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WINE
JUDD'S HILL NAPA WINERY COMING TO CHINATOWN
To Share Previously Unreleased Wines, All To Benefit HI Youth Symphony
Once again, these people are just too cool for words. But we'll give it a shot.
Three generations of Finkelstein's, from Judd's Hill Winery in Napa Valley, are coming to Honolulu for their annual mele on July 26th. The event is a wine dinner at HASR Wine Co., from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., featuring the best wines from their arsenal, plus live Hawaiian music. The event will raise funds to benefit the Hawaii Youth Symphony. >> read more
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FINE WINE & FOOD: FURUYA'S FAVORITES, ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE
There's no greater excuse to drink fine wines and taste delectable cuisine than a good cause. That's why D.K. Kodama and Chuck Furuya loyalists shouldn't miss this Friday's "Furuya's Favorites": A Special Evening to Benefit the Lupus Foundation of America. This extravagant food and wine event will take place on November 9th from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas & Vino, both at Restaurant Row of Ala Moana Blvd. >> read more
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KONA VILLAGE'S "TASTE" BRINGS CALI SOMMELIER, WINES
M.S. Brian Cronin Showcases Top Sonoma & Napa Vineyards
Over on the Big Island, the 82-acre Kona Village Resort is hosting a rather interesting sounding event, entitled "A Taste of the Village", the week of May 21 through May 25. Master Sommelier Brian Cronin hops the pond from the Victorian-lined streets of San Francisco for the thatched roof bungalows of this Big Island resort to showcase select wines from Hanzell Vineyards of Sonoma, and Swanson Vineyards of Napa. Executive chef Mark Tsuchiyama will design his culinary best to pair with Cronin's choice vintages. >> read more
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GRAB A GLASS! UKULELE-TOTING WINEMAKERS DESCEND ON OAHU
Why Judd's Hill Winery Might Be The Most Eclectic—And Hawaiian—Vintner In NorCal
This story has so much cross-over with what I consider to be the key themes of B on Hawaii that it's hard to determine where to begin. Fine wine, Hawaiian music, Napa, tasting and dining events on Oahu...it's all in here. Read on and see what I mean. >> read more
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RAISE A GLASS! KAPALUA WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL
A Study In Fine Cuisine and Wines, As Told By The Masters
The 26th annual Kapalua Wine & Food Festival has been announced, and will officially take place on June 28—July 1, 2007, on Maui. An event we have yet to miss the last 3 years, it's a study in pacing yourself for the best quality food and wine in one place, for four days, anywhere on the Hawaiian Island chain. Throw in a few celebrity chef demonstrations, a blind tasting with 3 master sommeliers, a cheese-and-wine tasting with Kent Torrey of The Cheese Shop in Carmel Valley, California, golf and tennis tournaments—and you had us at "pace yourself." >> read more
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ONE OF CALIFORNIA'S MOST LEGENDARY WINE IMPORTERS
Talks About Wine and His Love For All Things Hawaii
Kermit Lynch was at a neighbor's house in San Luis Obispo, California, when he had his first sip of wine. They were an artsy bohemian couple whose lifestyle Lynch admired—even though he was only 17 years old. What wasn't there to love? They were in touch with their spirituality and they drank wine at every meal. >> read more
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IF YOU DIDN'T TAKE US SERIOUS THE FIRST TIME...EARTHQUAKE WINE INSURANCE
We at B on Hawaii recently came across an interesting item that might be of interest to all the oenophiles and sommeliers out there who think about how to protect your precious wine collection. >> read more
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SIMPLY GRAPE: A DREAM STORE FOR A HONOLULU COUPLE
Nick and Lael Keeler married last year at a Napa vineyard, then came home to start a dream
I've said it a million times before: I thoroughly enjoy reporting on
the lives of people who have made drastic changes in their lives in
order to pursue their dreams. What follows is a tale of not only
inspirational proportions, but it serves a higher purpose. At the end
of this story, you will know about one of Honolulu's hottest new
finds.
This is the tale of Nick and Lael Keeler, a bottle of grapes and a dream. >> read more
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VINO HOSTS ARTISANAL BREADMAKER CHRIS MIURA ON AUG. 5, MORE
One of Hawaii,s two master sommeliers, Chuck Furuya, has asked me to share with readers of B on Hawaii a few upcoming events that culinary and grape enthusiasts won't want to miss. Furuya, as most of you know, is the brawn behind Little Vino at Restaurant Row in Honolulu. Wine tastings, food pairings and eclectic mixes of the two take place on a monthly basis at this location, which is intimate yet modern and airy. >> read more
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ROBERTO VIERNES, M.S., LEADS OAHU'S HOTTEST WINE TASTING
Roberto Viernes is Hawaii's second master sommelier. He leads what has become Oahu's most educational (and enjoyable) wine seminar, held at Formaggio on a monthly basis and attracting an array of doctors, "foodies" and creative types. But when an attendee brings in a bottle for a blind tasting, can the master nail it? >> read more
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CUISINE AND COCKTAILS ARE KEY AT HALEKULANI
"We're at the exciting stage of a multi-level deployment strategy," says Sabine Glissmann, Director of Food & Beverage at the Halekulani, during an exclusive interview for B on Hawaii. If someone were eavesdropping on our conversation, they might think we were talking about a covert military maneuver. >> read more
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WINE AND 9 AT KAANAPALI GOLF COURSE: "IT SAVED OUR MARRIAGE!"
It probably comes as no surprise that golf is one of the fastest growing travel market segments in the U.S. It seems like everyone, young and old, are finding Big Bertha's in their stockings and swinging for the 300-yard marker--from 3rd graders to Grandma Maybel. >> read more
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INSURE YOUR WINE COLLECTION AGAINST THOSE PESKY VOLCANO ERUPTIONS, ETC.
We at B on Hawaii recently came across an interesting item that might be of interest to all the oenophiles and sommeliers out there who think about how to protect your precious wine collection. >> read more
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