RIP #1 Giulio Bertrand.
A
great loss to everyone who appreciates good things to eat and drink, Mr
Bertrand died this week at the age of 91 after suffering a heart attack. He came
to South Africa from Italy, having been the fifth generation of his family to
work in the family’s textile business. He acquired Morgenster estate in
Somerset West in 1992 and undertook a major restoration, planting olive groves
and vineyards and restoring the historic buildings. Morgenster, under his
guidance, has become a very important producer of high quality wines and olive
oils. We were at the launch of his massive new olive oil production facility
last year. He did wonderful things for the industry and is a great loss
RIP #2 Jean-Luc Sweerts
Photo courtesy of Wine.co.za
A
very good winemaker with a very eccentric touch, Jean-Luc worked with Achim von
Arnim at Boschendal before moving to Avontuur where he made some great wines. After
Avontuur, he worked at Grande Provence before starting his own business MC
Square. We remember well his MC Square Chardonnays from the early 1990s which
were excellent in their youth but had the ability to age much better than most
other Chardonnays of those years. He, too, will be missed
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2018
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