Helena Senekal (41), die keldermeester by die Simonsvlei-wynplaas, is by die onlangse 2024-Lumo-prysuitdeling as die beste vroue-wynmaker van die jaar aangewys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy is reeds 20 jaar lank in die wynbedryf, maar het vanjaar haar \u201cbeste jaar n\u00f3g\u201d ervaar met verskeie Lumo-toekennings in die sakkie tydens die spoggeleentheid vroe\u00ebr vandeesmaand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 toekennings sluit in goud vir Simonsvlei se vineyard selection Sauvignon Blanc en Pinot Grigio, dubbelgoud vir die vineyard selection Merlot en Zeffer white blend, asook dubbelgoud vir Simonsvlei se MCC Brut Ros\u00e9, wat ook gekroon is as Lumo se beste MCC van die jaar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senekal het op \u2019n wynplaas buite Worcester grootgeword en wynmaak vloei dus dik in haar are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vir di\u00e9 rede kon sy nie anders as om in haar familie se voetspore te volg en ook \u2019n wynmaker te word nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy werk reeds sedert 2016 by Simonsvlei as keldermeester, terwyl sy ook voorheen by die Tulbagh-wynlandgoed as wynmaker gewerk het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senekal het in 2005 \u2019n wingerdboudiploma aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US) se Elsenburg-kampus voltooi, en daarna \u2019n keldertegnologie- en wynevalueringsdiploma op dieselfde kampus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2014 wou Senekal haar sakebestuursvaardighede opknap en het \u2019n sertifikaat in bestuur aan die US se sakeskool voltooi, met n\u00f3g \u2019n soortgelyke kwalifikasie aan die Universiteit Kaapstad se sakeskool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Senekal is vanjaar se Lumo-toekennings nie net merkwaardig in haar professionele kapasiteit nie, maar ook persoonlik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c2023 se parstyd was \u2019n jaar van vele persoonlike uitdagings,\u201d het Senekal ges\u00ea. Sy het ten spyte daarvan steeds sukses behaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parstyd vind jaarliks gedurende herfs plaas en is een van wynmakers se besigste tye, wanneer hulle lang ure in die kelders of op die wingerdlande deurbring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gedurende Simonsvlei se 2023-parsseisoen was Senekal se man in \u2019n ernstige motorfietsongeluk, en borskanker is ook \u2019n paar maande n\u00e1 die ongeluk by haar gediagnoseer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy het nietemin volhard en ten spyte van haar uitdagings groot sukses behaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaar is nog kompetisies en toekennings wat ek wil jaag, veral \u2019n Cape Wine Master,\u201d s\u00ea Senekal, en verduidelik dat sy dikwels vir haarself klein mikpunte stel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk s\u00ea nie altyd vir almal oor di\u00e9 mikpunte nie, want ek is bang ek kry dit nie,\u201d vertel sy laggend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 bobaas-wynmaker se gunsteling wyne om te maak \u00e9n te drink, sluit in Chardonnay en Merlot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaar is \u2019n uitdaging aan die kultivars en om dit uiteindelik in die bottel te kry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senekal en haar man woon reeds sedert 2018 in die Paarl. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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