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Four luminaries were nominated to receive the 2014 Living Legends scroll of honour at the 24th Veritas Awards ceremony for their dedication to & their effort & passion for the local wine & brandy industries. Danie de Wet, Diaan de Villiers, Prof Diko van Zyl & Jeff Wedgwood, four faces who need no introduction to the wine industry, were recognised for growing & promoting the industry through their invaluable contributions towards the industry throughout their working careers. According to SANWSA chairman, Charles Hopkins, this is about giving back to those who served the industry throughout the years. 'We would like to thank these living legends for their commitment. They have made their mark in our industry without a doubt.'
Four luminaries were nominated to receive the 2014 Living Legends scroll of honour at the 24th Veritas Awards ceremony for their dedication to & their effort & passion for the local wine & brandy industries. Danie de Wet, Diaan de Villiers, Prof Diko van Zyl & Jeff Wedgwood, four faces who need no introduction to the wine industry, were recognised for growing & promoting the industry through their invaluable contributions towards the industry throughout their working careers. According to SANWSA chairman, Charles Hopkins, this is about giving back to those who served the industry throughout the years. 'We would like to thank these living legends for their commitment. They have made their mark in our industry without a doubt.'
Four luminaries were nominated to receive the 2014 Living Legends scroll of honour at the 24th Veritas Awards ceremony for their dedication to & their effort & passion for the local wine & brandy industries. Danie de Wet, Diaan de Villiers, Prof Diko van Zyl & Jeff Wedgwood, four faces who need no introduction to the wine industry, were recognised for growing & promoting the industry through their invaluable contributions towards the industry throughout their working careers. According to SANWSA chairman, Charles Hopkins, this is about giving back to those who served the industry throughout the years. 'We would like to thank these living legends for their commitment. They have made their mark in our industry without a doubt.'
Four luminaries were nominated to receive the 2014 Living Legends scroll of honour at the 24 th
Veritas Awards ceremony for their dedication to and their effort and passion for the local wine and brandy industries.
Danie de Wet, Diaan de Villiers, Prof Diko van Zyl and Jeff Wedgwood, four faces who need no introduction to the wine industry, were recognised for growing and promoting the industry through their invaluable contributions towards the industry throughout their working careers.
According to SANWSA chairman, Charles Hopkins, this is about giving back to those who served the industry throughout the years. We would like to thank these living legends for their commitment. They have made their mark in our industry without a doubt.
Danie de Wet is recognised as the pioneer of white wine cultivars in South Africa, in particular Chardonnay, and for his role in ensuring the industrys international competitiveness in the fields of vineyard practices, excellence in winemaking technology and promoting new grape cultivars. Besides building De Wetshof into one of South Africas premier wine estates, Danie has been involved with various industry bodies aimed at spearheading winemaking excellence. The positions he has held include membership of the SA Wine and Spirits Board, director of Winetech and the first chairman of VinPro. Danie was chairman of the National Wine Show Association and Veritas from 1995 to 2004. Danie also served as chairman of the KWV Group Limited from 2004- 2009. De Wetshofs ties to the French wine industry has led to Danie having been inducted into the Commanderie du Bontemps de Mdoc, Graves, Barsac et Sauternes in Bordeaux, as well as the Chevaliers du Tastevin in Burgundy.
Diaan de Villiers had a flourishing career in the industry with a 37 year stint at SFW/Distell where he sourced wine as wine buyer for the company throughout the South African wine lands. Diaan was also involved with various industry bodies, he served on the Wine and Spirits Boards judging committee, and still judge on the SA National Young Wine Show and the Veritas judging panels. He also served on the board of the SA Society for Enology and Viticuture and was President of the organisation for two years. He also lends his expertise to SALBA as representative of the industry information committee of SAWIS.
Professor Diko van Zyl, author of many historical works on the history of the wine industry, other agricultural branches and general economic history of the Western Cape and retired Professor of South African History at Stellenbosch University, contributed to the economic history of the Western Cape throughout his working years as author in major publications, manuscripts and research projects, particularly in the wine industry. He has single-handedly written most of the historical books on wine in South Africa. After early retirement in June 1996, he was appointed Extra-ordinary Tutor. He is also a research consultant for various institutions and business organisations, including the Department of Land Affairs and lawyer firms.
Jeff Wedgwood started his illustrious career 55 years in the wine business at the then SFW in 1959, now Distell, where he was chief wine buyer for many years. He also managed his own wine consultancy company for 20 years and served on many industry bodies including being chairman of the Stellenbosch Bottled Wine Show, vice-chairman of the Stellenbosch Food & Wine Festival and member of the SA Wine & Spirits Board tasting panel, as well as a member of the task team responsible for implementing the Wine of Origin Scheme in 1973. Jeff judged on the SA Young Wine Show from 1960 until the late 1990s as well as on the Veritas panels for a number of years. He also consulted for Afdis in Zimbabwe for five years.
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