Every so often, Roy’s in Hawaii Kai will have special wine dinners to showcase a specific winemaker, and then will pair foods around the featured wines. Last night, the restaurant had a wine dinner with a different theme: An autumn harvest menu paired with Roy’s private label wines.
This was my first time to one of their wine dinners, and I was a little intimidated, since I don’t know my way around wines. I mean, I drink wine and know the basics, and I know what I like. But beyond that, I couldn’t give you recommendations on pairings like real oenophiles. As it turned out, many of the people who came were like me, so we could just sit back and enjoy the meal without thinking too hard. Here’s what we had:
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65 bucks? that's lower than a corkage fee at places that can't hold a candle to Roy's. Wine can be intimidating. allow me to pass on my own knowledge, gleaned from many dinners at Mille Fleurs under the tutelage of that excellent establishment's Master Sommelier. i approach him with respect befitting his station and say: Hey, Marcel, would grab a glass and sit in here with us? cause, i don't know what the fuck i'm doing.
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