Like so many stories it is hard to say where the story of 208 began.  Just prior the the Covid pandemic James had opened his first venture into the wine industry with a retail and tasting room type experience with his family in Bloomington, Indiana.  From the beginning people loved the concept, the wines, the food, the live music, but having only been open 3 months when the lockdowns began the dream quickly turned into an all-out scramble to keep the lights on.  That store survived until it's first birthday, but there was no viable option that would have kept it going  long enough to outrun the virus so they family decided to close the doors. read more