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    Jerome Likwa

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    Portrait of Jerome Likwa

    Portrait of Jerome Likwa

    i. Biography

    Jerome Likwa is a winemaker on the Vergelegen Wine Estate team. Born and bred in Elgin, he began working in a cellar after matriculating in 2002. He completed SKOP and EKOV training, studied winemaking at Piedmont Virginia Community College in Charlottesville, and completed a harvest at Harlan Estate in California. He joined Vergelegen in July 2023.

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