Entrepreneur, strategist, designer, thinker and wine connoisseur, Thato has a Garagiste winemaking diploma and is a member of BLACC – the Black Cellar Club.
Her love of wine led her to create her own brand, Thato Wines, which has just recently been picked up by the Spar franchise.
Thato’s aim is to reposition wine as something to be appreciated and enjoyed by everyone – not just old, white men. She is on a mission to simplify the complicated world of wine and uses her knowledge host a lifestyle series called Wine with Thato.
She describes herself as controversial, authentic, unfiltered, unapologetic, fun and explosive.