We would have gone crazy long ago if it weren’t for all of your encouragement. "Finally, thank each of you for every kind word and gesture throughout this entire ordeal. Future releases will only be available to those who ordered futures and subscription club releases for summer and fall. The current releases will remain available on the Southold Farm + Cellar website and at the North Fork Table and Inn Farmers' Market on Fridays. In the short term, the Meadors said they still have the first vintage of their home farm varieties, Teroldego and Lagrein, and the last vintage of the Farrm to finish bottling, as well as current releases available. We implore the community who support this farming business to be vigilant in protecting and fostering the future of this noble endeavor of growing quality wine, because like potatoes, grapes are not permanent." In addition, we have no doubt in the vast opportunities this land has to offer or in the amazing talent of those currently working with it, and we truly do wish the best for our colleagues here. "As excited as we are about the next chapter, we are equally distraught over having to leave our home, our friends, and family here. "We hope to find buyers who will love it as much as we do, and that they can move in and make it their own," the Meadors said.īut the sadness lingers. The Meadors have listed their 23.5 acre farm and home in Southold for sale with Town & Country, for $1,899,000, according to Hamptons Real Estate Online. While some things, including varieties, may change, our commitment to our craft will remain firmly intact." "So after many visits, discussions, much excitement and many tears, we have decided to completely re-locate Southold Farm + Cellar, name, inventory and all, to the Texas Hill Country.
We have been charmed, to say the least, with the people, the incredible diversity in land, and the notion of our ability to affordably continue pushing the envelope and pursue our dreams, much as we have done here," they said. "For some time now, we have watched the growth of a vibrant, young, and nascent wine-growing industry in Texas.
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The Meadors said they received a gift throughout the long ordeal, "the proverbial 'open window'", in the form of a chance to take a step back, hit reset, and ask very difficult questions about how to move forward. After many meetings and pleadings with industry, town, county, and state officials, it is clear that these issues are bigger than us, with no near-term resolution in sight." But it’s hard to see anything but a brick wall with those choices. Or we could choose to fight and waste taxpayers’ time and money as well as our own on unending litigation with the town or those with unlimited means. "Of course we could attempt to continue operating as some others here do on the fringes or loopholes of the law.
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"Furthermore, this zoning decision, coupled with recently uncovered conflicting town code and State Liquor Authority regulations, means we are left with no viable options to continue here in Southold Town," the couple said. However, the Meadors said, without being able to offset the costs of land and living through the ability to grow, make and sell their small batch wine from their farm, they felt their ability to sustainably run their small business in Southold was diminished. Since the decision was announced, our family's priority has been focused upon what our next steps should be." We expended a large amount of time and energy trying to come to a compromise with the town, but unfortunately were unable to do so. In the year leading up to the decision, we proposed a laundry list of covenants and restrictions, while highlighting identically sized operations in the area. "As most of you know, the Town of Southold chose to deny our request for a single variance on our 23-acre farm property on March 17. On Tuesday, the Meadors explained their position on Facebook.
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