Shortages had been ongoing since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic but had worsened since September. “It’s not just port congestion, it s also due to the curfew in France and storms in the Atlantic. It’s a whole combination. A shambles really. Stock had been delayed by weeks.”
Chris McKeen/Stuff Lumpy supply chain - Ports of Auckland faces troubling times Three French Vines had been flat out over the Christmas period, and sold everything it had. Deliveries due before Christmas did not come in on time leading to certain lines being unavailable for the time being. “To be honest it s really frustrating, but we can’t do anything about it. But if that’s the biggest thing we’re worried about, lack of Champagne, then it’s First World problems,” she said.