RC launch to historic wine festival Thursday

DAILY NEWS Reporter in Dodoma

THE Dodoma Regional Commissioner (RC), Dr Binilith Mahenge, on Thursday will launch a historic wine festival meant to make the industry a source of national pride.

The organiser, Ms Atwitye Makweta, said the event would be organised under the Hut of Wine and

Cheese scheduled for early November, this year.

She said the event was intended to raise the Dodoma profile as the winery tourist destination in the country and outside.

Ms Makweta said Dr Mahenge would also make public the organising committee that comprises stakeholders like hoteliers, tour operators, wine manufacturers, famers and vendors, among others.

“We want to promote the sector as a source of employment creation as well as revenue generation,” she noted.

She pointed out that the festival would have positive spinning effects on Tanzanians’ distinguishable hospitable culture, boost wine tourism and a forum to exchange business ideas.

At the end of the day, Ms Makweta said, food producers, transporters, hotels, cultural institutions and banks would largely benefit from the event.

“We will showcase and promote local brands by exposing producers to international standards to explore more international markets,” said Ms Makweta.

She noted that Dodoma had been picked for the wine festival for its known wine destination locally and abroad thus this position made it an ideal venue for hosting the event.