The farms
are situated in the heart of the Franschhoek Wine Valley
and regarded as one of
South Africa’s prominent wine producers. Both join head winemaker, Dawie Botha
and his team as they strive to produce wines of superb quality.
Zanie,
who started her winemaking career as assistant winemaker at Delheim Estate in
2005, has so much to look forward to as the new winemaker for the company, as
it has recently installed South Africa’s most advanced technology for the
production of MCC, placing Anthonij Rupert Wyne at the forefront of local MCC
production. The first of its kind in the country, the Italian and French
designed and produced machinery now allows for
the complete in-house handling of production, where previously part of it was
outsourced; and, a substantial increase in the production of MCC and still
wines. More importantly however, the machinery makes use of the highest level
of engineering.
Mark will be overseeing the production of the Terra
del Capo range and the white varietals in the Cape of Good Hope range. The
Terra Del Capo wines are best described as a
delightful, refined range of food-friendly wines, originally developed by the
late Anthonij Rupert. He not only
believed that South African soils were well suited to growing Italian grape
varietals, but also had a love for Italy and the natural synergy between good
food and wine. The Cape of Good Hope
range is making its way into the history books of South Africa with its old
vineyard and site specific wines.
Mark is no stranger to the industry. He started his career as assistant winemaker
at Hartenberg Estate under the mentorship of celebrated winemaker, Carl
Schultz. His passion and drive saw him carve out a successful career for
himself while working as winemaker at Guardian Peak Wines, Capaia Wines and David Frost Wines. Mark’s love for wine and the art of mastering the craft took him to
Western Australia where he worked as a cellar assistant at Cassegrain
Wines. More recently he gained
experience at Laffort Australia as a state manager before he decided to come
back to South Africa
With their vast combined understanding of winemaking and
blessed with a down-to-earth approach, both Mark and Zanie are destined to take
the ranges to even greater heights.
“I
have full trust in this winemaking team to take Anthonij Rupert Wyne into the
future making world class wines”, says Gary Baumgarten Managing Director of Anthonij
Rupert Wyne.