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The Team
Marketing and Communications Consultant – André Morgenthal
André studied philosophy, languages and drama at the University of Stellenbosch in the early 90s.Towards the end of his studies, André started a wine tourism business, offering specialised wine tours to discerning wine and gastronomy tourists, as well as training and consulting to restaurants, hotels and lodges. André has lectured at the Cape Wine Academy and also wrote a wine column for a Sunday business newspaper.
He has worked several vintages at Domaine Bertagna in Vougeot, Burgundy and made wine on a small Stellenbosch property, Clos du Ciel. In 2001, he joined Wines of South Africa (WOSA) as Communications Manager with a focus on media relations, as well as a mandate for wine tourism and to represent the South African wine industry in the Great Wine Capitals Global Network.
In 2016 he resigned from WOSA to start his own business, among other ventures assisting Rosa Kruger with the Old Vine Project (OVP).
Viticulture Consultant – Jaco Engelbrecht
Jaco finished his B.Agric degree in Viticulture and Agronomy at Elsenburg Agricultural College in 2007. He jumped straight into the wine industry, starting his career as a viticulturist at Darling Cellars on the West Coast. There he had his first encounter with old vines, and developed a love and passion for these vineyards that still burns in him today.
He left Darling Cellars at the end of 2011 and took on the viticulture reins at Boland Cellar in Paarl. As head viticulturist overseeing 2 200 hectares of vineyards, he headed various projects, including a terroir study of all the vineyards, that included terrain analysis (elevation, slope, aspect and solar radiation studies) and a full soil survey in conjunction with soil scientists Braham Oberholzer and Heinrich Schloms.
Jaco left Boland Cellar after five years of service and started his own venture as a viticultural consultant, with a focus on remote sensing and technology application in the wine industry.
Today he is part of the two-man team running the OVP as part of his consultation profile.