Yes, 2020 was a challenging year for local wineries.
Like most businesses over the past 11 months, wineries have suffered a toll as the result of restrictions placed on food and beverage/hospitality businesses throughout the state in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales, in many cases, have been down. Events have been limited. As a result, one of rural Washington County s growing industries has experienced significant frustration and setbacks. It s been a ripple effect, Plum Hill Vineyards owner R.J. Lint said. Restaurants have been closed, so they don t need wine. Customers aren t socializing, so they don t need wine. And what does that mean for us? We don t sell wine.