Damien Joubert-Winn

Head of Marketing and PR, Delaire Graff Estate

A creative and dynamic sales and marketing professional, Damien Joubert-Winn has a wealth of experience working with luxury brands positioned at the very pinnacle of the fine wine and spirits industries. Damien first started his career in his hometown of Edinburgh in Scotland, followed by roles across the United Kingdom and Europe, thus bringing a wealth of international expertise to his position at Delaire Graff Estate.

A specialist in fine wine, Damien has over 20 years of experience and a significant track record of business development achieved via highly-effective sales and marketing strategies, combined with process improvements and revenue growth. Following his first visit to South Africa in 2003, Damien was resolute on emigrating and residing there. He was appointed in 2017 to the role of Head of Sales and Marketing at Waterford Estate in Stellenbosch where he spent five years, with overall responsibility for sales, marketing and operations.

A highly skilled people manager, today Damien is responsible for planning and implementing the marketing and PR strategy for all of Delaire Graff Estate’s communications across its luxury lodges, three fine dining restaurants, vineyards and winery, spa and linen and diamond boutiques. The ultimate Cape Winelands experience, Delaire Graff Estate is owned by jeweller Laurence Graff OBE, who has transformed an extraordinary natural setting into a world-class destination.