Experience

STELLENVIEW PREMIUM WINES

• South Africa
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Apr 2015 - Present

  Brand Development Marketing to Asia , Africa , Europe International Trade Set up of Premium Winery , Stellenbosch

• Shareholder

  • Jan 2006 - Mar 2015

  International Marketing and Sales into 45 countries - Africa , America , Europe , Asia Production and Procurement Brand development , Product Development International Trade Finance Strategic Growth into Asia , Europe , Africa

• Owner and Director

  • 2006 - Mar 2015

  Waterstone Wines was estabilished by Reino Kruger and Pim De Lijster in January 2006. It was estabiIished with two brands and now has expanded to more 14 brands with over 80 different lines including still wine , sparkling wine , non alcoholic products and RTD . Our export market has grown to over 40 countries. Currently we export to Namibia , Botswana , Zimbabwe , Mozambique , Zambia , Angola , Kenya , Burundi , Somalia , Rwanda , Tanzania , Nigeria , DRC , Finland , Estonia , Latvia , Belarus , Netherlands , Germany , Russia , Thailand , China , Mongolia , Laos , Canada , America , Mauritius , Reunion , Seychelles and Maldives to name a few. Our growth has been through hard work and valued partnerships. As our Company slogan says " Great things are done by a series of small things brought together"



Ruitersvlei Wines , Paarl

• Cellar Master , Winemaker , Production , Viticulture

  • Dec 2003 - Jan 2006

  Oversea Vinyards - 320 hectares Winemaking Production Management of entire value chain Coordination of exports Marketing Oversea Vinyards - 320 hectares Winemaking Production Management of entire value chain Coordination of exports Marketing



Daschbosch Winery in Rawsonville , South Africa & LGB group in Rawsonville

• HEAD WINEMAKER

  • Nov 2000 - Dec 2003

  Head winemaker in 16 000 tonne winery New brand development Project management for UK buying group Export of bulk wineExport of bottled product Head winemaker in 16 000 tonne winery New brand development Project management for UK buying group Export of bulk wineExport of bottled product



Direct Wines

• United Kingdom
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Winemaker internship

  • May 2002 - Nov 2002

  Project Winemaker - Saint Tropez , Flassan , Southern Rhone , Saint-Emilion Coordination of Harvest Winemaking Project Management Project Winemaker - Saint Tropez , Flassan , Southern Rhone , Saint-Emilion Coordination of Harvest Winemaking Project Management



Kendall Jackson , La Crema , Napa Valley , America

• Winemaker internship

  • May 2001 - Nov 2001

  Winemaker internship with La Crema Winery Production of high end quality wine Pinot Noir , Chardonnay , Zinfandel , Cabernet Sauvignon etc Running of day to day operations of Winery under Senior Winemaker Melissa and Cellar Master Jeff La Crema , Santa Rosa , California , USA A new 360,000 case per year facility (80,000 square feet) including crushing, pressing, fermenting, cooperage, lab, shop and offices. The second phase (40,000 square feet) includes bottling, carton assembly additional barrel storage and hospitality areas. Site work includes scale, sugar testing areas, process and sanitary waste systems and entry road.