At the third event of enjoying a selection of 10 wine varieties paired with special dishes on Thursday, the attendance looked bigger than it was in the previous events.
The fun-filled wine tasting evening usually hosted at the Kigali Marriott’s Cucina Restaurant featured, among others, delectable wine brands such Elen Pedro from Chile, French Sauvignon, Italian Prosecco and South African wines.
According to Kigali Marriott’s Food and Beverage Director, Simon Hodson, the attendance increase shows the wine culture is growing in Kigali and he remains optimistic that it will grow even further in the days ahead.
“Today we have got different varieties of wines from Chile, Italy, France and South Africa. We shall keep availing this opportunity, we think people who come here really enjoy themselves and Kigali has a wine culture; it is just a matter of giving it time for more people to embrace it,” he said.
“It is something we shall keep organising every two months to get people explore the different wines that Cucina Restaurant has to offer. We have about 80 varieties of wines at Cucina Restaurant and we want to change the list every six months to bring new products to our guests. Everyone should take their time and come to expereience it themselves. They will really enjoy,” invites Hodson.
He thanked Akagera Business Group (ABG), the country’s major wines dealer, for their support to the event.
Anita Munezero, the Sales and Marketing Consultant at ABG, said she has seen the wine culture growing in Kigali in the last two years, adding that drinking wine is usually of a lifestyle than just drinking as people may do with beer, whisky or other drinks.
“Many have got to differentiate between red, white and rosé wines. And people don’t just drink the colour but they specify the type. I am very happy with where we are now, the fan base is growing. This is a lifestyle and that is what we are trying to achieve in Rwanda; one can drink beer, whisky but wine is more of a lifestyle, it gets people together, it makes people happy.”
Kigali Marriott Hotel introduced Wine Tasting Evening in February, hosted its second edition in June and has since then made it a bimonthly event with the next slated for October 11.
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