The Finger Lakes region is known for its wineries. Wayne County is known for it's abundance of farms and rich, fertile soil. A vote in 2004 permitting the sale of alcohol in Williamson, which was previously a dry town, has opened the door for a new stop on the Finger Lakes Wine Trail.

Herman Young says the saying that if it ain't broke don't fix it is slowly losing ground in Williamson. "It was a part of that that needed to happen in order for the next step in this development to occur."

In 2004 the community did away with their long-standing dry-town laws. And today Herman and Wilma Young continue to uncork the communities future with a look beyond the traditional grape vine. Wilma says they call it the Young Sommer Winery. "We're thinking, well, if grape wines can taste like that, why can't the real fruit make really good wine as well?"

And based on the sprawling acres of fruit orchards the Young's have to their name, that "really good wine" knows no limits. "We were thinking, Apple Wine and Cherry Wine" says Wilma. But it's not just the wine that the Young's are after.  Herman says it's the essence of community that many people seem to forget. "It stimulates some economic growth in this community. It's a small community. It's deep rooted in farming and there are some great farm markets."

And starting with this winery, Wilma says they hope to tap in to the financial gains seen just to the south in the neighboring Finger Lakes. "It's an amazing growth in the past 10 years and we hope that happens here in wayne county."  So while Williamson may never be the stuff of champagne and caviar, that's just fine. A nice bottle of wine will do just fine.