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1936
A Greek family started the first winery in Ethiopia in Addis Ababa at Lideta, followed by an Italian family who established their winery at Mekanisa.
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1974
The two ventures were nationalized in 1974 and regrouped as one entity that was named Awash Wine.
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Sep 2013
8 Miles LLP, a private equity fund, became the new majority owner of Awash Wine Share Company.
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2019
Launched Dankira, an innovative single serve flavoured wine cocktail
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- Awash is the leading wine company in Ethiopia with strong local brands which are intimately connected to Ethiopia’s heritage
- The company has 4 sites:
- 2 wineries in Lideta and Mekanisa
- 1 Distribution Centre in Addis Ababa
- 1 Farm at Merti Jeju, 517 ha with 225 ha Vineyard
- Wine Market leader (90% volume market share) with 5 brands in the value, mid-range and premium segments
- Launched Dankira, an innovative single serve flavoured wine cocktail, in 2019
- Workforce
- 750 employees (30% women)
- +/- 400 seasonal workers at the farm on equivalent full-time basis
