I’m Lawrence Francis, Host of Interpreting Wine, welcoming you to the South Africa Winemaker Special Series. Across these 4 episodes recorded in Feb 2023 we’ll be exploring the modern South Africa Winemaker scene in the company of 4 producers. Reflecting the up-to-date realities of winemaking in the region. Guests chosen to reflect a range of locations, production scales and philosophies. Undoubtedly the most up-to-date exploration of South Africa Winemaker available anywhere in podcast format. Subscribe to be alerted when new series episodes go live. We kick things off today in the company of Tinashe Nyamudoka of Kumusha Wines (00:00:08) Episode intro (00:01:10) Tinashe Nyamudoka Origin Story Wine Training in South Africa Test Kitchen Deep Dive Kumusha Wines and Opstal Wines Intro Slanghoek Valley Visual Viticulture and Winemaking Harvest 2023 Creating a Brand Exporting and Feedback From the UK Blind Ambition  If you know someone who would enjoy this episode please share the direct link: www.interpretingwine.com/505 If you really enjoyed it please leave the episode an iTunes review on the same link. Thanks! ?? Intro and outro music The New Investors http://newinvestors.dk/ Contact: glenn@velournet.dk GUEST CONTACT: Tinashe Nyamudoka, Kumusha Wines www.kumushabrands.com Date recorded: 9 Feb 2023 Listen and subscribe: www.interpretingwine.com/505 CONTACT ME: Email: hello@interpretingwine.com   South Africa Winemaker series direct links www.interpretingwine.com/505 Tinashe Nyamudoka, Kumusha Wines www.interpretingwine.com/506 Alex Starey, Keermont Vineyards www.interpretingwine.com/507 Richard Kershaw MW, Richard Kershaw Wines www.interpretingwine.com/508 Angelo Van Dyk, Yo El Rey Wines