The Colour of Wine

The Colour of Wine isn’t just another book about picturesque Cape Winelands vineyards in South Africa. Instead, it tells the remarkable story of South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy through the personal journeys of black winemakers. Woven through their stories are interviews with wine producers and politicians, chefs and sommeliers, connoisseurs and teachers, drinkers and tasters.

Harriet Perlman

HARRIET PERLMAN has worked in film, television and publishing for over 30 years, as a producer, scriptwriter, story editor and writer on a number of pioneering South African projects that combine print and film or television. These include Yizo Yizo, Soul City, and recently Vaya, which was both a film and a book based on stories from the Homeless Writer’s Project. Perlman has worked on entertainment and education projects and initiatives that combine the two. She is a producer and co-writer of the documentary film, The Colour of Wine.