Updated at 4:25 p.m., Thursday, June 21, 2007
Kapalua Wine & Food Festival begins June 28
Advertiser Staff
The 2007 Kapalua Wine & Food Festival, one of the longest-running festivals of its kind in the United States, will be held June 28 through July 1 at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua.Master sommelier and host Fred Dame has assembled a cast of internationally known winemakers, acclaimed master sommeliers, celebrated chefs and industry insiders for a series of tastings, seminars and gala events. Bon Appetit and San Francisco Magazine's 2005 Chef of the Year Michael Mina will conduct a cooking demonstration. A seafood festival featuring Hawai'i's top chefs caps off the weekend's festivities on July 1.
Cooking demonstrations featuring food samplings and fine wine pairings, wine-tasting seminars and a rare wines winemaker dinner are a few of the highlights.
Guests can experience The Grand Tasting with Spanish-inspired cuisine and more than 100 wines from around the world.
Eight master sommeliers will discuss featured wines:
i Festival host Fred Dame, Beam Wine Estates, San Francisco
i John Blazon, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla.
i Larry Stone, Rubicon, San Francisco
i Shayn Bjornholm, Seattle
i Rob Bigelow, Bellagio Resort & Casino, Las Vegas
i Roberto Viernes, Southern Wine and Spirits, O'ahu
i Sara Floyd, Swirl Wine Brokers/Fine Estates from Spain, San Francisco
i Serafin Alvarado, Southern Wine and Spirits, Illinois
Ticket prices:
Four-day admission $750 per person
Cooking demos, wine seminars $125 per person, per event
A rare wines winemaker dinner $450 per person
In the kitchen with Michael Mina $200 per person
Grand tasting and seafood festival $145 per person, per event
Kapalua Wine Tour $40 per person
For more information, call toll-free 1-866-669-2440. To order tickets, visit http://www.kapalua.com.