The most overlooked wine stories of 2020
The most overlooked wine stories of 2020
Beyond the big headlines of coronavirus, wildfires and racial justice, these were the other wine developments that mattered this year, in this week s Drinking with Esther newsletter
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A variety of wines sit on shelves at Ordinaire Wine Shop and Wine Bar, located at 3354 Grand Ave., on Friday, July 10, 2020, in Oakland, Calif. Jirka Jireh, a manager and sommelier at Ordinaire Wine Shop and Wine Bar, has begun organizing virtual wine classes for BIPOC across the country; the classes are free for all students, with the instructor donating time and wine companies donating all the wine.Yalonda M. James / The Chronicle
Dec 31, 2020
The past 12 months have been a year to remember . and one almost everyone would like to forget. A global pandemic killed more than 1.76 million people and shut down multiple nations, often more than once. The restaurant and travel industries were particularly devastated and have yet to recover; in the United States, more than 110,000 restaurants have permanently closed and the number is expected to rise.
Wildfires devastated parts of Australia and the U.S. West Coast, with the Glass Fire destroying buildings at more than two dozen Napa Valley wineries and other fires blanketing wine regions from Santa Cruz to Washington with heavy smoke for weeks. A trade battle between the U.S. and the E.U. continued to hurt wine importers, retailers and consumers.