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...
by Jo-Ann Corbett | Mar 17, 2021 | Featured Winemaker
Being awarded International Winemaker of the Year in 2008, 2015 and 2017, does confirm Abrie Beeslaar’s undeniable talents as a great winemaker, but also recognises the world-class status of South Africa’s wines. Growing up in the rural town of Worcester, some 120km’s...
