredonia, Merlot, Pinot gris, Riesling, Vidal blanc, and Vignoles (Ravat 51) grapes. Mack, Danielle. [http://www.njbiz.com/section/lists?djoPage=view_html&djoPid=20039 "New Jersey's Top Wineries] in NJBIZ (15 March 2013). Retrieved 22 November 2013.
File:Sharrott Winery Entrance Sign.jpg season, many events are held throughout the year at Sharrott Winery.|alt=A maroon-colored sign post decorated with pumpkins, scarecrows, and bales of hay, with ground-based floodlights on both sides of the sign.]]
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Features, licensing, associations, and outlets
The entire winery facility is powered using solar energy.Stilwell, Eileen. "Role of sun in winery's life grows" in The Courier-Post (17 November 2010). Retrieved 3 July 2013.[https://books.google.com/books?id=hw3ClaQX0uQC&dq=sharrott+winery&pg=PA101 Keane, Brian. Garden Green Is Good: Save Money, Make Money, and Help Your Community Profit from Clean Energy. (Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot, 2012).] {{ISBN|9780762790593}}. Sharrott has a plenary winery license from the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, which allows it to produce an unrestricted amount of wine, 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 a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association and 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 8 April 2013.Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association. [http://www.outercoastalplain.com/main/wineries "Outer Coastal Plain Wineries."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315024017/http://www.outercoastalplain.com/main/wineries |date=2013-03-15 }} Retrieved 8 April 2013. In 2013, Sharrott became the first winery in the state to have a theatre as an outlet where its wine is sold by the glass to patrons.Brunetti-Post, Michelle. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/wine-sales-planned-at-hammonton-s-eagle-theatre/article_8df627a8-4232-5c1a-88c9-d9cddc2913ea.html?mode=jqm "Wine sales planned at Hammonton's Eagle Theatre"] in The Press of Atlantic City (6 June 2013). Retrieved 1 November 2013.Wills, Caitlin. [http://www.nj.com/indulge/index.ssf/2013/06/urinetown_the_musical_debuting.html "Wine and pee: Urinetown the Musical opens at Eagle Theatre in Hammonton"] in The South Jersey Times (6 June 2013). Retrieved 1 November 2013.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.newjerseywines.com/ Garden State Wine Growers Association]
- [http://www.outercoastalplain.com/ Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association]
{{New Jersey Wineries, Breweries, and Distilleries}}
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Category:Wineries in New Jersey