Struggling Napa wineries offer deep discounts and virtual tastings
INTERNATIONAL – Spring has arrived in idyllic Napa Valley. The buds emerging from dormant vines signal the beginning of a new vintage. The scene looks normal, except that vineyard workers are careful to stay 6 feet apart. Despite the global pandemic of Covid-19, there will still be grapes for this year’s cabernets.
That’s the good news.
But the novel coronavirus is having a huge impact on this tourism mecca, with wineries to restaurants to hotels suffering. The glitzy Auction Napa Valley, held annually since 1981, has been canceled for the first time.
Source: iol.co.za
