Kapalua Wine and Food Festival 2024

Kapalua Wine & Food Festival

2024 Schedule of Events

TICKETS NOW ON SALE! Please scroll down for event details and check back for schedule updates.

Schedule, wineries, menus, participants, etc. are subject to change.

FESTIVAL PASSES

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FESTIVAL PASS INCLUDES:

  • All Interactive Wine Tasting Seminars
  • Two Celebrity Chef Cooking Demos
  • Grand Tasting Gala
  • Exclusive inclusions ONLY available with Festival Pass:
    • VIP Reception – Meet & Greet the winemakers!
    • Preferred Seminar Seating
    • Commemorative Gift Bag
    • Grand Tasting Early Entry at 5:30pm

$1,029 SPECIAL LEAP YEAR PRICING*
(*Through 3/31/24; based on availability. Regular Price: $1,225 starting 4/1/24)

A LA CARTE TICKETS

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Choose from an amazing selection of

Wine Tasting Seminars and The

Grand Tasting Gala evening event.

Details on each event are noted below.

Thursday, June 6th

Passholders & VIP Aloha Winemaker Reception

Passholders & Invitation only
4:30 pm – 6 pm |  Hua Momona Farms

FRIday, June 7th

Interactive Wine Tasting Seminar
Altitude Matters! High Elevation Farming Focus

11 am-12:30 pm  |  The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua – Ballroom  |  $150

Taste amazing wines from high elevation vineyards sourced in Napa and Sonoma and learn how mountain fruit grown at high elevations creates wines very different from those grown on valley floor. Hear from three expert winemakers about how they craft their wines from this intensely concentrated high mountain fruit and learn the intricacies of growing in these regions and conditions.
Moderated by Master Sommelier Michael Jordan

Featured Panelists:

• David Arthur – David Arthur Vineyards
• Stephanie Pope – Hess Persson EstatesSuzanne Groth
Suzanne Groth – Groth Vineyards & Winery

Kapalua Wine and Food Festival 2023

Interactive Wine Tasting Seminar
Global Wine Focus: Drink International!

2 pm-3:30 pm | The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua – Ballroom  |  $150

Delve into the International wines from ancient and new regions that are creating a current buzz in the industry. Master Sommelier Josh Orr will have a special treat from Chateau Musar… and winemakers from Italy and New Zealand!

SATURDAY, June 8th

Interactive Wine Tasting Seminar
Paso Robles Cab Collective – Regional Focus

11 am-12:30 pm | The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua – Ballroom  |  $150

The Paso Robles CAB Collective is a Non-Profit Consorzio of Paso Robles finest wineries. You will enjoy many of the finest and most delicious wines from longtime family vineyards in this creative and diverse emerging wine region.

Featured Panelists:

• Maeve Pesquera – Dauo Vineyards
• Austin Hope – Hope Family Wines
• Doug Filipponi – Ancient Peaks Winery

 

Kapalua Wine and Food Festival 2022

“Pigs & Pinot Hawaiian Style“ Winemaker Seminar
& Cooking Demonstration Luncheon

1 pm-3 pm | The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua – Ballroom |  $225

Pigs & Pinot is one of the most popular wine events in the country hosted by Celebrity Chef Charlie Palmer. Chef Charlie gives it a Hawaiian twist at our event with signature dishes and wine pairings from the event’s Pinot Cup winners Mike Sullivan of Benovia and Dan Kosta of Convene Winery. Come “hang out and talk story” with these longtime friends and industry legends!

Featured Panelists:

• Mike Sullivan – Benovia Winery
• Dan Kosta – Convene Winery

Chef Charlie Palmer

The Grand Tasting Gala

Sponsored by
Southwest Airlines

6 pm-9 pm | Aloha Garden Pavilion – The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua  $335

5:30pm Pre-event Early Entry Reception for Festival Passholders & Invited Guests

$295 Special Pricing while available until March 31, 2024!

Maui’s most beloved event! Set against the stunning backdrop and ‘Canoe Hale’ ambiance of The Aloha Garden Pavilion a limited number of guests sip a selection of premium and hard-to-find wines from around the globe, handcrafted cocktails and mocktails. The culinary artists of the Kapalua Resort restaurants host some of Lahaina’s most beloved chefs and restaurants in a tribute to our Lahaina town. Enjoy this walk-around tasting format highlighted by specialty purveyors and guests like Petrossian Caviar. Live music caps off the evening’s festivities with Jason Arcilla, a 2023 Fall contestant on The Voice.

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Kapalua Wine and Food Festival 2023

SUNday, June 9th

Interactive Wine Tasting Seminar

Champagne & Caviar Special Club

10 am-11:30 am | The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua – Ballroom  |  $150

Petrossian Caviar Expert Christopher Klapp will share tastes of exclusive and rare caviar from the world-famous Petrossian label.  Expertly paired with Champagne Special Club Wines from our expert Sommelier and Grace Under Pressure Champagne Importer Christine Mercnik.

Special Club is the Highest Classification of “Grower Champagne.”  Small independent grower producers are making the most exciting and sought after wines in Champagne today. They may only be made in outstanding years. The best way to start a Sunday morning in Kapalua!

PLEASE NOTE: this panel sells out very quickly!

Featured Panelists:

• Christopher Klapp – Petrossian Caviar
• Christine Mercnik – Grace Under Pressure

 

Celebrity Chef Maneet Chauhan Cooking Demonstration
Luncheon & Wine Tasting

12 pm-2 pm | The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua – Ballroom  |  $225

Celebrity Chef phenom Maneet Chauhan, from Food Network’s “CHOPPED, Tournament of Champions” and more, showcases cuisine from her four popular restaurants in Nashville. Join Maneet in a lively and delicious four-course Luncheon paired with the wines of Jean-Charles Boisset from Buena Vista Winery in Carneros, De Loach, JCB sparkling and Mommessin. Buena Vista Winemaker Brian Maloney will be on hand to discuss the wine pairings.

Featured Panelists:

Brian Maloney – Buena Vista Winery

All events, prices, personalities, performances, menus, wines, venues, dates and times subject to change without notice. No refunds or exchanges. Must be age 21 and older to attend all events. Must bring valid ID. Tickets to the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival are not tax deductible. Kapalua Wine & Food Festival urges all adults to consume alcoholic products responsibly.

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