Primary Job Title Director and Co-founder Primary Organization Wine Cellar
Gender Male
David started drinking and collecting wines while studying for a chemical engineering degree at UCT in the early 1960s. After 30+ years of international oil business experience and a brief foray into cutting, polishing and marketing SA semi-precious stones in Hermanus, David met Richard in Cape Town while looking for better cellaring conditions for
his growing wine collection. Together, they started Wine Cellar in December 2000. David started importing European wines soon thereafter, including offering Bordeaux 2002 en-primeur for the first time - in conjunction with London broker Paul Hoar of Vintage Holdings. In November 2005, David and Richard hired Roland to manage the day-to-day cellar operations.
