2025 Wine Festival: Redefining Tanzanian luxury hospitality

Tourists now ask specifically for Tanzanian wines when staying at their hotels. PHOTO | ANGANILE MWAKYANJALA

Bongo Flava music blaring in the heart of Dar es Salaam’s city centre turned the normally serene backdrop of the Serena Hotel into a vibrant scene.

The annual wine festival, now in its second edition, brought together wine lovers and local winemakers for a lively evening of celebration—spiced with supu ya pweza, a beloved local octopus soup delicacy, and homegrown music.