KWV’s Izele van Blerk talks The Mentors Wines

kwv-izele-van-blerkKWV The Mentors Red Wine Maker, Izele van Blerk

There is a very dedicated Wine Team at KWV.  It starts in the vineyards with Chief Viticulturist Marco Ventrella sourcing the finest grapes and watching over vineyards of KWV’s grape suppliers.

KWV Viticulturist Marco VentrellaMarco Ventrella, KWV’s Chief Viticulturist

Once in the cellar, the grapes go to the various different places in the cellar.  The Mentor’s Cellar, the cellar-within-a-cellar at the sprawling KWV Cellar in the centre of the town of Paarl.  Grapes are specifically produced for The Mentor’s Wines.

kwv-the-mentors-orchestra-nvKWV The Mentors Orchestra 2009

Izele van Berk is the multi award winning Red Wine maker in The Mentor’s Cellar.

Here we talk about her wines in an interview I did with her recently.

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fav-57 As a young aspiring chef, Michael laid a solid foundation for his career at the Cordon Bleu Cooking School in London. Over the next 30 years he had a series of high profile hospitality management posts, was the Public Relations Manager for Boschendal and ran three successful restaurants in the Cape, one of which, Parks, featured in the national top 10 restaurants.

Michael is a family man, author and broadcaster.
A lifetime devoted to the promotion and appreciation of the South African wine and food industry has earned him many accolades, including the Lannice Snyman Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Eat Out Awards.

Michael continues to be prolific, informative and entertaining on his wine and food website, michaelolivier.co.za and on his wine site, wine4friends.co.zawhich sells specially chosen wine boxes.