by Kwanele Mathebula

AFRICA’S BLACK CELLAR CLUB TO HOST INAUGURAL PREMIUM WINE & SPIRITS FESTIVAL, “BLACC FEST X LANGA”

 

THE Black Cellar Club (BLACC) is to host its first premium wine and spirits festival this November;BLACC Fest X Langa.

South Africa’s first township, Langa, was chosen for the historic occasion and the Guga s’Thebe Arts & Culture Centre making for the ideal address.

Says Aubrey Ngcungama, co-founder of the Black Cellar Club, which was founded in 2016 by luxury brand representation company Vula Afrika; “The essence of BLACC is to bring South African wines to the greater population of African people who have yet to fully embrace the wine industry, while also encouraging the wine industry to embrace this influential demographic. Through the club’s sommeliers and wine stewards, hospitality workforce and influencers, BLACC has journeyed two short years to become known in the country’s corporate boardrooms and beyond”.

Opening doors and breaking boundaries, BLACC seeks to enhance the great work that already happens in the wine and hospitality industry. Through education, advocating responsible drinking and promoting excellence across the hospitality world, BLACC seeks to ensure that the South African world of wine is recognised for what it is, a world class industry.

BLACC Fest X Langa is a continuation of this message, bringing South Africa’s finest wine estates and distilleries to the people. The township of Langa is a historic place in its own right.

“Originating from Langa, it’s been humbling to see so many premium beverage brands coming on board to support this festival. The people have been calling for a revolution, not just any revolution, they’ve been calling for a wine revolution, where they can experience premium brands in their local communities, being served and being educated about those wines, by the cream of the crop of South Africa’s sommeliers.  These are people who ply their trade in some of the top hospitality establishments that South Africa has to offer. So, look forward to a weekend of superb wine and spirits, real South African cuisine, intriguing conversations and soulful beats under the bright African sky”, enthuses Wanda Guma, Brand Ambassador of BLACC Fest X Langa.

A lively, boutique and classy affair, BLACC Fest X Langa will be the debut festival, paving the way for future occasions throughout South Africa in the near future. BLACC’s dream is to bring the wines of South Africa to the main market; to celebrate excellence and ensure a bright future for the country’s wine and spirits industry. BLACC Fest X Langa will be an opportunity for beginning to close the gap.

 

Additional Information:

  • BLACC Fest X Langa takes place on the weekend of 10 & 11 November 2018
  • Opening times: Saturday, 11h30 – 18h00 and Sunday, 11h30 – 17h00
  • The venue is the Guga S’thebe Arts & Culture Centre, King Langalibalele Street, Langa
  • Tickets are available via Quicket, http://qkt.io/blacc-fest, and cost R220 per person per day. No under 18-year olds will be allowed access to the premises
  • Street food by Jordan’s Way of Cooking and Boulevard 82
  • Festive beats by the Abavuki Marimba Band, DJ Fosta and DJ Sebs
  • Three BLACC members will feature their own wines at the festival; Tinashe Nyamudoka of Kumusha Wines, Joseph Dhafana of Mosi Wines and Munashe Kwaramba of Global Sip. Tinashe and Joseph will have their own stands and visitors will be able to find Munashe’s maiden wine, a shiraz at the Wine Shaq stand.

 

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