Great taste: Zimbabwean refugees take on the world at wine tasting championships

The stories of Tinashe Nyamudoka, Tongai Joseph Dhafana, Marlvin Gwese and Pardon Taguzu are unusual, to say the least.

Nyamudoka, Dhafana, Gwese and Taguzu arrived in South Africa separately and started working menial jobs in the hospitality industry. In 2017 the four men, bound by their love and passion for the wine industry, formed Zimbabwe’s first Wine Tasting Olympics team and competed in the World Blind Wine Tasting Championship in France, the Olympics of the wine world.

It’s a journey of perseverance and dedication from being a mere gardener and eventually training to be sommelier, and finally having my own wine brand, Mosi Wines“My journey has been both challenging and rewarding as an immigrant coming to SA. My story is one of many thousands among immigrants risking everything for a better life, and I am fortunate my story gets to be told,” Nyamudoka told TimesLIVE.

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Let’s taste heaven while we're still alive | The CitizenA church in Berlin has been transformed into a common religious meeting place, and should serve as an example of religious tolerance for all.
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »

A taste of Cyril's medicine?: Spar pulls booze from shelves ahead of family meetingConsumers are urged not to panic 'as it may only be rumours', but said it was better for the supermarket chain to be prepared. There is no family, let alone a meeting. A dishonest family where an annoying minority leaves in obscene wealth while the majority squalor in offensive poverty? If it's a family, then Ramaphosa is a disgrace of a father
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »

World Test Championship final: Three key areas | The CitizenIndia and New Zealand face off in the inaugural World Test Championship final at Southampton starting Friday. Couple of months ago I came across a recommendation about Jacobsongreg93 wealth how he helped investors to earn lots of money with their investments. and I decided to give a trial with the little I have. Now my little has turned into something great which was not my expectation
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »

I am not scared to call the Champ's name out, says Adrian SanchezAdrian Sanchez believes he is currently the best lightweight fighter in Cape Town and is keen on taking on anybody on the EFCworldwide roster. By juliankiewietz | MmaMzansi | IOLsport
Source: IOL - 🏆 46. / 51 Read more »

New Zealand and India to vie for Test championshipBlack Caps out to end jinx while India chase first ICC title under skipper Virat Kohli
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »

Why delaying a full reopening won’t kill the great British summerA survey of more than 3,000 English adults on Monday by YouGov found that 71% supported delaying the easing of lockdown measures by four weeks
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »