Vilafonté’s General Manager is Michael Ratcliffe.

Mike qualified as a business major before attending the University of Adelaide and was in the first graduating class for the Graduate Diploma in Wine Marketing. Mike is Managing Director of his family estate, Warwick which is recognized as one of South Africa’s foremost wine estates.

Mike is a leader in the Cape wine industry. At 28, he participated in reigniting the concept for a “Cape Blend” (Pinotage-blend) which has since become an integral part of the Cape high-end wine offerings. Mike is a board member of WOSA, (Wines of South Africa) the generic export promotion board for the SA Wine Industry. Mike maintains a keen involvement in black economic empowerment through his board membership of The South African Wine Industry trust. (SAWIT)