The Business of Wine
In his pursuit of business leadership, Hein focuses his efforts on building world brands and establishing international distribution channels.
The Business of Wine
In his pursuit of business leadership, Hein focuses his efforts on building world brands and establishing international distribution channels.
At La Motte classic music is very important to us. My wife, Hanneli, is a talented mezzo-soprano. Every year we have a series of monthly concerts that feature the very best of local and international musicians. We therefore didn’t think t...
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I have just heard that La Motte was a finalist in the international The Drinks Business Green Awards for 2009 along with Backsberg, another Franschhoek wine estate. I am still getting the details but it is a great honour to have been a fina...
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Key to selling wine is getting people to taste it. Above is a photo of me at a wine tasting at the Yacht Club in Hong Kong at the start of my Asian roadshow....
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The international retail availability of South African wine has long been a poor reflection of the diverse and quality of wines that we produce. Time magazine recently commented on this in an article titled Cape Crusaders.“And the a...
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La Motte’s new tasting room has just opened. Above is a photo looking across the central tasting table to the barrel room. The tasting room is part of a much bigger plan which includes the construction of a restaurant and art gallery alon...
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