GRANBY — More than a year after approving permits for winery Wine Haus and Vineyard, the Select Board is seeking legal advice about the validity of a cease-and-desist order issued to the business in June by the town’s Building Department.

Located at 16 East St., the Wine Haus opened last year and offers a selection of wines to enjoy while overlooking Granby farmland. Open from Thursday to Sunday, the winery sometimes hosts musical entertainment, fundraisers and community events for residents in Granby and South Hadley.

Some neighbors, however, have voiced concerns at the past two Select Board meetings on Nov. 12 and 18 over the legality of the operation and the noise levels at the Wine Haus. They claim that music from live bands and DJ sets continues long into the night and rattles windows at the homes.

Many speakers referenced the cease-and-desist order issued on June 25 by Granby’s Building Department, which said property is located in a residential zone that does not permit the use of food trucks, live entertainment and outdoor entertainment like corn hole tournaments.

“At one point, (Wine Haus owner Mr. Jim Trompke) came over to discuss his intentions for the winery, the impression he gave is that he would do a flute player or a violin player possibly,” resident Ray Morset said. “There was no live entertainment, no live bands, no food trucks. All these things are disturbing to our neighborhood.”

Trompke told the Select Board at its Nov. 18 meeting that the winery is first and foremost a farm, growing an acre of three varieties of grapes, as well as hops, for the purpose of wine and beer making. He said he hays the fields for local dairy and cattle farms five times a year. When there isn’t a harvestable crop, Wine Haus processes wine using grapes from other Massachusetts vineyards.

In both Granby’s right-to-farm bylaw and state zoning bylaws, he said, farms are exempt from zoning regulations that would prohibit a winery.

“I was accused of not farming. Every acre of that property is farmed other than what’s being used for parking,” Trompke told the Select Board.

The board has sought guidance from special town counsel about zoning and the legality of the permits they issued last year, including an entertainment license, a pouring license, a winehouse common victualler license and a beer license.

“The permits should have never been issued in the first place,” resident Jay Joyce told the Select Board at their Nov 12 meeting, “and I think it was a lack of understanding on the Select Board that didn’t know this information.”

When the Wine Haus was issued the cease-and-desist order, Trompke’s attorney advised him to ignore the document since it was not issued by the proper authority. The cease-and-desist was written by the Building Commissioner Damian Cote after residents reported their concerns to the Building Department.

“I confirmed with my legal counsel that this (the cease-and-desist) was issued without authority,” Trompke said. “The Select Board was not aware of the letter, or the town counsel or the town manager until after the fact that the letter was sent to us.”

Residents who live near the winery claim that they can hear music from the business even while inside their homes with the windows closed. Statements from Frank G. Frank and Alex Frank liken the noise to a “nightclub” with DJ sets and large crowds that continue long into the evening. Desiree Benard claimed that she heard the music so clearly, she sang the lyrics to the police officer who answered her noise complaint.

“When the Wine Haus is playing music, the windows of my house rattle. I can hear the thumping base sound rattling the walls of my house and the objects inside,” Alex Frank wrote in his statement read by his father, Frank.

Trompke said that the winery periodically has music, but it winds down at 7 p.m. in time for an 8 p.m. closing. Brian Trompke, Jim Trompke’s son who lives on the winery property, and abutter Julie Richards, who lives across the street from the winery, both said they do not hear music from the winery while inside their homes.

“The winery is a clean, well-run establishment and we appreciate the entrepreneurial spirit of this relatively new endeavor,’ Richards said. “We think it’s great that people can come to a low-key, chill environment and enjoy a glass of wine while enjoying our town’s beauty along with some occasional live entertainment.”

Emilee Klein can be reached at eklein@gazettenet.com.