Thelema Mountain Vineyards
| URL: | http://www.thelema.co.za |
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| Date: | September 2002 - Present |
| Responsibilities: | Information Architecture, Client-side design & development, Server-side development, Database design, Photography |
| Primary Technologies: | XHTML 1.0, CSS2, JavaScript, PHP 4, MySQL, SSL |
| Current Responsibilities: | Maintenance updates and Technical support |
Profile
In the past 20 years, Thelema has developed into an internationally acclaimed wine producer known for its emphasis on quality. The Thelema wine estate is situated on the slopes of Simonsberg, a few kilometers outside Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape. They are a small, family-run business.
Features
- Using my own photography of the farm, I designed the site to have a simple menu structure allowing for easy navigation.
- Visitors to the site (local or international) are able to order wine online through a secure (SSL) connection. This entry-level eCommerce system uses JavaScript for the complex front-end calculations and data validations, and PHP and MySQL for the back-end processing of the forms. An HTML e-mail is delivered to the farm for further processing.
- Visitors can subscribe online to the quarterly HTML Newsletter and view the Newsletter archive.
- Tasting notes for each wine can be downloaded as a PDF document for printing or offline viewing.