Wednesday the 24th of June 2009 will see the grand launch of M'hudi Wines into Fish and Winesense, an exclusive Fish and Sushi Bar based at the glitzy Mandela Rhodes Hotel in Cape Town. The wine is produced by the first winery to be owned by a black family in South Africa.
The wines were extremely well received by renowned chef, Yuen and Whaheed (Marketer of Fish and Winesense), when we met last week Monday at the restaurant. In fact, the new kid on the block caused such a stir, that the place nearly came to a standstill with patrons and hotel residents buzzing around our table to see what the fuss was about.
Vanessa Marawa, winner of Survivor South Africa, and former 5FM and Bush Radio jock, Monde-Kapa, were some of the recognisable faces and names that were raving about the wine. "Ïs this wine really black-owned?", asks one of the gentlemen as he swirls his glass almost in disbelief. "100% black-owned, managed and run!" I replied. Luckily he didn't misunderstand me and take-off.
It's almost as if people expect black-owned wine to be mediocre at best and are consistently stunned when this unfortunate mindset is blown out of the water by the outstanding M'hudi Wines. At M'hudi Wines we under-promise and over-deliver. We don't want to produce the best black-owned wine, we want to produce the best wine period. M'hudi Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot and Pinotage were sipped late into the night as we celebrated our newly formed partnership.
If you're in Cape Town for the 2010 Cape Town Festival launch on the 24th of June, please pop into Fish and Winesense at Mandela Rhodes Place, meet the Family and enjoy the fabulous wines.
