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Meet the team: Alfrieda Hanse
FEBRUAR 17, 2017 | Spier is home to a diverse bunch of passionate people, doing what they love, and committed to making a difference every day. Alfrieda Hanse is a farm supervisor at Spier’s Nooitgedacht farm near Paarl. She grew up in the Northern Cape and has been employed by Spier for almost 17 years. “I’m good at training people, and I’m also good at listening,” she says.
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MEET OUR CRAFTERS: Bongani Khumalo
FEBRUAR 02, 2017 | The Spier Craft Market is a showcase of some of the best craftwork produced in the greater Cape Town area. It consists of eight custom-designed units – each manned by a cluster of artists – situated along the banks of the dam, right next to our Tasting Room.
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Meet the team: Orlando Filander
JANUAR 23, 2017 | Spier is home to a diverse bunch of passionate people, doing what they love, and committed to making a difference every day. Orlando Filander, Spier's farm manager, has worked on the farm for 16 years, playing a key role in its attainment of organic certification in 2015. A trained viticulturist, he oversees all aspects of the farm’s wellbeing, including the rejuvenation of the soil and the replanting and rehabilitation of indigenous vegetation.
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Spier shares cash spoils of carbon trade with workers
DECEMBER 19, 2016 | Workers at the Spier will have a little extra to spend this Christmas after the farm decided to divide a portion of cash earned via carbon credits.
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MEET THE TEAM: IVAN STIGLAND
DECEMBER 15, 2016 | Together Ivan and his mom have worked in our vineyards for more than 36 years. His positive attitude is contagious and he believes in always giving 100%.
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Meet the team: Heinrich “Bones” Opperman
DECEMBER 05, 2016 | Spier is home to a diverse bunch of passionate people, doing what they love, and committed to making a difference every day. Senior cellar assistant Heinrich Opperman, better known as Bones by his colleagues, joined Spier seven years ago as a farm worker. Now a senior cellar assistant, “the growth has been so fast – I’m still learning and still developing,” he says. “Spier really tries to assist you where there’s a problem or where there’s an opportunity to grow.”
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