In the Wine Light is a look ahead at North Carolina Wine for 2021. Let’s be honest. 2020 was a dumpster fire of a year. From COVID-19 to the late spring frosts and freezes that wiped out many spring grape buds and flowers to the seemingly never ending rain, 2020 was a year that we and probably most of the local wine industry is happy to forget.
With the new year, comes the hope of better opportunities and experiences. Here are few things we’re looking forward to for North Carolina Wine in 2021:
2021 > 2020
- Improvement of the COVID-19 pandemic. We missed regularly visiting wineries in 2020. We hope the pandemic improves which will allow us to visit more often, taste more often, and share more about North Carolina wine.
NC Wine Guys Present Cork Talk
- Season 3 of Cork Talk. We look forward to bringing you more interviews from winery and vineyard owners, grape growers, winemakers and other industry folks this year. And Jessica and Jesse from The Wine Mouths will be back to share more wine knowledge, but we would love to hear from about what we should cover. Head here to take our survey.
- Growing our Support Local North Carolina Wine Facebook group. We started this group in 2020, but we really want to see it take off in 2021. Head to Facebook and join via this link.
- An In-Person #NCWine Digital Media Summit. We’ve decided to rename the #NCWine Bloggers Summit to be more inclusive. The 2020 version was virtual and the 2021 summit may be as well. Look for more information in the coming months.
- More 2019 wines to taste, buy, and enjoy. 2019 was a stellar growing season in much of North Carolina. A number of 2019 whites and rosés have been released as well as a few 2019 reds. 2021 should bring more of them.
- More sparkling wines and rosés. Sparkling wines and rosés continue to be popular. We look forward to more of these appearing in tasting rooms and on store shelves in 2021.
What are you looking forward to in 2021? Leave us a comment!
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