It’s just about a year now that the Covid-19 pandemic has been upon us. As with most people, we at Power Tasting have been staying home in order to stay safe. Wineries in the United States and Europe have been closed, open, closed, open depending on the current state of infections in each locality. For those of us who enjoy travelling for wine tasting, 2020 was a barren year and 2021 isn’t starting any better.
And yet we have published Power Tasting every month as though the pandemic had never happened. [Actually, that’s not entirely true. Our May 2020 edition was about wine tasting during the lockdown.] That’s because, as we say in our mission statement on our home page, we are writing to the vacationer, not the connoisseur. And since few people can go on vacation all the time, our monthly articles are intended to give readers a virtual visit to Wine Country on the device of their choice.
We’re going to continue publishing these wine tasting vignettes every month. Since the governor of California has just lifted restrictions on public gatherings, our mailbox has been full of announcements for tastings at our favorite wineries. Sadly, we won’t be going and unless you live nearby, you probably won’t be either. Please continue to travel with us, all the while staying safe, until we all can get on the road again.