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Winery Owners Try and Keep Up With Ever-Changing Restrictions
Wineries were ordered closed on Monday, then allowed to reopen on Tuesday if they had outdoor areas for customers to drink wine, reports NBC 7’s Artie Ojeda
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Winery Owners Try and Keep Up With Ever-Changing Restrictions
As public health orders and restrictions seemingly change every day, businesses owners are expressing frustration, anxiety, and confusion. Consider the case of wineries. “It’s been a roller coaster. Definitely emotional and very stressful,” said Jess Koehler, owner of La Finquita Winery & Vineyard in Ramona. Koehler reopened her winery June 12, implementing a focused reopening plan that includes a new…
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Winery Closures a Fluid Situation
Wineries only serving wine outside will be able to stay open, reports NBC 7’s Melissa Adan, but indoor tasting rooms will have to close.
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Temecula's Wilson Creek Winery Reports 2 Cases of COVID-19
Wilson Creek, a well-known winery in Southern California that recently reopened, has shuttered once more after two employees tested positive for COVID-19.
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Pop Open a Bottle! California Wine Tasting Rooms are Reopening
California wineries started uncorking their bottles and welcoming people back to their tasting rooms Friday as the state’s $145 billion tourism industry gears up with hotels, zoos, museums and aquariums also allowed to reopen. With COVID-19 cases in the state still growing, the tourism industry is trying to balance how to implement safety measures to control a pandemic without ruining…
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Sonoma County Wineries Reopen With Restrictions
Still a far cry from a normal Memorial Day Weekend, but some wineries in Sonoma County are reopening with restrictions.
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Wineries Offer Virtual Tastings Amid Coronavirus Shutdown
In stark contrast to the normal hustle and bustle of tourists and enophiles, the grounds sit empty at California’s oldest commercial winery — the historic Buena Vista. Tasting rooms statewide shut down last month after the governor ordered businesses to close to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. So Buena Vista and other wineries that want to stay viable…
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In Changing Times, Wineries Resolve to Adapt
A look at how San Diego’s wineries are adapting and changing their business models during the coronavirus pandemic. Hint: for customers, there are many deals to be had.