Did independent convenience stores and small grocers do better during the pandemic than traditional wine retailers?

One study suggests that the independents and neighborhood retailers saw wine sales grow more than 40 percent

"Let's pop down to the corner for Champagne to drink while we cook dinner tonight."

The biggest news in wine sales during the pandemic has been the tremendous rise in Internet, delivery, and direct-to-consumer – that is, more consumers buying wine from non-traditional retailers. But lost among that surge was another significant change: The growth in wine…