{"id":37994,"date":"2018-08-13T15:40:48","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T15:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/cucina-restaurant-raising-wine-culture-in-kigali\/"},"modified":"2018-08-13T15:37:50","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T15:37:50","slug":"cucina-restaurant-raising-wine-culture-in-kigali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/cucina-restaurant-raising-wine-culture-in-kigali\/","title":{"rendered":"Cucina restaurant raising wine culture in Kigali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The fun-filled wine tasting evening usually hosted at the Kigali Marriott\u2019s Cucina Restaurant featured, among others, delectable wine brands such Elen Pedro from Chile, French Sauvignon, Italian Prosecco and South African wines.<\/p>\n<p>According to Kigali Marriott\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt 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,\u201d invites Hodson.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked Akagera Business Group (ABG), the country\u2019s major wines dealer, for their support to the event.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany have got to differentiate between red, white and ros\u00e9 wines. And people don\u2019t 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26682 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kigali_marriott_s_food_and_beverage_director_simon_hodson_infront_interacts_with_the_guests_at_the_wine_tasting_evening_on_thursday.jpg\" alt=\"Kigali Marriott\u2019s Food and Beverage Director, Simon Hodson (in front) interacts with the guests at the Wine Tasting Evening on Thursday\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26681 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kigali_marriott_s_cucina_restaurant_had_among_others_delectable_wine_brands_such_as_elen_pedro_from_chile_french_sauvignon_italian_prosecco_and_south_african_wines.jpg\" alt=\"Kigali Marriott\u2019s Cucina Restaurant had, among others, delectable wine brands such as Elen Pedro from Chile, French Sauvignon, Italian Prosecco and South African wines\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26680 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kigali_marriott_hotel_s_guests_enjoyed_a_wide_variety_of_wines_and_foods_during_the_wine_tasting_evening_on_thursday.jpg\" alt=\"Kigali Marriott Hotel&#039;s guests enjoyed a wide variety of wines and foods during the Wine Tasting Evening on Thursday\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26679 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kigali_marriott_hotel_s_associate_serving_wine_during_the_wine_tasting_evening_on_thursday.jpg\" alt=\"Kigali Marriott Hotel&#039;s associate serving wine during the Wine Tasting Evening on Thursday\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26678 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/kigali_marriott_hotel_s_associate_opens_wine_during_the_wine_tasting_evening_on_thursday.jpg\" alt=\"Kigali Marriott Hotel&#039;s associate opens wine during the Wine Tasting Evening on Thursday\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26677 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/img_7968.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26676 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/guests_had_a_choice_for_the_wine_to_enjoy_from_a_selection_of_10_types.jpg\" alt=\"Guests had a choice for the wine to enjoy from a selection of 10 types\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26675 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/guests_enjoyed_a_wide_range_of_wines_at_kigali_marriott_hotel_last_thursday.jpg\" alt=\"Guests enjoyed a wide range of wines at Kigali Marriott Hotel last Thursday\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26674 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/guests_and_kigali_marriott_staff_interacted_during_the_wine_tasting_evening_on_thursday.jpg\" alt=\"Guests and Kigali Marriott staff interacted during the Wine Tasting Evening on Thursday\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26683 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pairing_wine_with_special_dishes_was_the_evening_fit_at_kigali_marriott_hotel_on_thursday.jpg\" alt=\"Pairing wine with special dishes was the evening fit at Kigali Marriott Hotel on Thursday\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26684 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/participants_at_the_wine_tasting_evening_tasted_a_selection_of_10_different_wines.jpg\" alt=\"Participants at the Wine Tasting Evening tasted a selection of 10 different wines\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26685 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/red_white_and_rose_wine_was_served_at_the_kigali_marriott_s_event_on_thursday.jpg\" alt=\"Red, white and ros\u00e9 wine was served at the Kigali Marriott&#039;s event on Thursday\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26686 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/rex_a.g._nijhof_kigali_marriott_s_general_manager_right_interacts_with_the_guests_during_the_wine_tasting_evening_on_thursday.jpg\" alt=\"Rex A.G. Nijhof, Kigali Marriott\u2019s General Manager (right) interacts with the guests during the Wine Tasting Evening on Thursday\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-26687 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/some_of_the_foods_that_were_served_at_the_kigali_marriott_s_wine_tasting_evening_on_thursday.jpg\" alt=\"Some of the foods that were served at the Kigali Marriott&#039;s Wine Tasting Evening on Thursday\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cucina restaurant based at the Kigali Marriott Hotel keeps fostering a wine drinking culture through the hotel\u2019s leisurely Wine Tasting Evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-37994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37994\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37994"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=37994"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=37994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}