Chestnut Run Farm

Chestnut Run Farm is a winery in Pilesgrove Township in Salem County, New Jersey that produces Fuji apple and Asian pear wines.^[2][3] The apple and pear trees were first planted in 1986 as part of a specialty produce farm.^[4][5] Chestnut Run began sales of its wine in 2007, and opened a tasting room in 2012.^[6][7] Chestnut Run has 5 acres of fruit trees under cultivation, and produces 700 cases of wine per year.^[8] The winery is named for the Chestnut Run, a stream that borders the farm.^[9]

Chestnut Run Farm
Location	66 Stewart Road, Pilesgrove, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates	39.653891 N, 75.291987 W
Appellation	Outer Coastal Plain AVA
First vines planted	1986 (trees planted)
Opened to the public	2007
Key people	Bob & Lise Clark (owners)[1]
Acres cultivated	5
Cases/yr	700 (2011)
Distribution	On-site, wine festivals, NJ liquor stores, home shipment
Tasting	Tastings by appointment
Website	http://www.chestnutrunfarms.com/

Wines

Chestnut Run Farm is in the Outer Coastal Plain AVA, and produces wine from Fuji apples and eight types of Asian pears, including Hosui, Yoinashi, and Shinko.^[8][10] It is the only winery in New Jersey that produces wine from Asian pears, which are a fruit indigenous to China, Japan, and Korea.^[11][12]

Licensing and associations

Chestnut Run 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.^[13][14] The winery is a member of the Garden State Wine Growers Association and the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association.^[15][16]

See also

• Alcohol laws of New Jersey
• American wine
• Judgment of Princeton
• List of wineries, breweries, and distilleries in New Jersey
• New Jersey Farm Winery Act
• New Jersey Wine Industry Advisory Council
• New Jersey wine