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“wines from harvest to bottle”
Our winery is one of only a few wineries left in the world that truely handcrafts it's wines from harvest to bottle, and you can taste the difference. New oak barrels and time are what many wineries pass up in an attempt to cut costs and the final product suffers. At Amalthea Cellars you will find nothing but smooth and well balanced wines that are sure to please. In 1976, the first vineyards were planted at Amalthea Cellars. Founder Louis Caracciolo’s infatuation with winemaking began as a young boy making wine in the cellar of his Italian immigrant grandfather. Emilio brought the art from “The Old Country” at the age of thirteen to the southern New Jersey town of Blue Anchor at the turn of the century. Being exposed to the charm of winemaking at an early age ignited a passion that continues to this day at Amalthea Cellars. Caracciolo often says of his philosophical grandfather, “I came on the scene with an unlit torch and my grandfather passed the flame.” While attending Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York for his degree in Food Science and Technology far from Emilio’s “Old World techniques” he began to work on his style in small batches of wine in his dormitory room! He used his never ending respect for archaic winemaking techniques to study modern enology still unaware that Amalthea lied in his future. In 1972, he bought the farm where Amalthea is located and the rest as they say is history. Thirty years ago, the conversation was that even if the east coast could grow the classic wine grapes of Europe (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, etc.) there were no decent winemakers to translate such grapes into fine wines. It was against this background conversation that the young food scientist created the winery as an “experimental station”. The two underlying parallel commitments that have never changed are: Which great wine grapes flourish naturally in the southern New Jersey climate and soil? and Which style and technique of making and blending the wines will best showcase such grapes?
We decided to revisit the winery on a nice Sunday. Great day for a drive and the winery was packed. We were lucky enough to participate in a great tasting, including four future barrel samples.... Read more
This is our 2nd visit to Amalthea. We've learned something new each time. On our first visit our wine tasting was with a certified wine sommelier. This visit was a family member serving our... Read more
Great little winery in the middle of nowhere! We stopped in for a refill of our Cantina Mas along with a new one as a gift ... but ended up staying for some tastings and a bottle of Europa V for... Read more
Amalthea Cellars Farm Winery
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