Carriage House Cellars farm winery gets county approval for alcohol application

The Fannin County Board of Commissioners approved an alcohol application from Carriage House Cellars, a proposed farm winery that will operate a tasting room and vineyard in the Warrenton/Morganton area.

Applicant Scott Simon (representing Carriage House Cellars) described an 1,800‑square‑foot winery building with a production room, a small tasting room and about 6.5 acres of vineyard planted on the property; the applicant said the concept is a farm winery and that cottages for weekend stays are part of a longer‑term vision beyond the winery’s initial operation. County staff and the fire chief reviewed the application and said the farm winery met the county’s current requirements for that use. The board approved the license application on a motion and second; no conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes.

Commissioners noted that a brewery would require a separate application if the business later wanted to expand toward food‑tied brewery service. The applicant said all operations will be on the property, not in town, and that production will include grapes grown on site plus grapes sourced from other Georgia growers.