beneduce vineyards

We enjoyed a deluxe tasting on Saturday afternoon. The staff are knowledgeable and helpful when choosing wines by the bottle. Great little vineyard to spend the afternoon. The grounds are very pretty and we look forward to returning when the weather is warmer!

Worth finding this out-of-the way vineyard. Tucked in back of a subdivision, high on a hill and next to Alexandria Airport this little gem has really good wine and great entertainment on summer weekends. Buy the wine, bring a box supper and enjoy the music free on their patio.

The staff were wonderful, accommodating and knowledgeable. We tried some great wine and picked out two bottles to enjoy outside with the fire and music. We had packed a picnic which was enhanced by grapes right from the vine delivered to our table for us to taste. Another staff member showed us how to pick figs from the tree next to us. We will be back. Well worth it!

We went late Saturday afternoon for a wine tasting and followed it up with listening to the band that started around 6. A basic wine tasting is $5 and for $10 you can have a deluxe tasting which includes a little cheese plate. There was a $5 cover charge to see the band. There are areas both inside and outdoors with tables where you can eat and drink. There was a pizza truck where you could order your own small pizza or you could bring your own food. I saw people bringing in everything from chips to casseroles. Wine is available by the glass or by the bottle and you pay a deposit for the wine glass which is returned when you turn it in at the close of the evening. There is an outdoor fire pit that is very pleasant and surrounded by little tables. The staff were all friendly and they attracted a nice crowd. I had no idea this place was even here, but I will definitely be going back! Beautiful, relaxed venue. I highly recommend it.

Another lovely Sunday afternoon....the weather was beautiful (again)...and we did not want to battle the Parkway traffic and head to the beach....Googled "places to see in NJ" and Beneduce Vineyards was at the top of the list.About a 30 minute drive from where we are and the ride there is full of farm land views and the location is right next to Skyline Airport. The main building of the winery is quite impressive and the outside patio with a view of the land is also lovely.Sunday they were opened from 2-6 p.m. with a solo/duo band (free) on the patio. You can bring your own food but DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN BOOZE. We started out late on Sunday and arrived to Beneduce around 3:30-4:00. Inside there were two options of wine tasting $5.00 or $10 (deluxe) The Deluxe package is the tasting of 5 wines (two white/three red) along with cheese platter with 3 cheeses/meat/figs and some bread. While you taste they explain the wine and offer suggestions of what it would pair well with for dinner. After our tasting we chose to just get wine by the glass as the time was passing by too quickly. They charge $2 for you to take the glass outside, but will buy the glass back if you should choose to return it. (We kept ours as a souvenir)There is a tractor ride through the vineyards but due to the rain the night before it was too wet for them to offer this experience. We did walk to part of the fields. Harvest season is right around the corner. The vines were full of wonderful grapes.The patio is set up with tables (high & low) and umbrellas. There is also a large fire pit. A duo band playing music and a few people dancing. We watched many small planes take off and were able to spot skydivers in the distance. We were told that there are also helicopter rides/balloon rides over at the near by airport. Our only regret is that we didn't find this place earlier in the day. We will definitely return and bring friends to enjoy the experience. Cannot wait for another Sunday with great weather hopefully before they harvest the grapes.

Enjoyed our experience. Mike- the owner made our tasting a delight. He is very knowledgeable and accommodating. Property is beautiful and the building is charming with it's own history (you'll find it on the label). Enjoy!

I enjoy Beneduce Vineyards for their fantastic wines and warm atmosphere. They are a great family operated Vineyard. A wonderful place to hang out with family, friends, and bring a date.

A group of six of us spent part of a Sunday afternoon wine tasting & touring the vineyards . The wines were very good . The staff was knowledgable . We would definitely go back for their events on Saturdays

They have a good selection of wines. Relatively new and young, but they show potential. The reds were good, but they had a nice white as well.I was bait thrown off by the cheese plate. The tastes fought a bit with the wine. Unless you are going to pair each bite with the wine, don't do it. You can throw off the taste of the wine with the wrong cheese. Also, you have your people making little plates and not pouring wine. This slows down the service and doesn't give you the opportunity to give more information.Final thought for the owner, the wine bar was too low. Either lower the stools or raise the bar. Also, a foot rail would be nice, and my wife mentioned that a purse hook below the bar would be nice as well.I will be going back when the new wines are released.

Having visited Unionville Vineyards in Ringoes and sharing our experience with other Frenchtown locals, we decided to stop by Beneduce on a Saturday night when they have music outdoors, as many told us it was a fun way to pass an evening. Our contacts were not mistaken! The weather was gorgeous after a week of rain (low humidity, warm sun and temperate air) so we were thrilled to sit out on their beautiful stone patio with fire pit, and listen to some relaxing live music while sipping wine and enjoying the view of hot air balloons and hang gliders coming and going at the little airport next door. Mike Beneduce, the owner, made the rounds of the guest tables, chatting up his visitors in a genuinely engaging manner. We also found the other visitors to be friendly and pleasant. The wine, I would say, is not quite as refined as that of Unionville, but Beneduce is a young winery (1 year old), so I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt that they will soon master the ancient art wine of making (Pop and daughter both has BS degrees in Agricultural Sciences). In the meantime, we appreciated their hospitality and will be back again, next time bringing friends!

We went on a wine tour on an overcast Thursday afternoon, so we happened to have the wine tasting all to ourselves and I'm so happy it worked out the way it did. The woman helping us try the different wines was very knowledgeable and was a very pleasant person. With each wine, she told us a story about how it or its name came to be (three windows, shotgun shells, how the different barreling processes work), which really made the experience memorable. The wine was excellent and I enjoyed many more varieties than I would have anticipated--I really wanted to come home with a bottle of each because they were so affordable! I decided on the Shotgun Red (chamboursin) because it was such a fun and unique wine--a sweet, chilled red that would be perfect for a summer treat. I also really enjoyed the Riesling and the Malbec/Cab blend. I highly recommend a visit to this vineyard. By far, one of the best in the area and it's a great date activity.