VERITAS 2023

LIVING LEGENDS 2023

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When DGB acquired Boschendal in 2005, he joined Tim Hutchinson and team as the wine marketing director for DGB. Jacques was instrumental to revive the Boschendal brand to its former glory. Jacques also played a role in the broader wine environment. He was chairperson of the Franschhoek Vignerons and instrumental in merging the hospitality side with the winemakers to form a very strong tourism body. He was on the Board of WOSA for a four-year term in the early 2000. He was also on the panel that wrote the specifications for the Cape Blend category of the Pinotage Association and the judging convenor for a number of Cape Blend competitions. He also judged at Veritas and other competitions. He retired from DGB in 2021 after 43 fantastic years in the South African wine industry. JOHAN WIESE Johan is born and bred from Vredendal in the Olifants River area. After matric he moves to Stellenbosch and obtains a BSc degree in viticulture and winemaking in 1976 His first post is at Nietvoorbij Research Institute as skilled worker in weed killer experimentation and pruning. Two years later he is appointed at KWV in viticultural extension service, initially serving Paarl, Swartland and Olifants River. In 1989, Johan and another four producers establish the Voor Groenberg Nursery in Wellington to supply the wine, table and raisin grape industries countrywide, as well as numerous clients in foreign countries. In this period, he also consults for several wine farms in South Africa and overseas. Moreover, Johan also conveys his knowledge and experience over a broader front at various organisations in viticulture and vineyard plant material, as well as the spreading of viticultural knowledge to the wider industry and in research. Since 2021 he has still been involved with virus-free wine and citrus plant material production and consults at several wine farms.