Anxious times for SA’s wine sellers as exports plunge
About 80 wineries, with almost 350 producers, could be out of business, which equates to about 15%-20% of the sector
28 May 2020 - 16:42
Two years ago, SA’s first black female winemaker Ntsiki Biyela watched anxiously as the worst drought in a century scorched vineyards across Western Cape.
After surviving that, Biyela’s small business Aslina Wines recovered and was poised for growth in 2020 — until the coronavirus pandemic struck, threatening a bitter harvest as domestic and export sales tanked during nine weeks of lockdown...
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