Tag Archives: #COVID-19

Staffing Up for the Big Reopen

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Sandra Oldfield

One of the big challenges for tasting rooms poised to reopen in June will be staffing up. This is always a challenge but again, welcome to additional challenges in the wake of COVID-19. Consider some of what’s going on out … Continue reading →

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Tasting Rooms Can Get Ready Now–Don’t Wait

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Sandra Oldfield

Sectors of the economy all over the province are going to be turning in plans and protocols for the government to review in the next few weeks to allow for re-opening.  Tasting rooms (be they for wineries, cideries, distilleries and … Continue reading →

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Donning Masks and Such Things

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Sandra Oldfield

I spoke with a WorksafeBC inspector this week and he told me how impressed he was that winery owners are very concerned about COVID-19 precautions–how to keep their employees healthy, how to sanitize surfaces, wearing proper face masks and gloves … Continue reading →

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What BC Wineries Should be Doing During the COVID-19 Crisis

Posted on March 13, 2020 by Sandra Oldfield

It occurred to me that many BC wineries were not in existence since our last major crisis–not the month long disruption caused by forest fires, SARS and Alberta boycotts but September 11, 2001. Even for wineries that were in business … Continue reading →

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