Four JG's Orchards & Vineyards facts for kids

Four JG's Orchards & Vineyards
Location	127 Hillsdale Road, Colts Neck, New Jersey, United States
Coordinates	40.317470 N, 74.213579 W
First vines planted	1999
Opened to the public	2004
Key people	John & Janet Giunco, Jill Giunco, John Giunco Jr. (owners)
Acres cultivated	40
Cases/yr	2,500 (2013)
Distribution	On-site, wine festivals, NJ liquor stores, home shipment
Tasting	Tastings on select weekends
Website	http://www.4jgswinery.com/

Four JG's Orchards & Vineyards is a winery in Colts Neck in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The vineyard was first planted in 1999, and opened to the public in 2004. Four JG's has 40 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 2,500 cases of wine per year. The winery is named after the four family members that own it, all of whom have the initials "JG."

Wines

Four JG's produces wine from Cabernet Franc, Cayuga White, Chambourcin, Chardonnay, Vidal blanc, and Vignoles (Ravat 51) grapes. The winery was a participant at the Judgment of Princeton, a wine tasting organized by the American Association of Wine Economists that compared New Jersey wines to premium French vintages. Four JG's is not located in one of New Jersey's three viticultural areas.

Education, licensing, and associations

The winery assisted Monmouth University in creating an on-campus vineyard and winemaking program. Four JG's 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. The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association and the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.