Turdo Vineyards & Winery

Turdo Vineyard & Winery (/tʊərˈdoʊ/ toor-DOH)[2] is a winery in the North Cape May section of Lower Township in Cape May County, New Jersey.[3][4] The vineyard was first planted in 1999, and opened to the public in 2004.[1][5] Turdo has 5 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 1,100 cases of wine per year.[6][7] The winery is named after the family that owns it.[3]

Turdo Vineyards & Winery
Location3911 Bayshore Road, North Cape May, NJ, USA
Coordinates38.969756 N, 74.940819 W
AppellationOuter Coastal Plain AVA
Other labelsTuris, DiLuca
First vines planted1999
Opened to the public2004
Key peopleSal & Sara Turdo,
Luca Turdo (owners)[1]
Acres cultivated5
Cases/yr1,100 (2013)
Known forNero d'Avola wines
Other attractionsPet-friendly
DistributionOn-site, NJ liquor stores, NJ restaurants, home shipment
TastingDaily tastings in summer
Fri. and Sat. in May and Sept.
Closed remainder of year
Websitehttp://www.turdovineyards.com/

Wines

Turdo Vineyards is in the Outer Coastal Plain AVA, and specializes in the use of Italian grapes.[1][8] Wine is produced from Albariño, Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Nebbiolo, Nero d'Avola, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Riesling, Sangiovese, Sauvignon blanc, and Syrah grapes.[9][10] Turdo is best known for its signature Nero d'Avola wine, and is one of only two wineries in the United States that uses Nero d'Avola, which is a highly aromatic red vinifera grape indigenous to Sicily.[11][12] Turdo sells its wine under the brands "Turis" and "DiLuca," which are named after the owner of the winery and his son.[5]

Turdo Vineyards & Winery is entirely powered by solar panels on top of the family's house.

Features, licensing, associations, and publicity

The entire winery facility is powered using solar energy.[13][14] Turdo 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.[15][16] The winery is not a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association, but is a member of the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.[17][18] In April 2009, Turdo was profiled by stand-up comedian Jay Leno on The Tonight Show.[2][5]

See also

References
  1. Gioquindo, Debbie. "Hudson Valley Wine Goddess in New Jersey?" on Hudson Valley Wine Goddess (blog) (16 September 2009). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  2. Suthard, Tom. "You Roll the R" on NJ Wines Uncorked (archived website) (6 March 2011). Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  3. Campbell, Eric Scott. "Cape May County's wineries blossom as a tourist destination" in The Press of Atlantic City (21 June 2010). Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  4. Auteri, Stephanie. "Ultimate NJ wine tour" in Inside Jersey (published by The Star-Ledger) (12 August 2010). Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  5. Toms, Charlie. "Turdo Vineyards Review" in American Winery Guide (28 September 2013). Retrieved 11 October 2013. Turis is the possessive of "Turi" (no apostrophe), which is a nickname for "Salvatore," the owner of the winery. DiLuca is the possessive in Italian for "Luca", who is the winery owner's son.
  6. Morley, Hugh R. "No summer breeze - Running Jersey Shore business offers daily trials, triumphs" in The Bergen Record (5 August 2007). Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  7. Malloy, Chris. "Old World Wines, New Jersey" in Edible Jersey (Fall 2013). Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  8. Jackson, Bart. Garden State Wineries Guide. (South San Francisco, CA: Wine Appreciation Guild, 2011). ISBN 9781934259573.
  9. Turdo Vineyards & Winery. "Turdo Vineyards & Winery: Our Wines" (commercial website). Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  10. Vini DiLuca. "Vini DiLuca: Our Wines" (commercial website). Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  11. Grant, Patricia Shyne. "New Jersey’s Cape May Wine Trail" in Wine Nomad (blog) (17 June 2013). Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  12. Teague, Lettie. "An Italian Red Wine's Star Turn" in The Wall Street Journal (13 September 2013). Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  13. Westrich, Sal. New Jersey Wine: A Remarkable History. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2012). ISBN 9781609491833.
  14. "Guide To South Jersey Wineries" on CBS News (7 July 2011). Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  15. New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "New Jersey ABC list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries" (5 February 2013). Retrieved 23 August 2013.
  16. New Jersey General Assembly. "N.J.S.A. 33:1-10". Statutes of New Jersey. New Jersey.
  17. Garden State Wine Growers Association. "GSWGA Wineries." Archived 2013-06-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  18. Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association. "Outer Coastal Plain Wineries." Retrieved 29 June 2013.

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