Thai wine sisters say liquor laws are holding back the industry’s post-pandemic recovery

Sisters Mimi and Nikki Lohitnavy have surprised many in the industry by producing award-winning wines in the tropical climate of their native Thailand. Winemakers from around the world who are struggling to adapt to climate change have been closely watching their progress developing tropical wine production. But as the sisters try to weather a three-month shutdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic, they are trying to overcome another major obstacle to recovery, strict alcohol laws in the…