One of the most difficult aspects of operating our business during this period is that our operations are subject to many regulations that change without very little notice and time to plan.   We have gone from 6 people to 8 people to 10 people per reservation and currently are now at 6 people for a maximum of 90 minutes.  Please appreciated that Massachusetts government has different rules for restaurants and private gatherings.  Private gatherings  take place at a private location or isolated location and you cannot have a gathering in a restaurant unless it is exclusive.  This distinction is important as we are receiving calls to host outside gatherings at the Vintner’s Tasting Knoll which we do not believe is allowed 

Current guidelines do not allow more than six people at a table.  We have an exception to this policy for children under the age of 1 based on our belief that they will either be in a stroller or in the arms of an adult.  We will not consider expanding this policy to children over the age of 1.

We have received incredible support from many about how we are operating and how much they are enjoying the less frantic environment of the fall season.   Our current operations with smaller size reservations have preserved the ambiance of the grounds which we believe is very important to our visitors and to our future success.   In the past, we have had larger gatherings negatively impact the enjoyment of our property so we will be operating now and in the future in a manner that is focused on preserving the ambiance of a vineyard setting.   Today, we believe that smaller gatherings are safer and conducive to an enjoyable day. 

We will continue our policy of not allowing people to book multiple tables as movement from table to table increases the possibility of transmission when people move past other tables.   We believe that this is the most important aspect for us to enforce because reducing transmission is the objective of all guidelines.   If we see a person moving from one table to another, service to both tables will be terminated immediately.  Items ordered will be packed and prepared to go for off-site consumption and everyone at both tables will be asked to leave.  Despite expressions of responsibility and a commitment to social distancing, people move from table to table once a glass of wine is consumed.  Just recently, a study has shown that restaurants are one of the highest sources of virus spread and it is being caused by restaurants that do not follow the rules.  We are 100% committed to following the rules and it is our decision not to participate in any gatherings and to not allow multiple reservations.

Difficult times make difficult decisions, but we are comfortable running our business as we feel is best for the safety of our employees and in a manner that is contributing to the effort to stop the spread of the virus. While we do not expect everyone to agree with our decision, we do ask that you respect our decision by not attempting to circumvent the rules that we intend to enforce.

The rules are applied equally to everyone and it is only with the cooperation of everyone that our country will prevent the spread.  Should you make multiple reservations, we will cancel all reservations that we determine to pose a risk to our staff and customers.  Your deposit will not be refunded.

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