
Joseph,Tinash,MarvlinandPardonarepartofawaveofZimbabweanswholefttheireconomically-hithomelandforabetterlifeelsewhere.AftertheirperilousjourneystheyarriveinSouthAfrica,eventuallygetjobsinrestaurants,gaininterestintheintricaciesofwine,becomesommeliers,meetandbondwithoneanother,andareencouragedtoformthefirst-everZimbabweteamtocompeteinTheWorldWineBlindTastingChampionships—theOlympicsofthewineworld.BlindAmbitionfollowstheirambitiouspathtotheirunlikelyspotinthisannualcompetitionheldinFranceandprimarilymadeupofwesternEuropeanteams,wheretheymustsampletwelvedifferentwinesandguessthecountry,wineryandvintage—achallengeforanyoenologist.Theirsamplingskillstakethemalongway,butitistheirconnectiontotheircountry,underscoredbythecommentsandencouragementofparents,grandparentsandchildrentheyleftbackhomethatprovidethemotivationandbackbone.AnOlympianstorythatBacchuswouldapprove,BlindAmbitionisaninspiring,robustlookatfourcommittedmenfacingtoughcompetitionwithanundauntingvisionandmissionthatgoesbeyondwinningmedals.


