People

People

*Derek Hooper , general manager/winemaker* Winemaker and General Manager, Derek Hooper , studied at Roseworthy back in the early nineties when Australia's massive wine boom was in its early days. Before establishing Cape Jaffa Wines, Derek gained extensive experience in renowned wineries from around the world, including Domain de Chevelier in Bordeaux, Chapoutier in the Rhone Valley and Leconfield in Coonawarra, South Australia. Derek now oversees a busy and challenging operation, with his time split between the winery and vineyard, supporting and expanding our overseas markets and other projects.
*Anna Hooper, winemaker* With a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Oenology), Anna Hooper worked at a number of world-renowned wineries including Domain Joseph Drouhin in Burgundy, Rustenberg in Stellenbosch and Chapoutier in the Rhone Valley before beginning her career in Australia. Having started at Cape Jaffa Wines in an operations role, she has now become Cape Jaffa's chief winemaker and strives to create wines with both elegance and complexity. Anna was an integral part in instigating biodynamic winegrowing at Cape Jaffa Wines, and now is working on timing winemaking operations in the winery with events in the biodynamic calendar to create our certified biodynamic wine range.
*Kym & Sue Hooper, directors*
*Emma Walker, assistant winemaker*
*Steven "Blue" Ingerson, vineyard manager*
*Sheri Robinson, viticulturalist* With more than 11 years of industry experience, Cape Jaffa's viticulturalist Sheri Robinson runs Viticulture Solutions which looks after the Cape Jaffa vineyards as well as many other vines in the region. With a love for science and the outdoors Sheri began a viticulture degree in 1995, and prior to joining the Cape Jaffa team, Sheri was involved in research with the National Wine and Grape Industry, which included coordinating research projects in grape growing regions all over Australia. With a great depth of experience in working in vineyards, Sheri has an excellent understanding of the impact of fruit quality on wine quality through grower liason work. She has played an integral role in further increasing quality of the fruit through careful monitoring, canopy management and exclusion of chemicals at Cape Jaffa.
*Abby Maddern, regional sales manager*
*Andrew Lloyd, cellarhand/warehouse manager*
*Leah Sourris, brand manager*