SOUTH AFRICA: Distell appoints Australian as chief winemaker
By Arnold Kirkby | 26 July 2001
Distell has appointed an Australian as its chief winemaker as it prepares its assault on world markets. Linley Schultz, 38, who is presently with Banrock Station wines, joins the Stellenbosch-based beverage company at the end of September. The company has been on the lookout for a person to fill this position since merging earlier this year.
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Distell has appointed an Australian as its chief winemaker as it prepares its assault on world markets. Linley Schultz, 38, who is presently with Banrock Station wines, joins the Stellenbosch-based beverage company at the end of September. The company has been on the lookout for a person to fill this position since merging earlier this year.
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