Wine from the Barrel: Alba Vineyards
Happy Wine Wednesday! This past weekend I had the pleasure of visiting one of my all time favorite vineyards in New Jersey: Alba Vineyards. I was lucky enough to spend the afternoon with Nick Sharko learning about the plans Alba has for 2025, tasting wine out of the barrel from 2024 and 2023, and even got to enjoy some wines out of the library with the oldest being from 2015. For this post, I will be focusing on the wines out of the barrel and in the next post I will discuss the Library wines. A little about Alba Vineyards: Alba Vineyards is set in the heart of the Musconetcong River Valley and is part of the Warren Hills Viticulture Region. Alba is a family affair and a labor of love by the Sharko family. The mark of brothers Nick and Tom can be seen in every aspect of Alba, from the beautiful sculptures situated around the 80 acre property to the wealth of knowledge that can be gained by taking 5 minutes to talk to either one of them. Alba has been making a transition to ...