MATUBA
The meaning of our name
Opportunity. That’s what the Zulu word ‘Amathuba’ means and where our name comes from.
When we had to create a Brand name, we thought to have a simple name, which is easy to pronounce all over the world, but with a link to South Africa. Little did we know that history was favorable to our brand. As time went by and as we progressed, we learned more and more about the name. So we thought to bring you the meaning of MATUBA in the words of a few famous and some imfamous people.
We did use a bit of freedom in changing some of the words, with apology to the authors. But they won’t be too worried because we did not change the meaning of their sayings. All we did is to replace the word OPPORTUNITY with MATUBA. We trust you will enjoy it as much as we have enjoyed creating it.
No, we mean MATUBA wine!
MATUBA in the words of famous and infamous people
| "In the middle of difficulty lies MATUBA" |
Albert Einstein |
| “A pessimist sees the difficulty in every MATUBA; an optimist sees the MATUBA in every difficulty." |
Sir Winston Leonard Spenser Churchill |
| “MATUBA is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." |
Thomas Alva Edison |
| "Art is long, life short; judgment difficult, MATUBA transient." |
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe |
| “Failure is simply the MATUBA to begin again, this time more intelligently." |
Henry Ford |
| "Friendship is always a sweet responsibility; never an MATUBA." |
Kahlil Gibran |
| "When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents MATUBA." |
John Fitzgerald Kennedy |
| “This American system of ours . . . call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you like, gives to each and every one of us a great MATUBA if we only seize it with both hands and make the most of it." |
Al Capone |
| "Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their MATUBA" |
Alcaeus |
Some insight into Wine
Now that you know what MATUBA means, we bring you more about what wine means and how wine was seen through the ages by famous and less famous people.
The famous German poet, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, once was asked which three things he would take to an island. He stated: "Poetry, a beautiful woman and enough bottles of the world's finest wines to survive this dry period!" Then he was asked what he would leave back first, if it was allowed to take only two things to the island. And he briefly replied: "The poetry!" Slightly surprised, the man asked the next question: "And Sir, what would you leave back if only one was allowed?" And Goethe thought for a couple of minutes and answered: "It depends on the vintage!"
| “Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.” |
Louis Pasteur |
| “If God forbade drinking, would He have made wine so good?” |
Cardinal Richeleu |
| “Artists and poets still find life's meaning in a glass of wine.” |
Joy Sterling, A Cultivated Life |
| “You haven't drunk too much wine if you can still lie on the floor without holding on.” |
Dean Martin |
| “In victory, you deserve champagne, in defeat, you need it.” |
Napoleon |
| “Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.” |
Joan Collins |
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