As wine enthusiasm in the US began to abound, TJM was among the team engaged to help forge the message of the appeal of South African wines.  A key product to help drive this message was Vergelegen wines, a product of the DeBeers brand debuting in the United States.  Team TJM served on the national launch team and helped make wine history, with Vergelegen being named Wine Enthusiast’s “New World Winery of the Year,” the first-ever for a South African winery.