MEET THE TEAM

Kevin Kidson

Founder & Technical Director /

Don to the WINE.CO.ZA mob, Kevin is where the buck starts and stops. He can be found contemplating The Big Picture and emerges every few months beaming with new business strategies and innovative products to boot.

Judy Brower

Founder & Sales Director /

Life partner to The Don, Director of WINE.CO.ZA, and most importantly, our resident chef. There is no end to the roles Judy fulfills at home, at work, in life and beyond. In her capacity as Director of WINE.CO.ZA she is involved on a strategic level as well as heads up our corporate marketing & sales efforts and HR department.

Michelle Ladewig

Manager: Advertising & CellarDirect Merchandising /

Fiesty, fearless and fabulous Michelle is a WINE.CO.ZA institution. She is loved far and wide across the winelands for her dedication to her e-solutions, web design and advertising clients. Internally, she is affectionately known as our Cosmetics Queen for her appreciation of all things aesthetic.

Garth Hapgood-Strickland

Art Director / Senior Graphic & Web Designer /

Dark, daring and damn efficient. Garth is in charge of all CI and what we call, 'the front-end', i.e. the look and feel, across all our platforms. Garth works his magic in minutes - having been a magician in a former life. Houdini ain't got nothing on this lothario of graphic wizardry.

Adele Dixon

Finance, Admin, HR & Compliance Manager /

Adele keeps wine.co.za in tip-top shape, making sure that the financials & all aspects of wine.co.za runs smoothly. She is our Queen of tarts, baking gorgeous goodies now and again that keep us very happy. If you ever have a question about wineries, contacts, the meaning of life, she’s your go-to gal.

Neil Tabraham

DTC Academy Consultant /

Neil Tabraham BA (Hons) - Certified Sommelier. Neil is a business partner in Sommeliers' Academy and also Business Development Consultant for the wine.co.za DTC Academy.

Suheena Williamson

Content Manager/Editor /

Suheena originally hails from KZN and we are delighted to have her in the wine.co.za team. She loves dessert wines, and took on the Shop & CellarDirect with alacrity and now moved to our Content team to ensure our clients info is kept in tip top shape.

Jeanine Malan

Digital Media Manager /

Jeanine comes from an editing, social media, content marketing and translation background, and we are delighted to see the impact she is already making on our SEO.

Anri Steyn

Content Editor & Admin Assistant /

Anri joins us with a host of wine industry experience and already providing assistance to the team since she joined in 2023. Anri will be managing many of our Winery Listings for our Content Team

Calvyn van Wyk

Shop & CellarDirect Manager /

Calvyn joined wine.co.za in August 2024 after spending a few years in the tasting room and hospitality space and is managing the wine.co.za ecommerce platforms; Tastewine.co.za and all the CellarDirect stores.