When Heesom moved to Zorgvleit in 1988, he sold the farm Sanddrift to the Mc Naughts, who renamed the farm Rickety Bridge. The McNaughts managed, under severe financial constraint, to replant and revive the making of wine on the farm but, by 1995, were obliged to sell.

Robin Singer took over from McNaught and his partner, revamped the manor house and continued to improve the property as a wine farm, regretfully having to replace the original ‘rickety bridge’ as it had become so rickety patrons were reluctant to cross. Apparently the relationship with Deborah cooled, and although they remained close friends, Singer moved out of Rickety Bridge in 1997 leaving the robins on the gate and the wine label as reminders of his occupation.

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