New Jersey Stage Issue 58 | Page 6

New Jersey Uncorked by Gary Wien SHARE BUTTON While many throughout America may snicker at New Jersey’s nickname of The Garden State, the truth is we still have plenty of farmland throughout the state. And, in the past few decades, many of these farms have been producing wine and increasingly award-winning wines. The state now boasts NJ STAGE - ISSUE 58 about 50 wineries and David Mullen has not only visited them all, he’s visited some that haven’t even opened to the public yet. He details his travels each week on his blog and in his book, New Jersey Uncorked: A Snob-Free Taste of NJ Wine, which was released at the end of last summer. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 6