Renault Winery, in Egg Harbor, New Jersey

Egg Harbor, New Jersey

Egg Harbor, New Jersey can refer to:* Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey* Egg Harbor City, New Jersey* Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey...

, is the oldest continuous commercial winemaker in New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

. It was founded in 1864.

History

During Prohibition they stayed in business by producing sacramental wine

Sacramental wine

Sacramental wine, Communion wine or altar wine is wine obtained from grapes and intended for use in celebration of the Eucharist...

s and "Renault Wine Tonic", a 22 percent alcohol potion sold in pharmacies. The Milza family bought the winery in 1977, has cut back on wine distribution, and concentrated on tourism with a restaurant and banquet facility.