La Couronne Wine Estate

Our team

La Couronne has a small dedicated team with a love for the wine industry. We are customer focused and always do our best to make everyone feel welcome and at home.

Management Team

Francois Smit

Farm Owner

Francois Smith

NEVER GIVE UP -- always TRY HARDER”

Winemaker & Farm Manager

Henk Swart

If something really bothers you, change it, move away from it, or get rid of it. If you can’t, then live it, but STOP COMPLAINING!!!!”
Henk Swart

Marketing and Sales Manager

Juan Du Toit

Every bad situation will have something positive, even a stopped clock shows correct time twice a day”

Accounts

Joylene Mckay

I've Failed over and over and over again in my Life and that is why I Succeed” Michael Jordan
Sean Kemp

Gauteng Regional Sales Manager

Sean Kemp

Sweet child o' wine...”

KwaZulu Natal Regional Sales Manager

Des Garcia

I smile because I'm happy...not because I'm stupid!”.....me
Des Garcia
Henrietta Hugo

Western Cape Regional Sales Manager

Henrietta Hugo

The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” Dalai Lama

Production Team

Production Team
Our Production team above are as follow: At the back - Henk Swart; In the middle - Lionel & Boeta, In the front - Brandon, Nadia & Frankie

Award:

The trophies held by the team are from the 2017 Young Wine Show:

Shiraz: The best wine from the Franschhoek district
Shiraz: The best Shiraz in Paarl district, including Tulbagh, Wellington, Paarl and Franschhoek
Shiraz: The National Champion for wooded Shiraz
Shiraz: The Big Champion Shiraz in South Africa, wooded and unwooded

Tasting Room Team