Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Some Wines From New Jersey Are Rated Excellent

Photo: Noah K. Murray/The Star-Ledger

Experts Deem Wines from New Jersey (!) As Good As France’s Finest -- Time

Must be that Turnpike terroir. In a recent blind taste test, wines produced in New Jersey—yes, that New Jersey, the state just east of Pennsylvania—held their own when matched up against whites and reds from France, some of which are priced at $650 per bottle.

In 1976, TIME reported on the “Judgment of Paris,” a blind-test showdown pitting wines from France against those produced in the U.S.’s most celebrated wine-producing state, California. The results at the time were shocking, with experts giving top honors to California.

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My Comment: New Jersey as a top wine producer .... I am surprise.

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