Find South African wine industry contacts

Kobus Gerber

Winemaker - White

+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.”

De Wet Viljoen

Winemaker

Neethlingshof Wine Estate

+27.218838988
+27.829294469

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-Jackson&#39;s La Crema cellar in California.

Danie Malan

Owner & Cellar Master

Allesverloren Wine Estate

+27.224612320
+27.825739220

Fifth - generation Malan winemaker Danie joined Allesverloren to hone his skills under the watchful eye of his father Fanie after graduating from Elsenburg Institute for Agricultural Training in 1987.

Niel Bester

Cellarmaster

Plaisir De Merle

+27.218741071

Niel Bester - Cellarmaster Plaisir de Merle. As the first and only winemaker at Plaisir de Merle, Niel Bester has set a difficult precedent for future winemakers to follow.

Alastair Rimmer

Head Winemaker

Kleine Zalze Wines

+27.218800717

Internationally experienced cellarmaster, brings with him a wealth of experience having worked in both big commercial wineries as well as super premium boutique producers in South Africa and abroad.”

Pieter Badenhorst

Winemaker: Red Wines

Fleur du Cap at Die Bergkelder

+27.218097000

Pieter Badenhorst is the winemaker of white wines at Die Bergkelder for the prestigious Fleur du Cap range of wines. Commanding the white wine team, this passionate winemaker’s responsibilities include the production and the management and control of barrel maturation for the premier Unfiltered as well as the regular range.

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.

Ilse Ruthford

Managing Director

Compagniesdrift

+27.21.8433902

Ilse Anne Ruthford was born and bred in Pniel, a small village between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, matriculating at Bloemhof Girl’s High in 1994.

Jacobus van Zyl

Assistant Winemaker

Neethlingshof Wine Estate

Van Zyl graduated with a BSc in Agriculture (Viticulture and Oenology) from the University of Stellenbosch in 2012, following a passion for farming, and wine in particular, that began in his childhood.

Lizelle Gerber

MCC & White Winemaker

Boschendal Estate

+27.210013150

Lizelle Gerber, dedicated Methode Cap Classique and white winemaker at Boschendal, is an innovator whose passion, drive for perfection and respect for the grape have resulted in an abundance of award-winning wines.

Wim Truter

KWV Head Winemaker

KWV Classic Collection

Wim Truter as the new Chief Winemaker at KWV. He brings thirteen years of international and local wine industry experience to one of SA’s most revered producers.

Kobus Basson

Managing Director & Owner

Kleine Zalze Wines

+27.218800717
+27.836291733

In 2013 Kobus Basson became the sole owner of Kleine Zalze and to this day he is actively involved in the day-to-day management of the business in his role as Managing Director of Kleine Zalze.

Martin Moore

Cellarmaster

Durbanville Hills Cellar

+27.215581300
+27.823727952

Known for his charismatic personality and storytelling, cellarmaster Martin Moore is as much part of the Durbanville Hills Winery as the contours of the hills surrounding the cellar. He joined Durbanville Hills in 1998 while the cellar was still under construction and since then has played a pivotal role in shaping the wines produced here.