WINE & WINERIES

New Jersey's wine industry is having a genuinely eventful summer, with new product launches, a sustainability-focused pilot program, a fresh winery opening at the...

In an era when nearly every product imaginable can be delivered to a customer’s doorstep with a few clicks, it is easy to forget that online wine retail was once considered a risky experiment. Two decades ago, the idea that consumers would confidently purchase premium wines online—often without tasting them first and sometimes from producers they had never heard of—was viewed by many within the industry as an uphill battle. Today, that concept has become one of the most important segments of the wine business, and one New Jersey company has played a significant role in helping shape that evolution. As WTSO, better known to wine enthusiasts as Wines ’Til Sold Out, celebrates its twentieth anniversary, the...

New Jersey’s wine industry is entering the summer of 2026 with unprecedented momentum, expanding visibility, and a rapidly evolving cultural identity that stretches far beyond traditional vineyard tastings. Across the state, wineries are transforming themselves into full-scale lifestyle destinations built around live music, culinary tourism, outdoor festivals, entertainment programming, and immersive hospitality experiences that increasingly position the Garden State as one of the Northeast’s fastest-growing wine regions. What was once viewed as a niche agricultural sector has evolved into one of New Jersey’s most dynamic tourism engines, fueled by award-winning wines, expanding vineyard experiences, nationally recognized competitions, large-scale summer festivals, and a growing realization that New Jersey’s unique geography between New York and Philadelphia gives wineries...