Imagine yourself cruising through the countryside, stopping at vineyards you pass along your route. You get off your bike, sample some wine, then pedal on. A support vehicle follows the group, carrying any wine that you buy. That support vehicle also brings you a nice picnic lunch by a beautiful lake, and is there to help you if you can’t finish the ride or you have a breakdown.

Do you think you have to travel to California or France for something like this? It’s as close to home as New Jersey!  Yes, New Jersey is home to 48 wineries, and there is excellent bike riding to be found near many of them. Our Tour des Vins de New Jersey is a scenic, thoughtfully organized, relaxed-paced 35-mile ride on the back roads and trails of Central New Jersey, offering lunch, wine tastings and vehicle support for the entire ride. We also offer a limited number of spots to camp overnight at Cream Ridge Winery and then ride again the next day.

This ride starts and ends at Cream Ridge Winery, just minutes from Exit 7A of the NJ Turnpike. The ride is also accessible from both NYC and Philadelphia by train using our rail station shuttle. See “Getting To and From the Ride” below.

The ride begins at approximately 10:30 from the winery. Grab a drink and a snack from the cooler and put in your lunch order before heading out on a beatiful ride through horse country as well as through a wildlife management area. Choose either gravel bike paths or paved back roads with a break stop after 7 miles and lunch stop at 22 miles. 

The scenery provides much to talk about during our picnic lunch where you get a meal that you pre-order in a beautiful setting. After lunch you’ll ride past longhorn cattle, farms and historic sites as you enjoy tastings at two different wineries.  There will also most likely be live music happening at the last winery when you arrive along with other fun activities. Relax and unwind with some wine!

We have guides riding with the group the entire time and we also closely follow the riders with our support van throughout the day. So nobody has to worry about getting left behind. It’s just a fun, relaxed day of riding, with a great lunch, fun conversation, lots of support and great wine!

The ride begins at approximately 10:30 a.m. in at Cream Ridge Winery.  For those driving to the ride, it is very close to exit 7A of the NJ Turnpike.  The ride will also end at Cream Ridge Winery so you will be back at your car.

For those looking to take the train to the ride from NYC, take Train Number 7825 from Penn Station, which is the Northeast Corridor Train departing at 8:14. The final destination of this train is Trenton, but you will need to take the train to Hamilton, which is the second-to-last stop. We will meet you in the pick-up/drop-off area of the station when your train arrives at 9:33.  We will load your bikes into our vehicle and give you a ride to Cream Ridge Winery where the ride will start.  At the end of the day we will shuttle you back to the train.