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NERO & Friends Wine Festival 2023
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NERO & HER Wine Collection take over JOZI!
Enjoy your moment in the sun as we welcome the Spring season. Spend the day rubbing shoulders with the new faces, producers and exciting contributors in the wine sector. Enjoy a day in Jozi at a Hollywood inspired venue while sipping the most excellent of wines. Black Produced wines.
Well-known film actor, filmmaker, and now wine producer, Thapelo Mokoena (Fatal Seduction and Trackers) invites you to spend time with him, the Nero wine family, and the powerhouse women from HER Wine Collection at the magnificent Protea Hotel Fire & Ice! by Marriott at the Melrose Arch Precinct.
This modern, centrally located venue complete with edgy, urban-styled décor is the perfect place to host a party for the Bosman Bakoena partnership between Bosman Family Vineyards from Wellington in the Western Cape and Thapelo Mokoena’s company Bakoena Brands, which represents only the most innovative and premium quality African-sourced products on the market.
Nero, a grape of Sicilian origin, is produced exclusively in South Africa by the Bosman Bakoena Brands. This generously luscious wine is fast making a name for itself as an innovative, quality red wine that should be celebrated.
Our new sister-on-the-block Praisy Dlamini from the HER Wine Collection will also be there to present the all-women team’s newly released collection of fabulous wines.
Spend the day schmoozing with the friends and family of the popular Nero grape, enjoy amazing cuisine executed by world class chefs, all while immersing yourself in wine culture, accompanied by an upbeat musical performance and mellow with the finest tunes by our DJ to keep the vibe going. Plus a special Act.
Meet the faces behind the wines, sample new vintages and add to your wine collection. Our well- qualified sommeliers will take you through the exciting process of selecting your wines.
Let’s welcome the Cape Wine-lands Spring into Jozi in true African style. Please prioritise UBER travel or book a night at the Fire & Ice! Ticket holders will get special discounts on rooms.Might be worth your while.
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