Bartho Eksteen - Winemaker
Bartho Eksteen is the Winemaker and a Director at Hermanuspietersfontein Wingerde, Hemel-en-Aarde Village, Hermanus.
He makes world-class wines in a well-equipped cellar using only the highest quality grapes from a single farm were he controls the entire process from vineyard to cellar to ply his craft and passion under seamless conditions to deliver wines of distinctive style and character.
The Diners Club Bartho Eksteen Wine Academy is a concept which was born from Bartho’s passion for wine, winemaking and wine appreciation as well as his desire to impart a legacy of knowledge to the next generation. Diners Club, the suppliers to the SA Wine Industry and Hoër Landbouskool Boland recognized the value of this concept and supported Bartho in his e!orts to establish the Academy. "e first harvest’s white wines (2011) from the Academy’s Wijnskool at Hoër Landbouskool Boland, the only agricultural high school situated in the world renowned Cape Wine lands, were released on 9 September 2011.
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