Vivian Kleynhans - From a fisherman’s daughter to global wine trailblazer

“I slept on the floor with only God watching. But the soil knew my name. I wasn’t done.”

Vivian Kleynhans is a trailblazing South African entrepreneur, the founder of Seven Sisters Wines and African Roots Wines—among the very few Black woman-owned wine estates in Stellenbosch, South Africa’s premier wine region.

Born in the small fishing village of Paternoster in current Western Cape, South Africa during apartheid, Vivian and her family were forcibly removed from their home under the Group Areas Act, a law that displaced non-white families from areas reserved for white citizens. Her life has been marked by both personal and professional challenges—including the loss of her home, the collapse of her business, and a painful divorce—but she has emerged as an internationally respected voice in the wine industry.

Visit her website: https://www.sevensisters.co.za/

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