| South Africa Winemaker Bios |
Rianie Strydom, Haskell Vineyards
Rianie has richly earned her reputation as one of the most talented wine makers in the southern hemisphere, but she is remarkably modest about her success, and is clearly thrilled to bits by it. Rianie Strydom is the multi-award-winning winemaker of Dombeya and Haskell Vineyards, denied that she was competitive with her husband Louis (whose Guardian Peak 'Lapa' Cabernet won Champion red wine as well as four trophies at the International Wine Challenge) Rianie's 'Pillars' Syrah 2007, one of the first releases of the SVS (Syrah Vineyard Series) wines from Haskell, won the medal for the top scoring Shiraz, the trophy for Best Red Wine of Show, and the Four Seasons Hotel Trophy for the Best Wine of Show at the tri-Nations Challenge in Sydney. In doing so, it became the first South African wine to be crowned the Champion wine in the competition's thirteen year history.
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