My name is Joamari van der Walt, wine merchant.  I am the owner of Joa’s Wines, a boutique online wine shop selling a carefully curated range of sustainably made, international and New Zealand wines.  I also present educational wine tastings, consult on wine menu designs, distribute to local culinary establishments and participate in collaborative pop-up events. 

I love my role as a wine merchant, seeing how wine brings people together, transporting them to interesting places, quietly changing the air and slowing down time while they curiously explore what is in their glass. It is an imprint on that moment of their life.  I love gifting that moment.