A graduate of Stellenbosch University, where he qualified with a degree in Oenology and Viticulture, his practical experience and dynamic detail-oriented approach has taken him across the world of wine, from the New to the Old, working harvests in California, France, South Africa and New Zealand. Chris joined Bouchard Finlayson as assistant-winemaker in 2010, and was promoted to winemaker in 2017.