Maui's Most Beloved Event Returns!

The Kapalua Wine & Food Festival at the award-winning Kapalua Resort is a weekend of culinary delights, premium and hard to find wines and celebration of the good life. Celebrity Chef Charlie Palmer along with other industry notables, join us to honor and celebrate our Love for Lahaina with special guests and fundraising opportunities throughout the weekend.

Schedule of Events:

11 am - 12:30 pm: Interactive Wine Tasting Seminar - $150
Napa Valley Farming Focus: Oakville and the Two Mountains

For many years the Oakville AVA and surrounding area has been regarded as an ultimate source for the finest quality Cabernet Sauvignon fruit. Taste great wines from Valley Floor vineyards in Oakville and Higher Elevation vineyards from the mountains on each side - Pritchard Hill to the East and Mt. Veeder to the West. Learn how fruit grown at different elevations creates nuances and diversity in these super high-quality wines. Hear from three expert winemakers about how they farm and craft their wines to get the very best from these amazing sites and see how the intricacies of growing in these locations’ different conditions impact the final product.

Moderators: Master Sommeliers Michael Jordan and Patrick Okubo

Featured Panelists:

Suzanne Groth - Groth Vineyards & Winery
David Long - David Arthur Vineyards
Stephanie Pope - Hess Persson Estates

Location: The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua - Ballroom, 1 Ritz Carlton Drive, Kapalua, HI 96761.

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1 pm - 3 pm: “Pigs & Pinot Hawaiian Style” - $225
Celebrity Chef Cooking Demonstration Luncheon

Celebrity Chef and Hotelier Charlie Palmer’s Pigs & Pinot in Healdsburg is one of the most popular charity wine events in the country. Chef Charlie will give it a Hawaiian twist at this luncheon with signature dishes and wine pairings from the event’s famous Pinot Cup wineries with “Brotherhood of Pinot” rockstars Mike Sullivan of Benovia and Dan Kosta of Convene Winery. Come “Let’s grind, hang out and talk story” with these longtime friends and industry legends!

Featured Panelists:

Mike Sullivan - Benovia Winery
Dan Kosta - Convene Winery

Location: The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua - Ballroom, 1 Ritz Carlton Drive, Kapalua, HI 96761.

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5 pm & 6 pm: Iconic Paso Robles Cabs Tasting
Two seatings

This is a book and pay direct event: (808) 662–6627.

Location: Montage Kapalua Bay - Cliff House, 1 Bay Dr, Lahaina, HI 96761.

6:00 pm: The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua - $395++ per person
Signature Winemaker Dinner

In a beautiful outdoor setting, an intimate six-course dinner prepared by celebrity chefs Charlie Palmer, Maneet Chauhan of Food Network’s “Chopped,” and Zach Laidlaw of Hua Momona Farms and FOX’s “Next Level Chef,” along with The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua’s Executive Chef George Vanyi and Pastry Chef Erin Howard.

The top wineries and winemakers from the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival will be at this special dinner, including David Long, David Arthur; SOM Chardonnay; Convene/DK Grail; Austin Hope, Austin Hope Family Wines; Chateau Musar; and Vérité. The event will open with an elegant champagne reception with caviar bumps and hors d’oeuvres.

Complimentary Valet Parking | Ages 21+ only
This is a book direct event: (808) 665-7089

Location: The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua - Ulana Lawn, 1 Ritz Carlton Drive, Kapalua, HI 96761.

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