Trizanne Barnard graduated from Stellenbosch University with a degree in Viticulture and Oenology. After working multiple vintages in Australia, France and Portugal she returned to her native South Africa and joined the winemaking team at Klein Constantia. In 2008 she started her own brand, Trizanne Signature Wines, focusing her winemaking on the two diverse wine regions of Elim and the Swartland.