The Fishwives Club Boutique Winery is a New World wine from Cape Town, South Africa, unique as they literally have the pick of the finest grapes and choice of exceptional terroirs the world famous Cape Wine region has to offer.
We chat to CEO, Patrick James Robertson… a very entertaining chat, a true story, so pour a glass of wine and find a comfy chair, enjoy!
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About Patrick James Robertson
A true story of courage, passion and vision. In Patricks own words….
It was the perfect storm. I was 43. It should have happened to a younger man.
I had spent the last 20 years in advertising. The last bit, I spent building the ad agency Da Vinci Edison Bell with my partner and long-term girlfriend. It took years of many failures until it began to grow and flourish. It was gone overnight. Effortlessly taking our newly built house, our 18 year relationship and business partner with it.
I was eventually brought to my knees emotionally, financially and spiritually. That’s when my hearing was suddenly at it’s keenest. The lessons were administered by the Universe in exacting measures in ever-larger doses over the course of the next 600 or so days. I had no idea how long it would continue. Or when I would end up on the street homeless and invisible after the money ran out.
Nevertheless, I had some income left over and a little money owing that would trickle in at the last minute so I could keep going. I left Johannesburg and moved back to Cape Town and the small fishing village where I grew up. Hout Bay. There I found a quiet little thatch house in a nature reserve tucked away in the mountains. I moved in with my two German Shepherds to prepare myself for the dreadful fears of uncertainty and the nightly demons that I knew would surely come. High up with the circling crows and the black eagle, at least the view was numbingly spectacular.
and so the story begins… keep reading here
When you don’t know what’s possible, then anything is possible” Patrick James Robertson
About The Fishwives Club Boutique Winery
The world’s most beautiful boutique winery brand that makes gorgeous wines specifically for women. The grapes are hand-picked by award-winning winemakers. These winemakers are hand-picked to make wines for The Fishwives Club Boutique Winery.
The Fishwives Club Boutique Winery exports to The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Norway, Finland, China, Zimbabwe, Namibia and throughout South Africa.
The Fishwives Club Custom Couture range of ambassador clothing
Beautiful couture designed and created by a respected Italian fashion designer which is custom made and hand-stitched on demand to Fishwives Club importers and brand ambassadors.
We support home-grown quality by championing our local citizenry to create fine garments for our brand whilst uplifting impoverished communities. The workmanship is far better too. You most certainly won’t be disappointed.”
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