{"id":2589,"date":"2026-04-04T21:35:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T19:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/book.vergenoegd.co.za\/?page_id=2589"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T09:57:23","slug":"unser-volk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vergenoegd.co.za\/de\/about\/our-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsere Leute"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2589\" class=\"elementor elementor-2589\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e22447 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e22447\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5de7e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c5de7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vergenoegd.co.za\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/04\\\/Vergenoegd-Loew-Entry.webm&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30dcbdf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30dcbdf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac3127 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ac3127\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47e7aeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47e7aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unsere Leute<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d609714 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d609714\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Progressive, zukunftsorientierte Menschen<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da35b57 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit start-page-subheadline elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da35b57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tViele der Schl\u00fcsselfiguren unserer Geschichte eint ein mutiger, wissbegieriger und abenteuerlustiger Sinn f\u00fcr M\u00f6glichkeiten. Nehmen wir zum Beispiel den Gr\u00fcnder Pieter de Vos, der hier Ende des 17. Jahrhunderts die ersten Reben pflanzte. Er begr\u00fcndete eine Tradition, die bis heute fortgef\u00fchrt wird. Er w\u00e4hlte auch den Namen Vergenoegd (wohlzufrieden).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d32e682 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d32e682\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26b4f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"26b4f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:1,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/vergenoegd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/dina-cornelius-holding-runner-duck-chick.jpg-1536x752.webp\" data-width=\"1536\" data-height=\"752\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202582b elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"202582b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:3,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/vergenoegd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Vergenoegd_Feb2024_GibsonPhoto7-scaled.jpg-1024x1024.webp\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"800\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/vergenoegd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tamsin-valentine-attending-to-vines.jpg.webp\" data-width=\"650\" data-height=\"650\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/vergenoegd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Vergenoegd_November2025_GibsonPhoto100-e1764703957667-1024x1024.webp\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"800\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51fe902 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51fe902\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce3cd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ce3cd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAuch Johan George Lochner erwarb den Bauernhof 1782. Weitsichtig beherbergte er fast ein Jahr lang (zwischen 1786 und 1787) den niederl\u00e4ndischen lutherischen Pfarrer und K\u00fcnstler Jan Brandes. Brandes ist deshalb so interessant, weil er ausgiebig malte und zeichnete und so bedeutende Bilddokumente hinterlie\u00df. Diese sind eine unsch\u00e4tzbare Informationsquelle f\u00fcr unsere Teams zur Erforschung des architektonischen und gartenbaulichen Erbes. Heute befinden sich einige seiner auf dem Bauernhof entstandenen Werke im ber\u00fchmten Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Reproduktionen einiger dieser Werke sind auf dem Anwesen ausgestellt.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79aea72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79aea72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWir d\u00fcrfen die Familie Faure nicht vergessen, die hier \u00fcber sechs Generationen und fast 200 Jahre lang Landwirtschaft betrieb. Sie erkannten das Potenzial des Bodens f\u00fcr Cabernet Sauvignon, unsere heutige wichtigste Rotweinsorte. John Faure erwies sich als exzellenter Winzer (wie sein Vater) und hatte zudem die Weitsicht, bereits 1984 mit der Zucht von Indischen Laufenten zu beginnen. Er wusste, dass diese Tiere Sch\u00e4dlinge im Weinberg fernhalten und gleichzeitig den Boden d\u00fcngen konnten. Noch heute leitet er unser Entenprogramm, z\u00fcchtet zahlreiche preisgekr\u00f6nte Tiere und stellt sogar benachbarten Landwirten, die wie wir regenerativ wirtschaften m\u00f6chten, Enten zur Verf\u00fcgung.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7950f83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7950f83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIm Jahr 2015 verkaufte John den Bauernhof an den deutschen Unternehmer, Philanthropen, Historiker, Denkmalsch\u00fctzer und Natursch\u00fctzer Prof. Dr. L\u00f6w. Er ist ein weiterer gro\u00dfer Vision\u00e4r, der das Anwesen mit einer vollendeten Mischung aus Optimismus, Feingef\u00fchl und Kreativit\u00e4t wiederbelebt hat.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83413c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83413c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWas er sich vorstellte und verwirklichte, ist ein intimes Weinreiseziel in einem authentischen, bewirtschafteten Bauernhof, reich an nat\u00fcrlicher Sch\u00f6nheit und Landschaft: eine ruhige Oase, die die Vergangenheit ehrt, aber ihr reiches Erbe auf zeitgen\u00f6ssische Weise zum Ausdruck bringt; und die durch ihre Weine, Gastfreundschaft und Lebensart den Geschmack des Ortes mit Raffinesse und Zur\u00fcckhaltung vermittelt.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e2ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49e2ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEbenso wichtig ist ihm, eine neue Generation von Teammitgliedern geformt zu haben, deren berufliche und fachliche Weiterentwicklung er mit gro\u00dfem Engagement f\u00f6rdert. Er unterst\u00fctzt sie durch umfangreiche Investitionen in Forschung und Technologie, um Weinberge, Weinherstellung und Gastfreundschaft der n\u00e4chsten Generation zu schaffen und dabei stets im Einklang mit der Natur ein Verm\u00e4chtnis f\u00fcr die nachfolgenden Generationen zu hinterlassen.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d4cbe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f2d4cbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b3dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"98b3dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:2,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/vergenoegd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vergenoegd-manor-house-wine-tasting-nolu-and-guests.jpg-1-1024x683.webp\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"534\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/vergenoegd.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vusi-sampling-wine-in-the-cellar.jpg.webp\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"533\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our People Progressive, Forward-Thinking People Many of the key players in our history share a brave, inquiring and adventurous sense of possibility. 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