Rickety Bridge - Duncan Spence, British business man with a GREAT passion for wine and food and a love of South Africa combined his interests when he purchased Rickety Bridge in 2000, and has been instrumental in providing the tools for the renaissance of this historic estate. The land dates back to 1694 when farms, situated in the valley at the foot of what is now known as the Franschhoek Mountain were given to Huguenot farmers – Rickety Bridge was once part of the original La Provence farm. Rickety Bridge is situated just outside the quaint town of Franschhoek, food and wine capital of the Cape. Duncan upgraded the facilities and employed a new enthusiastic winemaker Wynand Grobler whose wine making philosophy is. Basics. Stick to basics.   Don’t interfere too much; the wine is made in the vineyard.  (‘We grow wine here!’).