CHAIR

Pieter De Bod

Pieter began his spirit career as Production Manager at SFW in 1995. In 2003 he was promoted to Distillery Manager of the Distell Worcester distillery and later as the General Manager of Distell’s 3 brandy distilleries. Pieter is currently General Manager Spirit and Packaging at KWV and is responsible for the whole supply chain in the production and distillation of Brandy, Gin, Vodka / White spirit, RTD’s and liqueurs.

Pieter holds an Agricultural degree from the University of Stellenbosch, as well as a Certificate from the same university in tasting wine and spirit. With 25 years in the spirit business, Pieter also judges on many local and international tasting panels. He was responsible for development of the NQF training material in Brandy and Spirit production and is a board member of the South African Brandy Foundation.

JUDGES FROM 2025

LEFT TO RIGHT:  Chima Nwachukwu, Drinks Host; Cristobal Cofre, Torres; Pieter De Bod, KWV; Joel Fraser, Seven Tails Brandy; Emily Webster, Whisky Auction; Rocio Trillo, González Byass