Beneduce Vineyards
RIVER FRIENDLY FARM CERTIFIED IN
2016
LOCATION
Pittstown
New Jersey
FARM PRODUCTS
Wine
WEBSITE
SOCIAL MEDIA
FARMSTAND:
Yes
Think of our tasting room as your test kitchen- a friendly place to explore, enjoy, and maybe even find a new favorite. Let us guide you through a tasting of our current releases for $5 per person, or treat yourself and add a seasonal selection of truly local (produced within 30 miles), artisan cheeses and cured meats for our $15 deluxe tasting. Our tastings are designed to be a relaxing, informal and enjoyable experience. We have plenty of seating inside our tasting room or outside on our beautiful stone patio, so feel free to kick back and enjoy our wines here by the glass or bottle. We’re open from 12 – 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday and 12 – 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Tasting reservations aren’t necessary, so come out and join us. We’re eager share our wines and our passion
OPEN TO PUBLIC:
Yes
Tasting Room Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday from 12-6pm Friday, Saturday from 12-8pm [When Group Therapy is held outside on Saturday evenings, we start collecting cover charges at the gate around 4pm. We may also briefly suspend tastings between 4-7pm on Saturdays if the bar is full
U-PICK
No
CSA:
No
Operating over 50 acres in Pittstown, Michael Beneduce produces high-quality wine with a mission to maintain sustainable practices. Beneduce Vineyards incorporates soil and water conservation practices to help achieve this goal and was awarded River-Friendly Certification in April 2017.
Our Vineyard
As a family rooted in farming, we truly believe that great wines are made in the vineyard. Our ultimate goal at Beneduce Vineyards is to produce the highest quality wine possible from our family’s land. That means no cutting corners. We use innovative techniques that our Vineyard Manager learned while studying cool-climate grape growing at Cornell University. We do everything by hand so we know it’s done with care and it’s done right. And we do it sustainably so we know we’ll pass on healthy land to future generations.
Our main white varieties are Chardonnay, Riesling and Gewürztraminer, while plantings of red grapes include Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc and an Austrian red named Blaufränkisch. We think the extra effort we put into caring for these vines makes a big difference in the bottled wine, and we hope you’ll agree.
As a family rooted in farming, we truly believe that great wines are made in the vineyard. Our ultimate goal at Beneduce Vineyards is to produce the highest quality wine possible from our family’s land. That means no cutting corners. We use innovative techniques that our Vineyard Manager learned while studying cool-climate grape growing at Cornell University. We do everything by hand so we know it’s done with care and it’s done right. And we do it sustainably so we know we’ll pass on healthy land to future generations.
Our main white varieties are Chardonnay, Riesling and Gewürztraminer, while plantings of red grapes include Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc and an Austrian red named Blaufränkisch. We think the extra effort we put into caring for these vines makes a big difference in the bottled wine, and we hope you’ll agree.
Our Winery
Inside the winery, our approach is simple – do everything necessary to bring out the best in each individual batch of fruit. Our small lot production gives us the opportunity to hone in on the differences in each variety or blend, allowing us to create unique wines with distinct personalities that reflect both their vineyard source and our winemaker’s own style.
The winery itself is outfitted with some of the best equipment available to the industry, which allows for a more gentle processing of the fruit and a focus on quality over quantity. We offer a range of wine styles to suit every palate, though our main concentration is on aromatically intense, food-friendly wines.
