Wabooms Rivier

Production

The Wine Team
A host of experience comes with the gifted hands of Bennie Wannenburg, our cellar master. Not only his passion for wine, but also years of experience is captured in our well-balanced and exquisite red wines.

The sweet and white wines are carefully constructed by Wim Viljoen, who also gives a hand in the red wine cellar. Our philosophy is all about fresh and fruity – just as it would taste in the vineyards.

Phebe Swanepoel is the most recent addition to the cellar and nothing is too little or too much for her skilful hands.

Cellar Workers


Willem Fransman Employed since January 1990. He is in charge of the entire pressing cellar and ensures that all the grapes go to the correct tanks. He also makes sure that the different juices are separated from one another and that it goes into the right tank at the right moment. Sport interest: Road races	Piet Syster Employed since March 1986. He is presently responsible for the red wine cellar. He makes sure that the tanks are closed properly before the grapes are thrown in, helps with additions and then personally empties every red wine tank. Sport interests: Rugby and Tug of War

Piet Lukas (Martiens) Employed since June 1995. Martiens' work is mostly around the cellars. He makes sure that the gardens are beautiful all year round and that the trees get pruned. He owns a driver's license and usually gets sent to do deliveries.	Simon Hlengisa Employed since November 2005 Throughout the year, Simon makes sure that the "Bag in a Box" is always full and that the product that is placed in it, is of high quality. During harvest season, he assists the flotation of the white wine juices if the centrifuge can't keep up

Sanders Shibane Employed since January 1995 In harvesting, Sanders makes sure that the juice coming from the pressing cellar lands in the right tank and after that he filters the wines before it gets exported or bottled.	Phillip Sgelem Employed since November 1995 Is the leader of one of the cellars' pump teams. He draws the wine from the "moer" and provides additions.

Tshepang Setona Employed since June 2009 In harvesting season Tshepang adds the yeast to the white wines and also provides other additions. After harvesting he is part of a pump team that loads wine into the trucks. He also provides additions for other wines.	Elias Sondo Employed since June 2009 Elias is part of the pump team that loads the wine. In harvesting season, he helps Mangantolo at the thermo-vinification unit.

Joe Sithole Employed since November 2008 Joe helps Phillip with additions and drawing the wine from the "moer".	John Pheku Employed since November 2008 He works with the centrifuge and sees to it that the pipes are moved from one tank to another. If the centrifuge is finished, he removes the "moer".

Frazer Sithole Employed since November 2008 In harvesting, Frazer puts the "moer" in a drum filter to extract the last bit of juice. After harvesting he works at the centrifuge and helps to move the pipes to pump away the "moer"	Mawongo Magantolo Employed since November 2005 In harvesting season Mangantolo works with the thermo-vinification unit. He makes sure that there are always enough grapes and juice in this unit and also that the juice coming from the parser gets pumped to the right tank. After harvesting, Mangantolo supplies SO₂ to the wine. He is also part of the pump team that load the wine in the containers.

Lea Moses Employed since April 1991 Lea is the general cleaner of the cellar. She also ensures that the office is clean and also fetches the post on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the local post office.