By Frank Brill
EnviroPolitics Editor


The NJ Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will take up legislation designed to help state grape growers and wineries at 1 p.m. on Thursday, May 3. 

The committee won’t meet, as usual, in Trenton, but instead is taking its session on the road to the Jessie Creek Winery at 1 Route 47 North in Cape May Court House.


The following bills will be considered:

A1046 / S1057 (Houghtaling / Andrzejczak / Mazzeo / Van Drew / Gopal) – Requires EDA, in consultation with Department of Agriculture, to establish loan program for certain vineyard and winery capital expenses. (pending referral)

A1054 (Houghtaling / Andrzejczak / Taliaferro) – Clarifies certain responsibilities of licensed wineries and retail salesrooms. (pending referral)

A1055 (Houghtaling / Taliaferro / Andrzejczak) – Authorizes temporary waiver from requirement that farm winery use NJ grown fruit. (pending referral)

A1205 (Barclay / Gusciora) – Revises acreage requirement for plenary winery licenses. (pending referral)

A1512 (Burzichelli / Holley / Dancer) – Permits wineries to operate salesrooms in certain municipalities with restrictions on the sale of alcoholic beverages.

A3121 (Burzichelli) – Permits students over 18 years of age to taste wine or malt alcoholic beverage for educational purposes while enrolled in authorized enology or brewing training program.

A3344 (Taliaferro) – Exempts certain plenary winery licensees from filing requirements imposed on retail sellers of litter-generating products.

A3643 (Andrzejczak / Freiman) – Creates viticulture trail tourist directional signs.

A3921 (Mazzeo) – Authorizes annual issuance of permit to sell alcoholic beverages at seasonal farm market. (pending intro and referral)

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