Exploring South Africa's Black Wine Scene - The New York Times
White South Africans control a vast majority of the country’s wine industry. But it’s growing increasingly possible to support Black winemakers and owners.
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White South Africans control a vast majority of the country’s wine industry. But it’s growing increasingly possible to support Black winemakers and owners.
However, they still face serious obstacles, including lack of access to land and capital.
Winemaking was a profession most South African parents could never have envisioned for their children.
Black south Africans are starting to smash the barriers in the country's renowned industry. Of the hundreds of winemakers in the country, the continent's top wine producer, just over 80 black-owned brands, according to the SA Wine Industry Transformation Unit.
Black South Africans break into once white-only wine industry