About Pluckemin Inn in Bedminster, NJ 07921

Plucky Wines is the online site for the Wine Spectator Grand Award Winning Pluckemin Inn, located in a beautifully restored 18th century farmhouse in scenic Bedminster Township New Jersey. We are located just about an hour from New York City and an hour and a half from Philadelphia, just off routes 78, 287 and 202/206. In addition to the Inn's extensive wine list, which is backed up by a temperature controlled wine cellar with over 40,000 bottles, we offer a highly curated selection of wines through our email offers and website for pick up at the restaurant, or shipped to most states. 

It is important to note that there is no wine shop where you can browse and buy. All orders other than those being shipped must be picked up at the warehouse location at the restaurant at our Bedminster, NJ location. Our Warehouse is not open to the public and is for employees only.  When you arrive for your pickup, please call us at 908-842-8107 and we will bring your order out to your car. The warehouse is located at the far end of the parking lot. 

Our wines are carefully chosen by Wine Director Brian Hider, who has held the position since the restaurant opened over ten years ago.

The wines on offer range from cellar-worthy collectibles to affordable cellar essentials that are perfect for casual everyday enjoyment. It’s fair to say that our team gets just about as much joy out of finding a deliciously affordable, off the beaten path bargain as we do tasting some of the fine and rare gems on the wine list.

The warm and welcoming ambiance of the Inn provides the perfect environment for our educational events, classes and wine dinners. Please sign up for our email newsletters or follow us on Twitter or Facebook to keep up with our calendar of events. 

In addition to our regularly scheduled events, we also are available for private cellar consultations or wine tastings by appointment, as well as a host of corporate events from wine dinners, private meetings and custom events geared towards client entertainment, employee incentives or rewards and team building. We look forward to meeting with you at the Inn or online and being able to provide you with the best wine buying experience possible. Cheers!

An Award Winning Wine Selection

The Pluckemin Inn Restaurant has been honored with Wine Spectator’s Grand Award of Excellence, and this gives us an unparalleled selection, including over 2,500 of the most famous, boutique, and hard-to-find wines from around the world. Another award winning advantage is our incredible depth in vintages, offered from a wide variety of producers, with many wines from the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s available for sale to go.

Expert Advice and Superior Customer Service

Pluckeminn Inn is proud to deliver, honest, impartial, and expert advice. Dedicated to the world of fine wine, we stay abreast of news and new trends. Whether it’s annual trips to Burgundy, events in New York City, exploring vineyards in California, studying with the Society of Wine Educators, or talking one-on-one with some of the world’s best winemakers, we are constantly learning, we are constantly tasting, and we are always working to give you the best advantages in wine buying. 

Our unmatched reputation is founded on the relationships we’ve built with our customers, and based on the superior personal service we provide. We believe in long-term customers not short-term sales. Whether it’s advice on pairings and vintage assessment, consultation on building your collection, or just helping you find that wine you have been searching for, we take the time to find the wines that are right for you.

Temperature Controlled Inventory

Proper wine storage is essential, and we keep all of our wines in a temperature controlled environment. Whether in the ‘Tower’ at the restaurant, our three-story wine room that regulates temp and humidity down to the degree for over 7,000 of the world’s finest wines, or at the temp-controlled and remotely monitored warehouse we own off premise, our wines stay safe and sound from the day we receive them to the day that you purchase them.

CellarTracker! Technology

The Pluckemin Inn utilizes the intelligent inventory technology of CellarTracker. For more info, and to learn how to use this unique wine collection tool for yourself, visit www.cellartracker.com

Brian Hider attended college in South Carolina, where he received a business degree. When he returned to his native New Jersey, he took a job bartending at the Tewksbury Inn to earn money. It was here that he discovered his passion for wine. With Executive Chef Patrick Robinson as a mentor, Hider started to attend trade wine tastings. After Robinson left, Hider took over the wine list. One of his regular customers was Carl LaGrassa, who noticed Hider’s affinity for wine and took him under his wing. LaGrassa was one of Brian’s favorite customers and the two soon developed a relationship based on a mutual love of wine. “We hit it off and he liked good wines. He didn’t know many people at the time who had the same appreciation for it.” Hider stayed at the Tewksbury Inn for ten years.

It was a lifelong dream of Carl LaGrassa and his wife Gloria to have their own restaurant. When they purchased the Pluckemin Inn in Bedminster, New Jersey, Carl offered Brian the position of both Sommelier and Buyer for his own private collection and gave him free reign to purchase whatever he thought would best represent their mutual tastes. Hider began by buying wine from cellars at famous auction houses like Christie’s, as well as from private collectors. He is targeting the well-known producers first and then moving on to the more obscure wine regions and varietals. Hider’s intention is to keep the prices very reasonable so that even the rare vintage wines remain affordable. He has put together an eclectic list that represents every region around the world. At present, the list stands at over 15,000 bottles, with more to be added as he fills out certain regions. The list is adjusted on a seasonal basis.

In 2011, Brian and Pluckemin Inn were honored to win the Grand Award from Wine Spectator, the wine world’s highest honor, and an accomplishment that less than 100 restaurants around the world can claim.

Brian also features a focused list of 80-100 wines at the front of the book that features regional selections and “awesome” values. See the “Pluckemin 100” under the WINE menu.