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Zimbabwean somms triumph in first African derby
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The competition was held at the Lanzerac wine estate in the Cape wine region on 7 December.
The derby between the two neighbouring countries was organised by Jean Vincent Ridon of the Sommeliers Academy after many other sommelier competitions around the world were cancelled due to the global pandemic.
In addition, the new Sommeliers Association of Zimbabwe needed to choose finalists to represent the nation at any competitions due to be held next year.
After attracting 18 finalists, the Zimbabwean team whittled them down to three; Tawanda Marume, Joseph Dhfana and Job Jovo to take part in the Ubuntu Trophy, with Marume also being selected to represent Zimbabwe at the ASI Best Sommelier of Europe & Africa competition in November 2021.
The Drinks Business
11 December 2020 By Phoebe French
Pink Marmalade Gin has teamed up with singer and songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor to create a limited-edition bottle. The collaboration came about after Ellis-Bextor spotted a life-size Ziggy Stardust horse used by the gin company’s events arm Pink Marmalade Events and contacted founder Isobel Harries wanting to buy it for her upcoming tour. As a thank you, Harries sent the pop star a bottle of her gin, and the rest is history!
Pink Marmalade’s colour-changing gin is packaged in special limited-edition 50cl bottles. The gin contains a blend of 13 botanicals and the gin distiller has also partnered with We Make Events to ensure a percentage of every bottle sold will go towards supporting the events industry after a particularly challenging year.