50 Wine Restaurants We Love 2021
This popular steakhouse started a wine club as well as a “wine school” with live, interactive classes led by Wine Director Richard Hanauer featuring three unique, themed wines.
An elaborate, downloadable Health and Safety Guide from RPM’s parent company, Lettuce Entertain You, helped its loyal customers return to indoor dining with comfort.
One effect of the pandemic is a deeper focus on classic, ageworthy wines and back vintages, rather than racing to get new releases amid the challenges of problematic shipping issues and tariffs on European wine. The shift has found an appreciative audience among customers wanting wines they can’t find via their usual delivery channels.
“We’ve had a long year full of difficulties and innovations, but being in the restaurant industry means that returning business correlates to a return in celebrations and normalcy,” says Hanauer.
