Английская Википедия:Four Sisters Winery

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Four Sisters Winery at Matarazzo Farm is a winery in White Township (mailing address is Belvidere) in Warren County, New Jersey.[1][2] A family produce farm since 1921, the vineyard was first planted in 1981, and opened to the public in 1984.[3][4] It is the third oldest winery in New Jersey.[5] Four Sisters has 8 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 5,000 cases of wine per year.[6][7] The winery is so named because its owners have four daughters.[7][8]

History

The winery was started in 1981 by fruit and vegetable farmers Robert "Matty" Matarazzo and his wife Laurie Matarazzo, to earn additional income to pay for their four daughters' college education.[9][10] Founded by immigrants from Italy in 1921, Matarazzo Farm was once known for its strawberry patches, which attracted up to 11,000 visitors during the harvest.[11]

To learn the trade, Laurie apprenticed with Nathan Stackhouse, who was based in South Jersey and had a master's degree in wine-making,[9] while Matty consulted wine growers in Sonoma County, California.[12] The couple invested heavily in building the winery and acquiring equipment from Italy,[9] and soon, wine-making became the main focus of their business.[10] Their first harvest was in 1984, and by 2003, they were producing 12,000 gallons of wine a year and had 23 flavors.[9] Laurie eventually retired and became an Episcopal priest, while Matty continued to run the business with four full-time managers and ten part-time staff.[9]

The winery also hosts monthly events such as wine-tasting and barefoot grape-stomping,[10] and has participated in New Jersey wine festivals each year in September.[13] Each of the eponymous four sisters have had wines named after them,[12] but reportedly have no interest in taking over the business.[9] Matarazzo Farm continues to operate its apple and pumpkin orchards in addition to the winery.[11]

Wines

Four Sisters Winery is located in the Warren Hills AVA, and produces wine from Baco noir, Catawba, Cayuga White, Chambourcin, Concord, Delaware, Frontenac, Léon Millot, Marechal Foch, Marquette, Niagara, Seyval blanc, Traminette, and Vidal blanc grapes. Four Sisters also makes fruit wines from apples, blueberries, cherries, pumpkins, raspberries, and strawberries.[6][14] It is the only winery in New Jersey that produces wine from Delaware, Léon Millot, and Marquette, which are red hybrid grapes known for their tolerance of cold weather.[15][16]

Features, licensing, associations, and outlets

During the autumn harvest season, the winery offers apple picking, pumpkin picking, and corn mazes, and operates a bakery that sells pies and other food.[17][18] Four Sisters 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.[19]Шаблон:Cite NJSA Four Sisters is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association and its subsidiary, Vintage North Jersey.[20][21] The winery operates outlet stores in two New Jersey townsШаблон:Spaced ndash Morristown and Phillipsburg.[22]

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References

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  1. ↑ D'Agnese, Joseph. "Destinations; Rx for Wine Festivals: Swish, Sniff, Sip. Repeat" in The New York Times (15 August 1999). Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). Шаблон:ISBN.
  3. ↑ Iannitelli, Giulia. "Common Fruits of New Jersey Create Specialty Wines" in The Star-Ledger (25 May 2011). Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Schmidt, R. Marilyn. Wines and Wineries of New Jersey. (Chatsworth, NJ: Pine Barrens Press, 1999). Шаблон:ISBN.
  5. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  6. ↑ 6,0 6,1 Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). Шаблон:ISBN.
  7. ↑ 7,0 7,1 Sullivan, Kathy. "Four Sisters Winery" on Wine Trail Traveler (blog) (7 July 2011). Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  8. ↑ Kitchin, Jessica. "Vintage Jersey" in New Jersey Monthly (10 September 2008). Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  9. ↑ 9,0 9,1 9,2 9,3 9,4 9,5 Шаблон:Cite news
  10. ↑ 10,0 10,1 10,2 Шаблон:Cite news
  11. ↑ 11,0 11,1 Шаблон:Cite book
  12. ↑ 12,0 12,1 Шаблон:Cite book
  13. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  14. ↑ Four Sisters Winery. "Four Sisters Winery - Wine List" (commercial website). Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  15. ↑ Perry, Leonard. "Cold Climate Grapes" Шаблон:Webarchive on University of Vermont Extension (academic website) (16 March 2009). Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  16. ↑ Ramnarace, Cynthia. "Making the Impossible Possible" in Wines & Vines (15 May 2007). Retrieved 6 October 2013. A review of the wines made by New Jersey's 46 wineries found no other establishment using Delaware, Léon Millot, or Marquette grapes.
  17. ↑ "Four Sisters Winery hosts Apple Wines & Music Festival Sept. 29-30" in The Warren Reporter (28 September 2012). Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  18. ↑ Four Sisters Winery. "Aunt Sadie’s Bakery And Café" (commercial website). Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  19. ↑ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (5 February 2013). Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  20. ↑ Garden State Wine Growers Association. "GSWGA Wineries." Шаблон:Webarchive Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  21. ↑ Vintage North Jersey. "Participating Wineries on the Vintage North Jersey Wine Trail." Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  22. ↑ Four Sisters Winery. "Four Sisters Winery - Who We Are" (commercial website) Retrieved 12 April 2013.
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