TimesLive reports that a storm is brewing in the Swedish parliament over the controversial stocking of South African wines at a government-owned chain of liquor stores.  

The Minister of Public Health Gabriel Wikström has publicly declared he is boycotting products from Robertson Winery after a scathing documentary, entitled ‘Bitter Grapes: Slavery in the Vineyards’, was shown in Sweden last week, revealing the living and working conditions of wine-farm workers.  Yet the chain store Systembolaget said it did its "own audits" of the farms.  Wikström expressed his shock at Systembolaget's continued stocking of the products.  Farm workers at Robertson Winery have been on strike for the past two months demanding a monthly salary of R8,500.

• Read this report by Tanya Farber in full at TimesLive
• Read too, Swede los nie wyn uit SA, at Netwerk24
• And also, Dokkie oor werkers op wynplase ‘nie objektief’, at Netwerk24
• As well as, Deen hou by sy storie oor SA wynbedryf, at Netwerk24

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