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See you on our Education Roadshow in Q2 2026. Please click here if you want to register for Term 2 | 2026, or apply for a bursary. We believe in investing in hospitality staff to unlock Guest experience, and all of the linked returns for a property. We deliver this through our Beverageintelligence education platform, and knowledgable team of wine, bar and service trainers across Africa. To this end, we are privileged to have trained over 35,000 waiters, bartenders, retail an

See you on our Education Roadshow in Q2 2026. Please click here if you want to register for Term 2 | 2026, or apply for a bursary. We fundamentally believe that learning is an ongoing journey. So often in life we are taught that you stop and start learning. You start High School, you finish it. You start University, you finish it. That is not how careers work though, it is a constant quest for learning and growth, and that is how we have designed the Beverageintelligence lear

You can't become a great soccer player by just reading about the game. You need to kick the ball. It's a line we've repeated in training sessions across Africa for years, and it sits at the heart of our training philosophy. Knowledge on its own doesn't change what happens at the table. A waiter can pass every quiz on the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and still freeze when a guest looks up from the wine list and asks, "What would you recommend?" The gap between knowing and doing close

See you on our Education Roadshow in Q2 2026. Please click here if you want to register for Term 2 | 2026, or apply for a bursary. Well done to all of our fantastic learners across the continent for a superb start to 2026! Term 1 saw record participation across the Beverageintelligence University, and we are thrilled to share the end of term awards and leaderboards for our top performing learners in Term 1 of 2026. The big highlight of the Term was the launch of our new Maste

A new course from Beverageintelligence University to help your teams transform from order takers to memory makers. Click here to pre-register your interest. Art of Storytelling course Trailer Picture this. A guest settles into their chair after a long day on Safari. The sun has set, and dinner is about to be served. The campfire flickers warmly. Your waiter approaches with a bottle of wine and says: "May I interest you in a Pinot Noir from Elgin?" Accurate? Yes. Memorable? N

Here is a little update, awards ceremony, and some end of term leaderboards for our top performing learners in Term 2 of 2025!

“Here is our drinks list” is the ultimate WHAT in Hospitality. This can be a drop and run experience for waiters and Guests alike! “Here is the story behind our drinks list” can be the ultimate WHY behind a drinks menu, leading to interesting conversations and experiences, driven by purpose. We are proud partners with Hotel Hotels, in their Wild Spirit Wines of Africa program, where each glass of wine is poured with purpose, and story telling. The initiative was borne out of

To compliment our focus on family owned, and truly handcrafted wines, we continue to curate our craft spirits range. Many craft spirits...