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On this episode we catch up with sommelier Daniel Mwangi as he shares his journey of ending up in the wine world. He shares the rules of pairing food with wine and what to look out for while selecting a wine bottle for easy drinking.
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On this episode, we catch up with Rahab Mwangi who runs Women Who Wine a wine platform that aims to demystify wine and make it fun and accessible. Listen in for wine tips that you can use everyday and learn what the journey of creating a wine platform looks like.
You can find Rahab and Women Who Wine on Instagram and look out for her upcoming website.
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I sat down with part of Team Wine Kenya while they were in training for the upcoming competition and got to see what it's all about. The team is made up of five incredible ladies: Joy Adero, Melissa Mwende, Soraiya Ladak, Beverly Mbaika, and Coach Victoria Mulu-Munywoki. Here, Melissa and Soraiya talk about what it means to be the first Kenyan team and one of the three African countries invited to the competition. Here's how you can support the team- donate to the Mchanga kitty here and follow their progress on Instagram and be sure to watch the competition to be streamed live on October 7 -8.
Books & Wine the podcast is hosted by Wendy, a wine enthusiast.
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In this episode, your host Wendy sits down with Lorna to reminisce and give their take on a book that has taken the world by storm; The Sex Lives of African Women a book by Nana Darkoa Seykiamah, is a collection of essays celebrating the liberation, individuality, and joy of African women's multifaceted sexuality
Thanks to her blog, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah has spent decades talking openly and intimately to African women around the world about sex. For this book, she spoke to over thirty African women across the globe while chronicling her own journey toward sexual freedom.Listen in, read the book and share your take with us on Instagram or via email
For this conversation, the ladies pair the book with Francois Janoueix La Veronique Bordeaux 2018 which features herbaceous and dark fruit notes.
This conversation was recorded at Soma Nami Books
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On this episode, Wendy is joined by Lorna a wine connoisseur and avid reader whose Youtube channel, Sip With Lornzie educates about wine in a fun and relatable way. We speak about tasting wine, navigating the wine aisle in the supermarket, the books that have seen us through the seasons, and embracing growth in life.
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On this episode of Books & Wine, The Podcast, Wendy speaks to Mukamii of Vine Plus Wine as she shares her journey into wine, the books that make her tick, and the necessity of black and female joy being the norm in books, feminist texts and more. The two wade through everything from growing grapes for wine to their shared love for Gabriel Garcia Marquez's books.
Books mentioned in this episode are;
Love in the time of cholera & One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez Women don’t owe you pretty by Florence Given The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir The Sex Lives of African Women by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste New Daughters of Africa edited by Margaret BusbyListen, subscribe, and leave a review.
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This episode was recorded on location at Soma Nami Books
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On this bonus episode we go back to 2020 in the height of COVID 19 quarantine and stay at home situation. This episode was initially recorded for the Books & Wine Instagram page; @booksandwineke
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Our guest of this episode is a day 1 fan of Books & Wine, her philosophy when it comes to Books & Wine is to take the soft side of everything. Expect sweet wines, historical romances, and happy endings.
Books mentioned on the episode; Nearly all The Men in Lagos are Mad by Damilare Kuku, The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah, Seven Days in June by Tia Williams. This episode was recorded while sipping on Vina Maipo Classic Series Sweet Moscato at Soma Nami Books
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On this episode we answer all the questions you might have on what goes down during a Books &Wine event; What does a Books & Wine event entail? If you missed the February event, what exactly did you miss out on? What can you expect when you join us for the next one? When is the next one? What should you do to prepare? Join us on Instagram @booksandwineke. Follow Wendy on Instagram @iwanderandread or tweet us on @booksandwine_ke. If WhatsApp is your thing, connect with the community on this group chat https://chat.whatsapp.com/IADZGn8KbviLNJZ2wvM4HZ
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On this episode, we are joined by Samuel Ndichu aka Sam the Somm who is an award-winning sommelier as he shares his time-tested wine tips, what he is reading and loving as well as how to choose a good wine.
Some of the books he recommended on this episode are Bhagavad Gita, White Mischief by James Fox, Biafra Testament by Kalu Okpi, William Shakespeare's books, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, Black Swan Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Underworld by Don DeLillo.
Further recommendations on; how to choose wine and how to choose wine from the store
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Are you ready to join me on this journey to learn more, enjoy more and experience more? I hope you are as excited as I am. The mentioned social media handles are Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and the Website