SOMERSET â El Dorado County wine growers are upset over the rising number of cannabis grows. They understand marijuana is legal, but where it's being cultivated is causing concern â and a new cannabis application sparked outrage.For a quarter of a century, Randy Rossi, has run Saluti Cellars, a Somerset winery and event venue. Rossi is part of what's called the Fairplay American Viticultural Area.
This most recent application was approved. Another has been in operation for a year, and one is in the works. All are legal because the county allows up to 150 cultivation grows.Chris Perry, the county's assistant director of planning, said the ordinance combined with more strenuous regulations codified in 2019.'Everything gets multiple sets of eyes. In fact, when a project application comes in, it receives what we call agency review,' Perry said.