“I enjoy our industry and meeting and working with people all over the world. My role model is Jacques Moolman. My goal is to be the best leader I can be. In order to lead you need to learn to follow. I would like to be a reliable leader and manager for my team in order to make a valuable difference in the working environment and industry. I am doing wine courses, cocktail and barista training to continue my studies..
Reading
‘Wines of the World’
Who inspired me
The judge who accompanied us on our journey to the wine farms, Sandy Harper (CWM), was the one who inspired me. She left something with me, and it’s still with me. I can’t quite explain what it is, but now I see beyond what I used to see. Despite working with wine for so long, I had never taken it seriously. But now, when I serve wine at my workplace, I’m always telling a story.
What advice would I give to someone pursuing the industry?
Wine is much more than it seems, and if you take it seriously, it can become a central part of your career. It requires hard work, dedication, and commitment, but once you invest in yourself, you'll be the one telling the stories."
Clinton Jonkers is a candidate wine steward for the 2024 Inter Hotel Challenge