Su Birch tributes her win to the "fabulous hard working and creative team we have at WOSA, in South Africa and abroad".
Johann Krige, the Chairman WOSA, had the following to say: "I find Su first and foremost a strategist. Coupled with an extremely strong business driven mindset and abundant energy, she has positioned WOSA as arguably the leading generic wine body in amongst others, the UK, Europe and Scandinavia. This was achieved with very limited funds and barely any Government support."
"Currently South Africa exports more wines than it sells on the local market which in itself pays tribute to Su's efforts, energy and time. In addition to this, South Africa only contributes 3% of the global wine production - acknowledgement like this award confirms our strong position in this arena."
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