New Jersey Wine Tastings & Events
June 7-10
The American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE) will be holding its 6th Annual Conference in Princeton, June 7-10, 2012. The program will include nearly 100 presentations. Online registration will be open until June 3. A special event at the meetings will be "The Judgment of Princeton," organized by George Taber. Like at the "Judgment of Paris" from 1976, a panel of 9 judges will blind-taste 10 red and 10 white wines. However, this time, Bordeaux reds and Burgundy whites will be assessed against wines from New Jersey. For more information, visit www.wine-economics.org
Ongoing
Taste premium and specialty fruit wines at Cream Ridge Winery. Complimentary wine tastings are offered daily: Monday through Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; tours given most weekends. Cream Ridge Winery, 145 Route 539, Cream Ridge, NJ 08514, 609-259-9797.
Ongoing
Valenzano Winery in South Jersey offers complimentary wine tastings daily: Monday through Thursday 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Fridays 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturday through Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Valenzano Winery, 1090 Route 206, Shamong, NJ 08088, 609-268-6731.
Ongoing
Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar in Edgewater, NJ, offers a "5 For $6 'Til 7" bar menu featuring five appetizers, five cocktails and five wines by the glass, each priced at $6 and served nightly until 7 p.m. Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, 90 The Promenade, Edgewater, NJ 07020, 201-313-9463.
Monday through Friday
Happy hour is weekdays from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. at Grand Cru Winebar in Englewood. Enjoy $5 house wine, $5 small plates, $5 cocktails and $4 beer. Grand Cru Winebar, 30 N. Van Brunt St., Englewood, NJ 07631, 201-568-3939.
Fridays
Every Friday night is Foodie Friday at elements in Princeton, NJ. Enjoy a seasonal five-course tasting menu with wine pairings for $99 (or $69 without wine). Sample menus have included dishes like New Jersey lamb with sweet potato, maitake and celery, Long Island surf clam with pickled radish and citrus aioli, sweet Maine lobster with warm ginger scallion custard and day boat scallops prepared with parsley, potato and crab. elements, 163 Bayard Lane, Princeton, NJ 08542, 609-924-0078.
Fridays & Sundays
Every Friday the farm-to-table five-course tasting menu with wine pairings at The Frog & the Peach is available at the discounted price of $150 for two (normally $105 per person). On Sundays bottled wine is one-third off. The Frog & the Peach, 29 Dennis St., New Brunswick, NJ 08901, 732-846-3216.
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RECOMMENDED
WINE SHOP
For additional information
on wine events, please contact:
Gary's
Wine & Marketplace
www.garyswine.com
121
Main St.
Madison, NJ 07940
973-822-0200 |
277
Eisenhower Pkwy.
Livingston, NJ 07039
973-992-4441
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100
Morristown Rd.
(Rt. 202)
Bernardsville, NJ 07924
908-766-6699 |
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