The War of Rosé: When Bucolic Dreams Become Bacchanalian Nightmares

A Follow-Up on Fox Hill Estate and Vineyard

This is a follow-up to last week’s article on “Fox Hill Estate and Vineyard.”

I attended Thursday night’s zoning board of appeals meeting. There was no decision whether the Williams will be able to open their tasting room. Why? Because there was a lot of confusion as to the property’s zoning. Specifically, if the property is in a designated “agricultural district” it would make it easier for the project to move forward as there would be protection under the NYS Agricultural laws. No one was able to put their finger on the zoning - the irony - it was the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Well, it is not in a designated agricultural zone (see below).

So the decision, which is a matter of law, was oddly punted to a public hearing. So now’s the time to speak up and ask some real questions and revisit questions that have not been answered.