SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One of the largest wine industry trade shows in the world began Tuesday in Sacramento. But a key feature of the festivities will be largely missing: wine tasting.
Because of COVID-19 concerns, organizers of The Unified Wine & Grape Symposium — Sacramento's largest convention — have scrapped Tuesday's opening night wine reception at The Sheraton Grand. Gone, too, are the regional U.S. wine tastings on Wednesday and a Thursday wine lunch, both in the exhibit hall at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center.
That leaves just one opportunity for wine tasting: a sit-down lunch event Tuesday at the downtown convention center. And even then it will be just two varieties.
