WINE
SPECIAL
With wine culture well on it’s way to becoming a lifestyle for more
people in Kenya, our wine guide couldn’t have come at a better
time. It is extensive enough for beginners to learn a lot from and
enthusiasts to appreciate.
Kenyans undoubtedly love their beer and even whisky. But can the same be said for wine? While
the local wine culture isn’t even close to peaking, social interest is certainly higher in 2015 than it
has ever been, and soon, it is bound to become a lifestyle for many, and our wine guide is right in
time to steer things in that direction.
Wine has been produced for thousands of years with the earliest winery
being traced to Armenia. In Kenya, the first grape wines were experimentally
made in 1985 and since then, wine has been produced in Naivasha, Rift
Valley and the Yatta Plateau. International brands still dominate this market
however, due to better brand awareness among the target consumers, better
distribution networks and even better variety and storage period. It is also
no secret that Kenyans have an affinity for sweet wines. This wine guide will
open doors to so much more and once you walk through, we hope you never
look back.
CONTENTS
Glossary
25
Grape types
26
Expert Etiquette
29
Wine chic
30
Recipes
32
Buying guide
40
By the glass
42
Buy the bottle
43
Women in Wine
44
Wine picks
47
24.