Alcohol bans force local wineries to rethink trade plans
The government’s rationale for imposing bans is twofold — to discourage large gatherings and to ease the burden on hospitals from alcohol-related accidents
07 February 2021 - 09:17
Before the arrival of Covid-19 in SA, Berene Sauls had dreams of growing grapes near her home village and expanding her fledgling wine business.
The 37-year-old makes about 8,000 bottles a year of Tesselaarsdal Wines, and is one of hundreds of wine makers dotted across the hills and valleys near Cape Town that make up the country’s main producing region. She buys grapes from nearby Babylon Vineyards, but has bought a property as a place to eventually harvest her own...
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