Managing Director/Marketing
Owner, enthusiast and brilliant story teller, Dr Rijk Melk is a descendent of Martin Melck who owned the property from 1763.
In his previous life, Rijk was a GP in Stellenbosch but gave this up to run the winery. “I believe in tradition and simplicity and it must be echoed in all the workings on the farm, from the vineyards to favouring natural fermentation in the cellar to the Farm Kitchen.