Kapalua Wine and Food Festival

The Kapalua Wine and Food Festival is generally considered Hawaii’s best food event. This year the award-winning restaurants in Kapalua are pulling out every cork with nightly wine dinner choices that stretch beyond the already extensive Wine and Food Events line-up.So much food and wine! So little time!

You’ll have to pick and choose, unfortunately, but whatever you decide you can’t go wrong with these options:

Wednesday, June 23

Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar

“the Kaiseki” by Chef Masa Hattori
Dinner featuring 10 courses Download Menu
$65/person, plus tax and gratuity
Please call 669-6286 directly for reservations

Thursday, June 24

Merriman’s Kapalua

Lucia Vineyards
Featuring Wine Grape Grower, Gary Pisoni
6:30 pm
Dinner featuring 5 courses and 8 wine pairings Download Menu
$125/person, plus tax and gratuity
Please call 669-6400 directly for reservations

Pineapple Grill

Brewer-Clifton Winery
Featuring Owner/Winemaker, Greg Brewer
6:00 pm
Casual Bar Lanai Gathering – 13 appetizers, 7 wine pairings Download Menu
$65.00/person, inclusive of tax and gratuity
Please call 669-9600 directly for reservations

Saturday, June 26

Merriman’s Kapalua

Chappellet Vineyards & Winery

Featuring Owners Cyril and Blakesley Chappellet
6:30 pm
Dinner featuring 5 courses and 5 wine pairings Download Menu
$125/person, plus tax and gratuity
Please call 669-6400 directly for reservations

Pineapple Grill

Patz & Hall Wine Company
Featuring Owner/Winemaker, Donald Patz
6:00 pm Reception;7:00 pm Wine Dinner
Featuring 3 appetizers, 4 courses and 6 wine pairings Download Menu
$115/person, inclusive of tax and gratuity
Please call 669-9600 directly for reservations

The Plantation House Restaurant

Scherrer Winery
Featuring Owner/Winemaker, Fred Scherrer
6:00 pm Reception and dinner to follow
Featuring 2 appetizers, 4 courses and 5 wine pairings Download Menu
$75/person, plus tax and gratuity
Please call 669-6299 directly for reservations

Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar

Brewer-Clifton Winery
Featuring Owner/Winemaker, Greg Brewer
Open times
Dinner featuring 4 courses with surprises and 4 wine pairings Download Menu
$65/person, plus tax and gratuity
Please call 669-6286 directly for reservations

Banyan Tree Ritz Carlton

Neal Family Vineyards’ organic wines
Featuring owner, Mark Neal
Anytime from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m.  Mark Neal will pair his wines with the cuisine of Chef de Cuisine Ryan Urig. Entree choices are crispy moi with English pea risotto or Wagyu beef with red wine jus.
Cost is $130, plus tax and tip.
Call the Ritz at 669-6200.