HCKB Limited, importers of an assortment of red and white wines has held a wine tasting event dubbed, “A wine tasting affair”, for a wide selection of guests at its Head Quarters in Dansoman, Accra. Guests were treated to a night filled with the delightful taste and aroma of some of the best wines on offer in Ghana.

As the first of many such monthly yuppie raves; it afforded the city’s most influential socialites and media men as a well as a cross section of wine buffs the opportunity to have a firsthand tasting experience from the Belbon Hills range of exotic table wines produced in Capetown, South Africa.

With every glass of wine on the house, the city’s tastemakers looked to have quite a go at it as they indulged in some of the best wine produced on the continent. The brands included, the Belbon Hills SAS Passito which is said to be produced by extending the maturation process of grapes from 40 years old Hanepoot vines perched in the hard terrain. Its distinctive and aromatic sweet taste is sure to literally get many a tongue wagging happily before the end of any wine session.

Also on the entrée was Chenin Blanc white wine. It mixes a pale straw-like crystal clear colour with and a soothing aroma. According to the connoisseurs, the Chenin Blanc is a perfect match for starters or fresh uncooked fish recipes. Out of the lot, the female patrons on this night seemed keener on Pinotage Rose, oozing delectable aromas of raspberries. The Belbon Red however seemed to do the trick for most guests as they loaded up on the barbecue on offer for the night.

Harrison Ekeoma Osondu Iheke, Chief Executive Officer of HCKB Limited, stated that after three years in the business of importing and retailing wines in Ghana, his outfit has realized a gap in the local market due to the low quality taste of the wines on the market and believes that HCKB’s range of Belbon Hills wines will go a long way to bridge the “gap” especially after such a successful event.

He also debunked the widely held notion that wine is a “treat” reserved for the elite, stating that his company’s range of wines, though very refined and of very high quality will be marketed in a way that it appeals to and is available to everyone with the taste for the finer things in life.