Heidi is a Cape Wine Master and Principal of the Cape Wine Academy.  She is a wine marketing and communications specialist recognised for her expertise in Cap Classique and Champagne.

Her passion for wine is infectious and she shares her knowledge and experience by writing, teaching and presenting wine lectures and tasting experiences as head of South Africa’s most established and recognised wine school.

Heidi was previously Group Marketing Manager for Meridian Wine Merchants, Global Communications manager for DGB, Brand Manager for Veuve Clicquot and Krug and Trade Marketing Manager of the LVMH portfolio of Champagnes and spirits in South Africa.

Heidi is an experienced wine judge and the panel convenor for the Amorim Cap Classique Challenge as well as senior judge for the Trophy Wine Show, Veritas Awards, Michelangelo International Wine and Spirits Challenge and she served on the jury for the Concours Mondial du Sauvignon Blanc in South Africa in 2023.

Heidi is a Dame Chevalier of L’Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne and a Commandeur of the Commanderie de Bordeaux.