Find South African wine industry contacts

Jacques Viljoen

Cellar Master

Based on his inherent love and respect of nature, Jacques endeavours to stay true to it. He is an expert in honouring terroir and the natural fruit to produce award-winning vintages.

Wilhelm Coetzee

Winemaker - Red Wine

Durbanville Hills Cellar

+27.215581300

Wilhelm Coetzee joined Durbanville Hills as red winemaker in 2008 and his passion and talent for winemaking are evident in the awards his wines have since garnered at international competitions.

De Wet Viljoen

Winemaker

Neethlingshof Wine Estate

+27.218838988

De Wet Viljoen was raised on a wine farm in the Breede River Valley and attended Stellenbosch University where studied oenology and viticulture after obtaining a BSc in microbiology. Before returning to South Africa, De Wet worked for two vintages at Kendall-Jacksons La Crema cellar in California.

Danielle Coetsee

White Wines Winemaker

Boschendal Estate

While studying viticulture and oenology at Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute, Danielle had her first encounter with the camaraderie and openness that exists within the wine world. This spirit of community and willingness to share knowledge motivated her to continue along with her vocation.

Bruce Jack

Chief Winemaker

The Drift Estate

I grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, the son of a visionary architect and a brilliant musician/writer. We first lived on Surfers’ Corner in Muizenberg, where, in big storms, the waves crashed onto the front windows of our small cottage. My father taught me how to surf when I was about 5 and I’ve been surfing at Muizenberg ever since.

Martin Moore

Cellarmaster

Durbanville Hills Cellar

+27.215581300

Cellarmaster Martin Moore is as much part of the Durbanville Hills Winery as the contours of the hills surrounding the cellar.

Chandré Davey

Winemaker - Fish Hoek & Dragon's Back Mountain

Accolade Wines

Chandré Davey was appointed as Accolade winemaker in 2019 and is responsible for the Fish Hoek, Dragon’s Back Mountain, Flagstone Poetry, and Own Label wine ranges.

Juan Slabbert

Winemaker - Kumala

Accolade Wines

Juan Slabbert was born in the small town of Robertson in the heart of the Cape Winelands. He studied Viticulture at Elsenburg Agricultural College and only after his first crush at Graham Beck Wines decided to become a winemaker.

Marco Ventrella

KWV Head Viticulturist

KWV Classic Collection

+27.218073414

Like a really good wine, Marco Ventrella matured into winemaking.

Kobus Gerber

Winemaker - White

Durbanville Hills Cellar

+27.215581300

“I am a winemaker who believes good wine is made in the vineyard with minimal human intervention. I sincerely believe South Africa offers high quality wines to palates around the globe. My goal is to make an iconic South African white wine.”

Izele van Blerk

Winemaker: Red Wines

KWV Classic Collection

KWV winemaker Izele van Blerk’s motto, “expect the unexpected”, both provides the stimulation she loves and keeps her on her toes in the winemaking business, where “no one wine will ever taste the same twice”.

Josef Dreyer

Winemaker

Raka Wines

+27.283410676

I grew up on our family farm in the Overberg where we farmed soft citrus and livestock. During 1999, when I was 15, I helped to establish the first vineyards on the farm, and had to take my turn watering them. I was at boarding school during the first harvest, but came home as often as I could, and was there with our first bottling of wine in 2002.

RJ Botha

Cellar Master

Kleine Zalze Wines

+27.218800717

Although initially not from a winemaking background, RJ was always intrigued by the science of winemaking and thus studied BSc. Agric Viticulture and Oenology at the university of Stellenbosch.

Andiswa Mapheleba

Cap Classique winemaker

Boschendal Estate

What had drawn me to winemaking is my love for science and art, and the fact that I wanted to do something that was completely out of the 'norm'. Since then, I have never looked back! It was a defining moment in my life and one that I am so grateful for.

Samuel Viljoen

Cellar Master

Nederburg Wines

+27.218623104

Nederburg’s cellar-master since April 2021, Samuel Viljoen gives everything to his winemaking and is very in tune with his team. “We are like a band of brothers who spend more time with each other than with our families.”