Monday, 24 September, 2018
Visit Winelands
The story of Thembile Ntloko and his rise to success at Riebeek Cellars is one of the latter. Here’s how this inspiring man paved the way to the role of Assistant Winemaker for himself over the course of 17 years.
“I grew up in Colesberg in the Northern Cape, where my father worked on farms in the vicinity. Times were hard, and I only finished my schooling up until Grade 9 before I started working, but my parents were able to give me one wonderful advantage – they taught me to embrace different languages.
I was brought up to speak Xhosa and Afrikaans, and some Zulu as well. Over the years, this skill has proven very valuable as I worked to get where I am today," says Thembile.
Follow the link for the full article: https://www.visitwinelands.co.za/blog/2018/my-wine-story-thembile-ntloko