The people behind the wine

From our winery to our sales team, from store managers and warehouse staff to our accountants, the Neleman family is united by a single mission: crafting and sharing good wine to save the world

Derrick Neleman

Entrepreneur & founder

Makes him happy: cooking for his family.
Doesn't like: wine snobbery.
Dreams of: reading a book in my own vineyard in a Hawaii-shirt.

Favorite wine:

Casas del Rey Bobal Oolong Organic

Natasja van Dijk

Communication at work

Makes her happy: ABBA music.
Doesn't like: bureaucracy.
Dreams of: retire and living at the vineyard.

Favorite wine:

Casas del Rey Macabeo Orange Organic

Vicent Penadés Nadal

Chief Spain

Makes him happy: a walk in the countryside.
Doesn't like: fairground attractions.
Dreams of: surrounding myself with good people.

Favorite wine:

Casas del Rey Bobal Robusta Organic

Federico Pisani

Chief of export

Makes him happy: a glass of wine in the evening on the beach.
Doesn't like: the injustice.
Dreams of: going on tour with the Rolling Stones.

Favorite wine:

Casas del Rey Bobal Robusta Organic

Jorge Monfort Salvador

Chief winemaker Neleman

Makes him happy: hiking in the mountains.
Doesn't like: arrogance.
Dreams of: visiting every country in the world.

Favorite wine:

Casas del Rey Bobal Oolong Organic

Ralph van der Beek

Sous-chef warehouse

Makes me happy: that Feyenoord beat Ajax 6-0.
Dislikes: arrogant and hypocritical behavior and lying.
Dreams of: family and friends who are happy and healthy.

Sander Schadenberg

Developer

Makes him happy: sailing with friends/family while enjoying a nice glass of wine.
Doesn't like: the answer: “not possible”
Dreams of: a vacation home in a sunny country.

Favorite wine:

Casas del Rey Bobal Robusta Organic

Marloes Beltman

Online specialist

Makes her happy: traveling and (exercising in) nature, taking time to cook and trying new things.
Doesn't like: injustice, dishonesty, unsympathatic.
Dreams of: long distance train travels, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and discovering Norways nature.

Favorite wine:

Casas del Rey Macabeo Orange Organic

Joyce Itjang

Chief customer happiness

Makes her happy: family, friends, wine & dine and music.
Doesn't like: injustice and arrogance.
Dreams of: living in a warm country enjoying my old age.

Favorite wine:

Bike Macabeo Sauvignon Blanc Organic

Jesús Rosa Serrano

Back office Spain

Makes him happy: seeing my daughter every day.
Doesn't like: any form of abuse in the world.
Dreams of: a happy life with my family.

Patricia Kemp

Marketing & sales

Makes her happy: everything in the kitchen - baking, cooking, fermenting, canning.
Doesn’t like: how pretentious the wine industry has become.
Dreams of: being truly content.

John Schut

Chief warehouse

Makes him happy: fishing in Norway.
Doesn't like: people that say A but do B.
Dreams of: catching a halibut larger than 231cm.

Jelle Wever

Sous-chef warehouse

Makes him happy: a cozy terrace.
Doesn't like: cranky people.
Dreams of: traveling through the USA with my girlfriend.

Carolina Rojas Melero

Export manager

Makes her happy: her dog Lola.
Doesn't like: lies and rudeness.
Dreams of: being happy, a goal that is the engine of living.

Mari Cruz Violero Fernández-Montes

Export manager

Makes her happy: relaxing with friends and laughing about the things we have experienced.
Doesn't like: people that don’t understand that we all have freedom of deciding, living and loving.
Dreams of: being able to sing well.

Favorite wine:

Single Vineyard Macabeo Organic