“Our goal every year is to surpass the fun and festivities from the year prior and I have no doubt we will top the stellar success of 2013.”
Kapalua, Maui, Hawaiia (PRWEB) February 20, 2014
Prepare for a magical weekend at the 33rd Kapalua Wine & food Festival presented by Visa Signature which will take place June 12-15th, 2014. This annual ‘migration’ of oenophiles, gourmands and enthusiasts of the good life reunite on the shores of the Kapalua resort to celebrate, learn and experience the finest culinary trends and viniculture.
Highlights of the weekend include interactive wine tasting seminars from such celebrated wine regions of Russian River Valley, Santa Lucia Highlands and the Pacific Northwest. International wines will also be well represented, and savored, from Italy and New Zealand. Celebrity Chefs Dean Fearing and Andrew Sutton are sure to wow guests with culinary samplings with many more unique and memorable tastings and experiences throughout the rest of the weekend.
Host Master Sommelier, Michael Jordan commented “This festival has a great vibe and is becoming the favorite for winemakers to attend and showcase their premium vintages and share their stories. Our goal every year is to surpass the fun and festivities from the year prior and I have no doubt we will top the stellar success of 2013.”
Major sponsors for the 2014 event include Visa Signature, Kapalua Resort, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, The Montage Kapalua Bay, Maui Visitors Bureau, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser/HI Luxury Magazine and Alaska Airlines.
Tickets are on sale now with a limited number of Kama’aina tickets also being offered through May 31 -- both of which may be purchased online at http://www.kapaluawineandfoodfestival.com. For information on accommodations packages at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, please call please call 800.262.8440 or visit http://www.ritzcarlton.com/kapalua.
Preliminary Schedule of Events – All items subject to change.
THURSDAY, June 12
Introduction to Wine Tasting
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Invitation only; Industry
Local Industry Wine Trade Show & Gourmet Products Sampling
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua – 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Invitation only, Industry
Welcome Reception
Hosted by Honolulu Star-Advertiser/HI Luxury Magazine
Merriman’s 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Invitation only & 4-day pass holders
FRIDAY, June 13
Festival Golf Tournament
The Bay Course, Kapalua – 7:00 am
Followed by Awards & Luncheon
New Zealand Wine Seminar
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua –1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
A journey through the wine regions and wineries of New Zealand
SANTA LUCIA HIGHLANDS Wine Seminar & Tasting
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua – 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Top winemakers from the Santa Lucia Highlands region.
Participating wineries include Talbott, Pisoni, Morgan and Roar
The Grand Tasting - Kapalua Style
Hosted by Modern Luxury Hawaii Magazine
The Montage Kapalua Bay– 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Featuring the world-class cuisine of the Kapalua Resort family of restaurants:
Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar
The Plantation House
Pineapple Grill
Merriman’s Kapalua
The Terrace Chef-Crafted at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
Kai Sushi at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua
The Montage Kapalua Bay
SATURDAY, June 14
PACIFIC/Northwest AVAs Wine Seminar
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua – 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Participating wineries include Northstar Winery, Leonetti, Chateau St. Michelle and Andrew Will
Cooking Demonstration with Celebrity Chef Andrew Sutton
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Celebrity Chef Andrew Sutton of the five-star Napa Rose at the Disneyland Resort reunites with former colleague, Master Sommelier Michael Jordan, to pair wines with cuisine that celebrates the bounty and heritage of California.
Brotherhood of Eternal Pinot Noir - Russian River Valley Stars Wine Seminar
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua – 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Not-to-be-missed sampling from one of the top wine growing regions in California featuring wineries:
Kosta Browne, Papapietro-Perry, Arista, Hartford Court, Williams Selyem, Benovia
Winemakers Dinners
Resort wide – locations & times TBD
SUNDAY, June 15
The Italians are Coming! Wine Seminar & Tasting
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua – 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
A comparative tasting of highly sought after Italian wines. Confirmed wineries to date include:
Ciacci Picolomini, Braida, La Spinetta, Poggio Scalette
Cooking Demonstration with Celebrity Chef Dean Fearing
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Award-winning Chef Dean Fearing paired with the wines of David Arthur Vineyards and co-hosted by winemaker David Long.
"Bacchus Loves the Hillsides" Tasting & Seminar
Hosted by Michael Jordan, MS and Steve Heimoff of Wine Enthusiast Magazine
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua – 3:30 pm– 4:30 pm
The most exclusive mountain growing regions in California. Participating wineries include Continuum, Anakota, Schwieger and Stonestreet
Wine Tour (participants/wineries TBD)
A fun and casual ‘taste-around’ Kapalua Resort! 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Seafood Festival
Hosted by Maui No Ka Oi Magazine
The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua – Beach House Lawn – 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
14 of Maui’s Top Restaurants showcase a seafood specialty and another creation in competition for Maui No Ka Oi Magazine’s “Best of the Fest” award.
About Kapalua Wine & Food Festival
The Kapalua Wine & Food Festival was established in 1981 by the not for profit Kapalua Wine Society. The Festival was created to educate and foster the appreciation of culinary exploration, fine wine and specifically Hawai’i culinary products and purveyors as well as showcase Maui’s natural beauty and promote tourism to the island. This edu-culinary event, now known as The Kapalua Wine & Food Festival, is the oldest festival of its kind in the nation and coming up on its 33rd anniversary in 2014. For the past several years, the Festival has been operated under non-profit Kapalua Maui Charities with a portion of proceeds benefitting University of Hawaii/Maui College Culinary program. The Festival’s long-standing relationships and partnerships within the industry help to bring some of the most renowned winemakers and celebrity chefs to participate. Past participants include winemakers Robert Mondavi, Bob Cabral, Mia Klein, Philippe Melka, chefs Dean Fearing, Michael Mina, Gary Danko and more. In addition, a dedicated following of attendees come from both within the state, mainland US and international countries. http://www.kapaluawineandfoodfestival.com