The South African Wine industry celebrates the annual harvest on 2 February commemorating the first harvest documented by Jan van Riebeeck. His diary entry on 2 February 1659 read: “Today, praise be to God, wine was made for the first time from Cape grapes”. I joined the rest of the glamorous industry buffs last week at Groot Constantia to celebrate our birthday and also to honour 4 of the industry's hardest workers. 1659 Award for Visionary Leadership: Ken Forrester Growing inclusivity category: Rydal Jeftha Wine advancement category: Wendy Jonker Viti- and viniculture category: Dr Erna Blancquaert Read more HERE about the evening and their achievements.