Warren Hills AVA

Warren Hills is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in northwestern New Jersey, entirely within Warren County encompassing most of the county, excluding the northwestern portion adjacent to Sussex County. It was established on March 18, 1984 by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury after reviewing a petition prepared by Mr. Rudolf Marchesi of Alba Vineyard and submitted on behalf of Warren County wineries and grape growers, namely Alba Vineyard, Marble Mountain Vineyards, Four Sisters Winery, Tamuzza Vineyards, and individual grower Mr. Daniel Campanelli, proposing a viticultural area named "Warren Hills." The region includes several small valleys formed by tributaries of the Delaware River. The valleys drain from northeast to southwest, and most vineyards in the area are planted on southeast-facing hillsides. The AVA boundaries are along the junction of the Delaware River and the Musconetcong River, at the southern tip of Warren County and proceed northeastward along the Musconetcong River about 32 mi (51 km) to the point where it intersects the Warren County-Sussex County line. Then it follows northwestward along that county line for about 10 mi (16 km) to Paulins Kill, then generally southwestward along Paulins Kill to the Delaware River. The region's outline completes south-southwestward along the Delaware River. Warren Hills forms the northeast edge of the Pennsylvania landform, the Lehigh Valley, resident to Lehigh Valley AVA. The region is primarily planted with French hybrid grapes. It has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) and is located in hardiness zones 6b and 7a.