His company is named after the African Painted Wolf, which is one of Africa's most endangered mammals, and the company supports the conservation of African wild dogs. You can learn more about Painted Wolves from the company's website here
We asked Jeremy six questions about his personal wine passions...
Aside from your own wines, where do your wine passions lie?
I have pretty eclectic tastes, which pretty much sums me up, however if push comes to shove, my favourite wines are Northern Rhone, both red and white, the best Zinfandels, especially Ridge (in fact practically anything from Ridge - love Montebello too!) and wines from my old friend Kent Rosenblum. Top Douro table wines such as Quinta do Portal, various Southern French goodies, sexy Loire Chenin Blanc and delicious finely balanced Riesling from Germany ... and some yummy South African Pinotages and Chenins!
If you weren't in the wine business, what would you like to do?
I have already had an opportunity to do everything I love to work at, to cook, make and sell wine and work in conservation. If I wasn't in the wine business, I would almost certainly still be cooking, and failing that I would be involved in conservation.
Describe yourself in 3 words.
Passionate, Persistent & Playful.
Who has been most inspirational to you?
My wife Emma, Nelson Mandela and in wine, Kent Rosenblum (Rosenblum Cellars) and Charles Back (Fairview).
Finish this sentence "When people drink my wine, I hope that they..."
"...find harmony and a deeply satisfying drinking experience and are inspired by the labels and story to find out more about our conservation and other interests"
Name three people, real or fictional, living or dead, that would be guests at your dream dinner party, and what would you be drinking?
Peter Gabriel (musician), Alice Waters (chef Chez Pannisse Restaurant in Berkley, California), Keith Joubert (wildlife film maker).
I would fire up the wood burning oven in my garden and cook a delicious cape Mediterranean meal and serve some of my own wines, ask Alice to bring some Ridge Zins and perhaps some of the Domaine Tempier Bandol she so loves. I would ask Peter, a man I imagine with great, eclectic taste, to bring a bottle or two of his choice and Keith is most likely to have arrived straight from the bush so probably won't have a wine to contribute!
Painted Wolf Website
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