In January, residents of Smiths Grove will vote on whether to allow a vineyard planning to open in the spring to sell alcohol.

Drew Rogers submitted a petition last month for alcohol sales for Bluegrass Winery, which is on his 20-acre property just outside the Smiths Grove city limits.

The petition is for alcohol sales at the winery only, he said.

Rogers said he and his wife, Jessica, have been interested in starting a vineyard and winery since before moving to Smiths Grove from El Paso, Texas, in 2014.

“We actually have a functional vineyard and winery on our property,” he said. “We just cannot sell any finished alcohol products there.”

Rogers said that he was given six months to get 138 signatures in order to put alcohol sales for the winery on a ballot, a task he had no trouble completing. The vote will take place Jan. 24.

Getting the required signatures was easy, Rogers said, adding that he got them by going door to door over the course of two weekends.

“Most folks, as soon as I said, ‘Hey, I’m looking to set up a winery’ said, ‘Sure, where do I sign,’ ” he said.

Mallye Schultz with the Warren County Clerk’s office said Rogers’ petition contained 193 validated signatures.

On Nov. 7, Warren County Judge-Executive Mike Buchanon issued an order to hold an election to decide whether to allow the winery to have alcohol sales, she said.

The Drake Precinct 103 of Warren County, which contains Alvaton, held a similar election in 2009, Schultz said, when the precinct voted to allow Reid’s Livery to sell alcohol.

According to Schultz, 128 of the precinct’s voters voted yes while 52 voted no.

Diane Reid, who operates Reid’s Livery with her husband, Rex, said the winery has likely helped tourism in the area.

“It gives people a reason to stay here longer,” she said. “It helps a lot, I’m sure, getting people to go to Bowling Green.”

Rogers said he anticipates Bluegrass Winery to be a boon for Warren County’s agritourism industry, adding that the winery and its vineyard could serve as an attraction as well as a venue for hosting events.

“A lot of wineries don’t actually have vines that they grow,” he said. “It’s the agritourism thing that other wineries are missing.”

On a 2.5-acre patch on the property, the Rogerses grow 10 types of grapes and plan to produce 2,500 bottles a year, Rogers said, adding that they’re considering cultivating other types of wine and doubling production in 2018.

“We have the potential to expand but we’re going to wait and see how the vote goes,” he said.

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