American actress Gabrielle Union visits South Africa and carries out a private tribute to her late father at Klein Goederust Boutique Winery in Cape Town. Multiple reports describe the moment as her burying her father’s ashes under vines at the farm, which she planted together with him. The winery is described in the coverage as the only Black-owned winery in Cape Town.
South African outlet The Citizen adds additional context about her father’s death, saying he dies in April at the age of 81 after a battle with dementia. While the reports focus on the ceremony at the vineyard, they do not provide further details about how Union’s visit is planned beyond the tribute and the location. Overall, the accounts agree on the key elements of the event: Union’s presence in Cape Town during a recent trip, the burial of her father’s ashes at Klein Goederust Boutique Winery, and the significance of the vines planted together there.
