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Rose Musyoka fell in love with wine during her time in America, and when she relocated back to Kenya, she brought her passion with her. This marked the beginning of an exciting journey as a wine importer, wholesaler, and retailer. In this episode, Rose shares her captivating story, detailing how she introduced American wines to the Kenyan market and her latest venture into the world of exquisite Georgian wines. Join us as we explore Rose's journey, her challenges, and her triumphs in the wine industry, and get a glimpse into the vibrant wine culture she's helping to cultivate in Kenya.

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.

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.

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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

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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