Find South African wine industry contacts

Mark Le Roux

Cellarmaster & COO

Waterford Estate

021 880 5310

Mark le Roux is Waterford Estate's COO and cellarmaster.

Marco Ventrella

KWV Head Viticulturist

KWV Classic Collection

021 807 3414

Like a really good wine, Marco Ventrella, chief viticulturist at KWV, matured into winemaking.

Schalk Opperman

Winemaker

Quoin Rock

Schalk Opperman, our craftsman and winemaker at Quoin Rock, uses innovative methods and experimental vision to craft wines that are works of art.

Samuel Viljoen

Cellar Master

Nederburg Wines

021 862 3104

Samuel Viljoen has been Nederburg's cellarmaster since April 2021.

Pieter-Niel Rossouw

Cellarmaster

Durbanville Hills Wine

Pieter-Niel Rossouw joined Durbanville Hills as cellarmaster in November 2023.

Gerhard Swart

Winemaker - Flagstone

Flagstone Wines

021 852 5052

Award-winning winemaker Gerhard Swart is the head winemaker at Flagstone Wines.

Chandré Davey

Winemaker - Fish Hoek & Dragon's Back Mountain

Flagstone Wines

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

Jamie Papenfus

Winemaker

Waterford Estate

Jamie Papenfus is the head winemaker at Waterford Estate

Josef Dreyer

Winemaker

Raka Wines

+27.283410676

Josef Dreyer, the winemaker at Raka Wines, grew up on the family farm and took over the winemaking responsibilities in 2007 after studying at Elsenburg.

Juan Slabbert

Winemaker - Kumala

Flagstone 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.

Imellia Prins

Assistant Red-Winemaker

Nederburg Wines

Steinkopf, Northern Cape, originally established as a mission station in the early 19th century, is a truly tiny town. Just over 7 500 people live in this northernmost region of Namaqualand.