It has the miracle cure for COVID!Correlation is not causality. Etude. Wine grape growing, wine production and wine-related tourism in California contribute $57.6 billion to the state’s economy and $114.1 billion to … “The guy is as sharp as a fox,” McMillan said. It’s just the first day but customers aren’t complaining.“I can get used to this!” said wine taster Jeff Conforti with a laugh.“I think the social distancing, the safety and sanitary protocols will be here to stay,” said Michelle Perry who manages direct-to-consumer sales at Chimney Rock “We are anticipating to crawl back to where we were — by no means run back.”Napa’s wine merchants have actually done well during the lockdown, with online sales doubling and even tripling in the past three months but wine lovers also want the experience — especially as a way to decompress.“It’s really important to have balance in life and not just watch TV all day and see the tragedy that’s happening in the world,” said David Clark who lives in San Mateo.Wineries will be reopening on differing schedules and with differing protocols. Far-Left Chicago Mayor Lightfoot: Looters Just ‘Frustrated’ Over Trump’s Coronavirus Response on Former TEPCO Executives Indicted Over Fukushima Disaster on Hawaii Braces For Incoming Nuclear Attack From North Korea on Latest Charlie Hebdo Cover Since Attack Depicts Prophet Muhammad on Iceland Hand Out More Prison Sentences To Bankers As Economy Booms on Huge Stash Of Smuggled Coke Found In French Coca-Cola Factory on Scientists: Mars’ Former Life-Supporting Habitat Helped By Comets

Though it might seem incongruous to scout out chardonnay during social upheaval and a pandemic, wineries are reopening across California, and their owners and analysts appear cautiously optimistic about future sales and atmospherics. If you believe keeping wineries open an help spread the coronavirus, and you If, however, you really want to take action against the coronavirus spreading, closing the Napa County wineries would certainly make more sense than closing parking lots to state beaches, as California did.In other news, Gavin Newsom co-founded and owns stock in a company whose holdings include a winery in Napa Valley, accordingto KMPH. Our guide includes updates and tips for remaining healthy and sane.The church and county filed dueling lawsuits earlier this week over health orders requiring that houses of worship not hold indoor services during the coronavirus crisis.The Lake fire near Lake Hughes and the Ranch 2 fire above Azusa have forced widespread evacuations and worsened air quality during an epic heat wave.The broiling conditions that began Friday in California may rival the deadly seven-day heat event of July 2006.The state’s coronavirus watch list, which guides the state’s decision to allow counties to open certain sectors, including schools and in-person service at places of worship, was frozen last week after state officials announced that a backlog with test result data had led to an inaccurate count of cases.The rest stop was another 60 miles up the road, which seemed as far off as a reliable vaccine, but I made it in the nick of time.Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions. Inside and out are constantly sanitized.The new protocols permit only about 20 percent of the visitors previously allowed inside a tasting area.“We’re gonna have courtyard tastings, we’re getting a tent to do tastings. V Sattui winery in St. Helena is one of the few wineries allowed by law to sell food so they’ve been using their outdoor picnic area to attract business. Its Newsom justified the entire thing as part of a county formula — Napa has fewer COVID cases than Merced or any of the other agricultural counties now being essentially death-sentenced. “So the ability of us to do tastings is critical for the success of our winery … we are just so happy.”Tasting is by reservation only to keep numbers down. Sour grapes emerge as most Calif. wineries close while Newsom’s winery remains open … California Gov.