Many Fair patrons still mourn the loss of the New York State Wine Village, banished from the colonnade area in 2007 by the O’Hara administration. It was a special place with an atmosphere that can’t be duplicated by setting winery stands up in a tent as is the case currently.
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O’Hara talked about the crowds and congestion in the area, but oenophiles never bought into the move, especially because it was done without taking into account opinions outside of the administration. Could the Wine village be returned? We don’t really know. There’s not much happening in that area this year aside from a SUNY tent that seems out of place. As you can see, there’s no congestion, that’s for sure.