If you’ve ever made your way to Mzoli’s in Gug’s, or even just to the Mzoli’s Butchery to pick up your whopping large lamb chops, you’ll be aware that this has the potential to be one hell of a vibe. Instead of washing down a tasting with a boring biscuit, we’ll probably be snacking on a piece of wors.

Having seen the success of the Soweto wine festival, Mzoli Ngcawuzele and Lungile Mbalo, both of Mzoli’s Place, have decided to launch Gugulethu’s first wine festival.

They have enlisted Marilyn Cooper, MD of the Cape Wine Academy and co-founder of the Soweto festival, to manage the exhibitors and give them practical advice.

According to the Facebook group managed by the organisers:

The objective of the festival is to create awareness amongst the broader population in the Western Cape with a view to expanding the wine base for wineries, [and] to provide a favourable environment to the wineries and sponsors that wish to position their brands within Cape Town’s Black middle class segment.

Cooper has said there had been a good response from wine farms looking to partake in the inaugural event and the pamphlet promises over 350 wines and other entertainment.

The opening hours will be from 4pm to 9pm on Friday 27 May and 3pm to 9pm on Saturday. The entry fee is R70 per person and it will happen on the rooftop of the Gugulethu Square Mall.

Of course we all know that everybody goes to Mzoli’s, not just black people.

Sort of like that time DJ Sox took Crazy White Boy and totally surprised the actual DJ when he introduced them while Crazy White Boy’s tune was playing.

[Source: IOL]