“You know what? Sometimes I just don’t have to fit in, in place of saying I feel excluded at an event, why can’t I create my own event? Why can’t I create my own wine? Why can’t I create my own space? So for me, you can say Kumusha was a bit rebellious.”

Tinashe Nyamudoka.

Tinashe is a master blender and founder of Kumasha Wines. He was born and raised in Zimbabwe but developed his love of wine as a waiter and latterly sommelier at some of the finest restaurants in South Africa. Kumusha is the culmination of all his knowledge, skill and learning in a bottle and it's been met with rave reviews.

Tinashe has won the prestigious Eat Out Wine Service Award, competed in the World Blind Wine Tasting Championships for Zimbabwe and is an executive member of the non-profit Black Cellar Club. Tinashe knows his wine.

Above all though Tinashe is an entrepreneur; his drive, dedication and vision is inspiring. He left Zimbabwe in 2008 when hyper-inflation ravaged the economy and started working as a baker in a supermarket in Cape Town, from there he became a waiter and finally sommelier. The journey hasn't been easy and I hope you'll be as inspired by Tinashe as I am.

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