Carmen received training at the Silwood School of Cookery and completed stints at acclaimed restaurants such as Terroir and Towerbosch before joining the Rupert & Rothschild team. She creates delicious masterpieces at The Tasting Centre at Rupert & Rothschild and was named the EatOut Nederburg Rising Star 2015.
Rozy Gunn, a classically trained artist, sculptor and converted farmer who studied at the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town, adds to Andrew Gunn's (owner of Iona wines) sound structure and innovative farming. The creative blend between two visionaries, engineer and sculptor turned wine farmers, contributes to the complexity, richness and variety of Iona.
Katie is a Canadian entrepreneurial marketer based in Johannesburg. She is a passionate wine nerd that dedicates her spare time to wine writing and completing her WSET Diploma studies. Follow her blog here.
Olive Hamilton Russell grew up on a farm in Mpumalanga and developed an early interest in food based on traditional family recipes and produce from the farm. She majored in Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Stellenbosch, working in the food department at Harvey Nichols in London, food product development at Woolworths and international home wear buying. In 2004 she married Cape Wine Estate Owner, Anthony Hamilton Russell and has been leading the life of "farmer's wife" since then, with a deepening involvement in their wine business, along with the prolific travelling and entertaining that the role demands.
As Managing Director of Radford Dale, The Winery of Good Hope and a burgeoning import business, with a specific focus on Burgundian wines, not to mention notable Australian and New Zealand wines that have enriched the Port2Port Marketplace selection exponentially, Mr. Dale is a valued source of winespiration.
Kristen is a Stellenbosch-based wine and travel enthusiast, spending much of her time ferrying between Cape vineyards and international airports. Working as an international wine sales manager at an established wine estate by day, she is also the co-author of Glou Glou, a blog that talks wine, for real human beings. Having completed her second Masters degree in Wine Business in France, a stint working for a boutique winery in Napa Valley and extensive travels in other European wine regions, Kristen is ever on the hunt for the next wine adventure.
Gosia is a Polish born, Cape Town-based oenophile. After completing her second Masters degree in Wine Business in France, she gained experience in the local wine industry before opening her own wine marketing consultancy called Gosh!. Gosia was awarded the 2017 Veritas Young Wine Writer and is a qualified wine judge. Follow her co-authored blog Glou Glou, which talks about wine - for real human beings.
Raphaela is a lover of all things wine and words. She has passed WSET Level 2 with distinction, is a graduate of the UCT GSB Business of Wine and Michael Fridjhon Judging Academy, was named Veritas Young Wine Writer of the Year in 2019, one of WineLand Media’s 30 under 30 in 2020, and is the author of wine blog Raphly Paired. She’s done everything from tour guiding, wine sales, a vintage in Australia, and academic research and creative directing for strategy agency Collectivantage. Having survived off bottom-shelf wine whilst backpacking through Europe (it was a dark time) and fallen off motorbikes in search of ruou in Vietnam, there's not much Raphaela won't do to get a good glass of wine.
After a decorated career as a sommelier the entrepreneurial itch needed to be scratched and Barry set out to create several sommelier focused wine related business ventures. Today he heads up the team at Somm & Co. with their tasting room in the Polkadraai Hills, consults on all things wine, and is said to be the only man who knows the whereabouts of the real Smokkelman.
James Bisset likes wine and true stories. He is a writer and Director of NEW, an anti-advertising agency. Along with his photographer wife, Sofi, he enthusiastically maintains allthewine.co.za for his mum and its 12 other regular readers.
Hervé is the founder and general manager of boutique wine importer Premier Cru Wines. Originally from the Loire Valley, following a career in Exports he now focuses on accompanying clients on their discover of French wine through personalized experiences and advice.
Originally from the Loire Valley in France, wine has always been a passion. Indeed it was first sparked in 1998 while living in the United States after graduating from a Masters degree in Wine & Spirits in France, when I started working for one of the major Wine Negociant in the Medoc. Now Export Director at DIVA BORDEAUX, one of the strongest distributors of Crus Classés and many other prestigious wines, I have the pleasure of distributing wines all around the world.
Award-winning wine writer Malu Lambert won the title of the Mont Blanc Emerging Wine Writer of the Year at the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards 2019. She also won the Veritas Young Wine Writer in 2015. She writes for numerous local as well as international titles. A certified wine geek Malu is currently a WSET Diploma student and is on the tasting team for Platter's by Diners Club South African Wine Guide. The rest of the time she runs her copywriting company, FABLE. Visit: www.malulambert.com
Henry, who took over the running of our cellar mid-2020, is a highly awarded winemaker who grew up in Stellenbosch, studied winemaking at Stellenbosch University and has worked in the region all his life. Widely recognised as a gifted winemaker and a consummate blender. He is closely conversant with the very varied range of sites in Stellenbosch, their defining profiles and their individual nuances. He understands in rich detail the potential of the land here and knows intimately how best to coax varietal expression from specific sites. That is valuable not only at Mulderbosch itself but also in working with Stellenbosch suppliers to us. Some of these growers are well-known to him and he values their ability to express his stylistic vision.
