Alko Vintages was founded by Archard Kato, a Process Engineer, whose love for grapes and fine wine inspired the idea of a Winery.

Kato used his acquired knowledge skills as a researched at Matukupora Viticulture Centre and gradually set up the Alko Enterprises in late nineties. Later in 2007 it was officially registered as Alko Vintages Company Limited.

Since then, the accomplished Vintner has progressively and relentlessly spent resources in creating a pool of vintners, who are behind the brands the company is proud of today.

Over the years, Alko Vintages Company Limited has grown to become a respected corporate entity, currently listed as the second-largest winery in Tanzania.

The company boasts of a strong heritage of quality wine brands and sparkling juices as well as modern production lines and state-of-the-art storage facilities.  The annual production is 14,000 hecto litres with additional 4000 hecto litres sourced from small wineries.

The winery has a storage capacity of 1.6 million liters of wine, beautifully aging in ultra-modern stainless-steel storage tanks and wine cellars.

The company employs more than 50 workers comprising wine experts and production executives trained in German, Italy and South Africa. The company also benefits immensely from the consultancy of renowned oenologists from France, Italy and South Africa.