Nigerian Pharmacist Launches New Wine Brand

Mary Nnah

A Nigerian Clinical Pharmacist, Dr Emeka Chinaka, based in the US, recently launched a new brand of wine in Nigeria solely to boost the low quality of wines in the country.

Unveiling his first set of three wines in Lagos, Chinaka said he partnered with leading wine makers in France to produce Princi Pinal, Princi Merlot and Princi Cabernet Sauvignon for the Nigerian market.

“I got the inspiration to produce wines in 2011 because of the low quality of wines I saw in Nigeria and I know Nigerians deserve the best,” he said.

According to the clinical pharmacist turned winemaker, the wines were produced in France due to Nigerian weather which could be unfriendly to some products used for its production.

He insisted that Nigerians deserve the best wine, the reason he brought Princi Wines all the way from France to Nigeria. “I wanted to get a quality wine and that was how I got into wine production. We are here today to unveil a wonderful product of quality. I have tasted every wine you could think of in the whole world, but I didn’t get that quality wine. I found out that what they had was mostly sub-standard. I said Nigeria should be able to get that opportunity to have better wine. This motivated us to look for a winemaker in the wine city of Bordeaux, France. Having established a relationship with Maison Ginestet, Princi Wines was created.”.

Chinaka noted further that he ventured into wine production to put an end to the frustrations faced by many wine lovers.

He noted that he was working on moving the production of the wine to Nigeria as soon as he was able to solve some logistics problems.

The wines, he said are crafted with the best grapes, adding, “Our wines hold great value, different from most products in Nigeria and they are designed to feed all kinds of occasion with appealing taste.

Speaking further about the quality of the wines, he said, “The wines are of high quality with reasonable pricing and we are currently working on the non-alcoholic wines to be unveiled soon.”

He noted further that the standard will not be compromised as there is a system in place to check any form of adulteration.