Ken Forrester started his career in the Hotel industry with Southern Sun in 1977, after a 3-year course in Hotel Management at the Johannesburg Hotel School. He then went on to specialize in the restaurant trade.
More importantly for us, in 1993, Ken and his wife Teresa set their hearts on a historic vineyard in Stellenbosch. Originally granted in 1689 as Zandberg, this beautiful farm, complete with a historic Cape Dutch homestead built in 1694 had stood vacant and derelict when they bought it on a public auction. With most of the vineyard planted to Chenin Blanc, they decided to enlist the help of good friend and top winemaker, Martin Meinert, with the quest to produce Chenin Blanc that could rival any white wine in the world.
Since then Ken Forrester wines have been poured at numerous grand events around the world, including in Dubai, where we sat down with him to find out all about his process!