McCordsville, Ind. – Daniel’s Family Vineyard & Winery has made the difficult decision to close the winery and tasting room to the public and discontinue all public events beginning Nov.1. Moving forward, Daniel’s Vineyard will concentrate on three core areas: private events, Cellar Club memberships, and wine distribution.
“We have loved serving the community and hosting thousands since opening a year and a half ago,” says owner Daniel Cook. “But without the support of the town council of McCordsville, where the vineyard resides, we have to re-evaluate our business plan.”
“We appreciate all of our guests and employees who have made Daniel’s Vineyard so successful since we opened to the community in May 2017,” Cook says. “When Daniel’s Vineyard was established in 2010, it was zoned for a restaurant, winery, performance pavilion, brewery, along with a few other things. Our first year was on track, then changes were made by the town council. Therefore, due to the new restrictive noise ordinance enacted by the Town of McCordsville, along with constraints and difficulties with other issues presented by the town council, it is in the best interest of Daniel’s Vineyard to close our current location of the tasting room to the public and explore other locations. We feel this action is necessary to keep Daniel’s Vineyard successful.”
Daniel’s Vineyard will still very much be a part of the community, hosting private events, including corporate events, weddings and non-profit organizations fundraisers. Our Cellar Club will be revamped to include several exciting new social events just for members. The winery will continue to make wine available locally and
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Terrible decision by the Town of McCordsville. We found Daniel’s Vineyard a great place gather. I never found the noice disturbing.
Dear Board:
The owner of Daniel’s Vineyard announced that Daniel’s Vineyard is closing the current location of the tasting room to the public and explore other locations. The owner reported that the closing occurred because of difficulties with issues presented by the McCordsville’s Town Council. While my address is in McCordsville, IN, I live in Hamilton County and thus I may not be in the jurisdiction of McCordsville. However I am disturbed that McCordsville’s Town Council had issues with Daniel’s Vineyard. I found the place very clean and an asset for the town of McCordsville. A great gathering place. I also hate to see a business person spend so much money developing a nice business and beautiful building and then have to close because of decisions made by the town council. My understanding is only eight year the Town Council approved this development so what was it that caused the change. I would urge the Town council change its decisions so that Daniel’s Vineyard can reopen.