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Danielle Coetsee

Cap Classique Winemaker

Boschendal Estate

021 870 4200

Danielle Coetsee is the Cap Classique winemaker at Boschendal Wine Estate.

Kobus Gerber

Winemaker - White

Durbanville Hills Wine

021 558 1300

Kobus Gerber is the white wine winemaker at Durbanville Hills.

Nathan Valentine

Winemaker

Villiera Wines

021 865 2002

Nathan Valentine joined Villiera as a full time Winemaker in December 2016. His mom grew up in the Elsenburg farming community and his dad grew up on Kanonkop Wine Estate - a long family connection to the wine industry.

Bruce Jack

Chief Winemaker

The Drift Estate

I grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, the son of a visionary architect and a brilliant musician/writer. We first lived on Surfers’ Corner in Muizenberg, where, in big storms, the waves crashed onto the front windows of our small cottage. My father taught me how to surf when I was about 5 and I’ve been surfing at Muizenberg ever since.

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”.

Bruce Jack

Bruce Jack Wines

Samuel Viljoen

Cellar Master

Nederburg Wines

+27.218623104

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

Wilhelm Coetzee

Winemaker - Red Wine

Durbanville Hills Wine

+27.215581300

Wilhelm Coetzee joined Durbanville Hills as red winemaker in 2008 and his passion and talent for winemaking are evident in the awards his wines have since garnered at international competitions.

Jamie Papenfus

Assistant Winemaker

Waterford Estate

Jamie Papenfus is a winemaker, nature lover, wife and mother. She has been the assistant winemaker at Waterford Wine Estate since 2017.

Edmund Terblanche

Winemaker

La Motte

+27.218768000

2004 to date: Cellar Master at La Motte Wine Estate, Franschhoek, South Africa 2001-2003: Assistant winemaker at La Motte. 1999-2000: Assisted in winemaking at Eaglevlei Private Cellar, Paarl, South Africa 1992: Nature Conservation for the SA Navy Saldanha. 1993- 1997 : Assistant Head of Parks, Benoni Town Council, Gauteng, South Africa

Pieter-Niel Rossouw

Cellarmaster

Durbanville Hills Wine

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

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.

David Nieuwoudt

Owner and winemaker

Cederberg Cellar

027 482 2827

Dwarsrivier’s Industrious Innovator David Nieuwoudt is the winemaker at Cederberg and a member of the Cape Winemakers Guild.

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.

Pierre de Klerk

Cellarmaster

Graham Beck

+27.236261514

“Bubbly is a calling, not merely a vocation,” is the mantra of this talented and ardent vintner. “I absolutely love every single step involved in crafting world class Cap Classique – it’s a process that demands your utmost in terms of passion, dedication and creativity. There is no room for error but endless scope for refinement and innovation,” explains Pierre.