When thinking of the best wine regions in the U.S., hotspots like Napa and Sonoma often come to mind. But unbeknownst to many, the East Coast is teeming with under-the-radar wine regions, too—including New Jersey. While best known for its beaches, the Garden State boasts a surprisingly great wine scene that, in recent years, has boomed drastically. “I often tell people that if you haven’t had a bottle of NJ wines in 10-15 years, you won’t recognize it,” says Jeffrey Vasser, former executive director of New Jersey’s Division of Travel & Tourism . This makes sense, given that, in 2006, Southern New Jersey was awarded its own American Viticultural Area (AVA) designation.…