Daughter Dr. Makaziwe Mandela and granddaughter Tukwini Mandela were
in town Monday to talk about the famous man, and the wine that bears his
name and heritage: The House of Mandela Wines, to which his spirit is
dedicated.
The two spoke of their relative with reverence and love, and shared
snapshot moments of how life was lived within the Mandela home and how
down to earth he was, always reaching out to everyone with grace, warmth
and wit.
“My grandfather always had a smile, and was always making sure there
was laughter around him,” said Tukwini, who, along with her mother, is
at the helm of the company.
“Yet, he treated everyone he met with the same amount of respect — it
could have been a street cleaner, yet he held him in the highest
regard,” added Makaziwe, whose features bear a stunning resemblance to
her late father. “He never looked down at anyone, everyone was his
equal.”
The House of Mandela wines were created to commemorate the life and
spirit of the great man, and the Sauvignon Blanc is a certified
fair-trade wine inspired by Mandela’s values of “love, courage, cultural
traditions and ancestral roots.”
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