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Vineyard 48 in Cutchogue has been shuttered since 2017, when...

Vineyard 48 in Cutchogue has been shuttered since 2017, when it lost its liquor license. Credit: Randee Daddona

Vineyard 48, the shuttered winery in Cutchogue with a reputation as the “Boardy Barn of the North Fork,” is on the selling block for $6 million or above.

The 33-acre vineyard, which has been shuttered since 2017 after losing its liquor license, has a 3,500-square-foot cellar/production facility and a 2,500-square-foot tasting room, plus a separate retail shop that once sold cigars.

Mike Murphy, the Douglas Elliman broker who’s handling the sale, said the property could sell to wine lovers or those seeking property development. The property consists of two parcels, with a total of 25 acres planted with "mature" vines, according to real estate literature. Of those 33 acres, a 15.8-acre parcel houses the main tasting room, while a second 17.4 acre-lot of vines includes two acres zoned residential. Wine inventory consists of 50,000 bottles. 

“The North Fork is obviously a very hot demographic over the last couple of years,” Murphy said Tuesday. “You’ve seen Cutchogue and Mattituck and that whole market become a very yuppy, trendy marketplace. It interests me because the property is strategically located and visible. It has large hospitality redevelopment potential, residential potential.”

The State Liquor Authority shuttered the vineyard permanently in 2017 after seeking an emergency order following reports of hundreds of drunken patrons, fights and patrons urinating and defecating off the premises. Neighbors had for years filed complaints about the vineyard.

“Everyone said it was the Boardy Barn of the North Fork,” said Murphy, referring to the popular Hampton Bays bar. He said it was too early to say whether potential owners would be wine aficionados or real-estate developers. “Obviously, they lost their liquor license there. That’s not to say a new owner couldn’t get another.”

The property was family owned with one outside investor. Murphy said interest since it went on the market last month has been high. “It’s an amazing place,” he said.

The 33-acre property includes a wine production facility, tasting room...

The 33-acre property includes a wine production facility, tasting room and cigar hut.  Credit: Doug Kuntz

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