Woman vintner shakes up wine industry in the Free State
Tebogo Ditsebe’s introduction to farming was a remarkable combination of accident, luck and passion. As a consultant in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, agriculture was the last thing on her mind.
In 2001, however, she needed a place of quiet and calm to clear her mind after experiencing some personal hardship. A friend, the late Herman Galaman, invited her and her children to stay on his plot in the Bloemfontein district. This was home to a few animals and Ditsebe undertook a few light duties on the farm. “This is where my interest in agriculture was ignited,” she recalls.
THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
In 2011, seeing her growing interest, Galaman offered to sell
