He’s been hard at work learning his trade for 13 years already. He found a love for the wine and spirits side of the hospitality business early on and 11 years of those years have all been behind the bar. All of them at De Hoek Country Hotel! The experience and hard work has paid off and today, Victor is the head barman at De Hoek and now loves nothing better than to share his wisdom and experience with other up and coming young barmen and wine stewards.
He’s got the experience but Victor is also set on adding academic qualitfications to this career. Recently, he completed a course at the Cape Town wine academy and passed with strong marks. Right now he is studying level 2 WSET (wine & spirit awards).
He is known for his energy and enthusiasm towards anything rleated to the food and beverage industry and loves picking the chef and his manager’s brain for pairings at any opportunity that presents itself.