LISTEN: W.C. Wine industry to recover slowly

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The umbrella-organization for wine-producers, Wines of South Africa, says the country’s wine industry is seeing a slow, but gradual recovery after the recent lift of the ban on the sales and export of wines.

The industry has seen itself come to a complete standstill, twice, after the local-sales and export of alcohol was prohibited under levels 5, 4 and 3 of the lockdown.

Communications Manager at Wines of South Africa, Maryna Calow, says wine sales were allowed again, when level 2 of the lockdown came into effect, on Tuesday 18 August…

Calow says WOSA has seen huge international support for the industry…

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