Kashew Restaurant has been announced as one of four Best Newcomer finalists in the 2023 South African Star Wine List of the year awards. The restaurant, located at The Catalyst Hotel in Sandton, is the only Johannesburg-based finalist to be featured in this category. The restaurant forms part of the Newmark collection of hotels, reserves, and restaurants, launched two years ago when The Catalyst Hotel first opened its doors.
Kashew’s new wine list
The restaurant’s wine list, which features more than 70 top South African wines in an extensive offering of different styles and price points, was curated by Newmark’s Group Sommelier, Marlvin Gwese. An industry leader with 9 years of experience working in some of the Cape’s top establishments, Gwese holds several sommelier qualifications.
“The Star Wine List of the year award is one of the most prestigious wine awards in the world and it is a great honour for Kashew Restaurant to be featured as a South African finalist. Our extensive and varied menu features many up-and-coming South African wine farms and estates that practice sustainability. It is particularly exciting that these players will gain recognition from the exposure that the wine awards will bring,”
Marlvin Gwese
Star Wine List Awards
Since its inception in Stockholm in 2017, Star Wine List has become one of the most prestigious international wine list awards. Star Wine List provides an online guide to the great wine bars and wine restaurants around the world and allows members access to over 2000 top wine lists in more than 35 countries.
The Star Wine List team will be heading to South Africa to announce the winners of the 2023 South African wine list awards. This will take place at The Best Sommelier of South Africa event to be held in Stellenbosch on 16 September. South Africa’s winners will then qualify for the Star Wine List International Final which will be held in June 2024.
“Kashew Restaurant and the bar at The Catalyst Hotel has been gradually gaining a reputation with Johannesburg wine lovers. It is extremely exciting that this announcement will accelerate awareness about the restaurant, putting it on the South African map as a sought-after local destination for wine connoisseurs. Well done to Marlvin and the team at Kashew for putting together this exceptional wine list,” commented CEO of Newmark Hotels & Reserves, Neil Markovitz.
