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Drinking the Luddite ‘Saboteur’ Red 2023
Tucked away in Bot River on the Cape South Coast, Luddite has quietly built a reputation for making wines that feel deeply personal, uncompromising, and unconcerned with trends. Founded by Niels Verburg and Penny Verburg in the late 1990s, the winery has always leaned toward a slower, more hands-on approach to farming and winemaking; something [...] More -
Jocelyn Hogan makes compelling wines | New Vintage
"The palate is composed – neither too powerful, nor too taut – with excellent fruit concentration and bright acidity." 95/100 - Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za Jocelyn Hogan Wilson has built a reputation as one of South Africa’s most respected winemakers through consistency, instinct and world-class knowledge. After making award-winning wines at La Bri in Franschhoek, she [...] More
About Ex Animo Wine Company
Ex Animo was started in 2014 by husband and wife team David and Jeannette Clarke.
They met in London in 2004 where they were both working for the Harrod’s Wine Department in Knightsbridge, at that time one of the most prestigious wine shops in the world.
Jeannette had moved to London after obtaining her BSc Agriculture with Enology and Viticulture from Stellenbosch University and then working multiple harvests in South Africa, California and New Zealand.
David had worked for 5 years in fine wine retail in his native Melbourne, and arrived in London via a three month tour of the wine regions of Italy, France and Spain.
Jeannette was helpless against David’s charms and they were married in 2007 and moved to Melbourne.
During a happy five years in Melbourne, both David and Jeannette both starting working in fine dining restaurants. They soon both passed the Certified Sommelier exam with the Court of Master Sommeliers. They continued to work separately as Head Sommeliers at high end restaurants in Melbourne until 2011/2.
Once their daughter was born in 2012, it was a countdown to moving to South Africa where Jeannette wanted to be near her family. They moved in January 2013.
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