The wine business is fascinating. You meet a diverse range of people from all walks of life. It’s an incredibly vibrant and colourful world.
I was a stockbroker for nearly three decades and got into the wine business through a fortunate coincidence.
At the end of 2011, my partner Kevin Swart and I sold our joint stockbroking business. He moved from Johannesburg down to Franschhoek and bought a smallholding property with a vineyard. He invited me to join him and it wasn’t long before I decided to also leave Johannesburg and move here with my family. I was tired of the finance world and ready for something new.
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