{"id":9800,"date":"2019-09-29T19:12:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T19:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/divinonyc.com\/blog\/?p=9800"},"modified":"2021-04-19T20:10:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T00:10:07","slug":"ntsiki-biyela-aslina-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divino.wine\/ntsiki-biyela-aslina-wines\/","title":{"rendered":"Ntsiki Biyela, Aslina Wines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>DiVino may earn commissions from qualifying purchases.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Ntsiki Biyela first made history when she became South Africa&#8217;s first female, Black winemaker at award-winning winery, <a href=\"http:\/\/stellekaya.54.154.164.244.xip.io\/\"><strong>Stellekaya<\/strong><\/a>. Her first red blend received a gold medal at the prestigious Michelangelo awards and in 2009 she was named South Africa&#8217;s Woman Winemaker of the Year. In 2017, she launched her own label, <a aria-label=\"Aslina (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aslinawines.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Aslina<\/strong><\/a> where produces small batches of exception wines  made from from selected vineyards in the Western Cape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Unlikely Winemaker is Born<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ntsiki Biyela grew up in&nbsp; the rolling hills of Mahlabathini&nbsp;in&nbsp;Zululand, South Africa.  In 1999 she was offered a scholarship to attend Stellenbosch University in the department of viticulture and oenology. Although she had never tasted wine before, and didn&#8217;t speak Afrikaans, the primary language of instruction, she accepted and excelled, eventually taking a position at renowned winery Stellekaya before going to found her own label in 2017, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Aslina (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wine4theworld.com\/s\/wine\/category\/south-africa\/aslina-wines_10\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Aslina<\/strong><\/a>, named after her beloved grandmother and fierce supporter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/divinonyc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ntsiki-Biyela.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9807\" data-link=\"https:\/\/divinonyc.com\/blog\/ntsiki-biyela\/\" class=\"wp-image-9807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divino.wine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ntsiki-Biyela.png 379w, https:\/\/divino.wine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Ntsiki-Biyela-253x300.png 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/divinonyc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/white-grapes_nacho-dominguez-argenta-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9009\" data-link=\"https:\/\/divinonyc.com\/blog\/white-grapes_nacho-dominguez-argenta-unsplash\/\" class=\"wp-image-9009\"\/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/divinonyc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Aslina-Ntsiki-Biyela-wine-south-africa-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"9814\" data-link=\"https:\/\/divinonyc.com\/blog\/aslina-ntsiki-biyela-wine-south-africa\/\" class=\"wp-image-9814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/divino.wine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Aslina-Ntsiki-Biyela-wine-south-africa-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/divino.wine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Aslina-Ntsiki-Biyela-wine-south-africa-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/divino.wine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Aslina-Ntsiki-Biyela-wine-south-africa-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/divino.wine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Aslina-Ntsiki-Biyela-wine-south-africa-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/divino.wine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Aslina-Ntsiki-Biyela-wine-south-africa.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainable Production and Storytelling<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Biyela approaches winemaking with a reverence to nature and the passion and artistry of human intervention. She works exclusively with fair trade and sustainable vineyards to produce her <a href=\"https:\/\/divino.wine\/aslina-chardonnay-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Chardonnay<\/strong><\/a>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/divino.wine\/aslina-cabernet-sauvignon-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cabernet Sauvignon<\/a><\/strong>, Sauvignon Blanc, and a Bordeaux- style blend called Umsasane. She believes that wine should tell a story from vine to glass, and that includes its origin and the woman behind it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conversation and Collaboration In the Winery And Abroad<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ntsiki Biyela values mentorship and continued conversation and collaboration.  In her brief years as a business owner she has dedicated herself to giving back, both to the land and her community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She regularly collaborates with wineries around the globe, and employ she sits on the board of directors for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pinotage Youth Development Academy (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pyda.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pinotage Youth Development Academy<\/strong><\/a>, which provides technical training and personal development for young South Africans in the Cape Winelands, to prepare them for work in the wine industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/divino.wine\/the-ultimate-guide-to-south-african-wines\/\"><strong>South African Wine<\/strong><\/a> with our complete guide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ntsiki Biyela first made history when she became South Africa&#8217;s first female, Black winemaker at award-winning winery, Stellekaya. 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