CWG celebrates 30 years

Cape Winemakers Guild

Acknowledging its trailblazers is enshrined in the very fabric of the Guild, whose list of Honorary Members includes Francois Naude, Norma Ratcliffe, Johann Krige, Walter Finlayson and Lynne Sherriff.

Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Development Trust and Protégé Programme

In 1999 in association with Nedbank, the Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Development Trust was established to support social development through education in wineland communities.

Over the years the Development Trust has supported numerous learners at schools such as the Landbouskool Boland and Jan Kriel School amongst others.

In 2006 under the chairmanship of Philip Costandius, the Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé Programme, a first for the wine industry, was launched with the goal of bringing about transformation by cultivating, nurturing and empowering promising individuals to become winemakers of excellence.

The mentorship programme gives Viticulture and Oenology graduates the opportunity to work alongside and learn from Guild members. To date eight Protégés have participated in the programme, including Howard Booysen and Praisy Dlamini who have both graduated from the programme.

The Guild currently has six protégés completing the three year internship programme.

In addition to the internships, the Protégé Programme also offers bursaries to final year Viticulture and Oenology students at Stellenbosch University and Elsenburg Agricultural College.

The 28th annual Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction takes place on Saturday, 6 October 2012 at 09h00 at Spier Conference Centre in the Stellenbosch Winelands.

To find out how you can purchase these rare and exclusive wines visit:

Cape Winemakers Guild

mailto:info@capewinemakersguild.com
Tel: +27 +21 852 0408.

Issued by: GC Communications
Contact: Gudrun Clark
Tel: +27 +21-462 0520
Email: gudrun@gc-com.co.za

On behalf of: Cape Winemakers Guild
Contact: Kate Jonker
Tel: +27 +21-852 0408  
E-mail: kate@capewinemakersguild.com