by Jo-Ann Corbett | Aug 25, 2023 | Featured Winemaker, Featured Winery, SA Wine, South African Wine, Wine
This week we delve deeper into our list of South African, Must visit Wineries in Franschoek. For wine enthusiasts, Franschhoek is home to some of the best wineries in the country, with many offering tastings and tours. There are plenty of ways to enjoy the vineyards...
by Jo-Ann Corbett | May 12, 2023 | Featured Grape, Featured Winery, SA Wine, South African Wine, Wine
South African wines have a rich history that dates back to the 17th century when the Dutch East India Company established a trading post in Cape Town. Wine production started as a way to provide refreshments for the sailors on their long voyages, but it quickly...
by Jo-Ann Corbett | Jul 21, 2021 | Featured Winemaker
David Josephus Nieuwoudt was born on 9 May 1972 in the Citrusdal Hospital – the youngest of five children. During 1990 he finished school in Clanwilliam. After completing a year in the old SA Army, David joined the Elsenburg Agricultural College where he...
by Jo-Ann Corbett | May 19, 2021 | Featured Winemaker
Rob Mack was raised in Adelaide and studied at the University of Technology in Sydney where he obtained a Business Degree. He worked for Deloitte, but the lure of wine fostered in Sydney always nagged at him. It was only in 2005, that Rob decided on the path to make...
by Jo-Ann Corbett | Mar 24, 2021 | Featured Winemaker
Ryan Aggiss is WA boy through and through. Growing up just down the road from Aravina Estate where he responsible for all aspects of vineyard management (with consultant viticulturist Ryan Gibbs) and wine production at Aravina Estate. When he was younger, he’s...
