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Restaurant wine evolves to survive

Spruce restaurant selling wine

Wine has played its part – a very varied part – in helping US hospitality pull through the pandemic.

By this point, every one of us has used up the euphemisms for just how far from normal we find the times in which we live. And unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably don’t need reminding of the dire straits facing so many businesses, but especially those in the hospitality industry.

I’ve been reading stories and hearing anecdotes for months about the near apocalypse facing restaurants across America, with estimates approaching 50% for the number that simply have...