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Tickets are now on sale for one of Maui's signature summer festivals, the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival, which returns to Kapalua Resort June 7 to 9.
This year marks the 38th year showcasing the finest wines and celebrity chefs from around the globe along with Maui's own culinary superstars.
Highlights of the weekend include interactive wine-tasting seminars encompassing a regional-focus on Sta. Rita Hills and Petaluma Gap; a varietal focus on cabernet sauvignon vertical and grenache; and a historical focus on the Wine World of Sports, about sports stars that became winemakers.
Arrive dressed to impress in your best whites for the Grand Tasting White Party from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 7, on the oceanfront grounds of Montage Kapalua Bay.
James Beard award-winning Chef Stephen Stryjewski headlines Night in NOLA winemaker dinner on Saturday, June 8, with his take on Creole classics paired with premium wines, to benefit Maui Food Bank.
Celebrity cooking demonstrations and tasting luncheons will feature Iron Chef Mark Tarbell from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 8 and Chef Slade Rushing from New Orlean's iconic restaurant, Brennan's from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday, June 9.
Maui Mardi Gras Seafood Festival provides a fitting finale from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Sunday, June 9. Entertainment that evening features local band Nuff Sedd.
New this year is an exclusive early-entry pass that allows the holder to enter the Maui Mardi Gras Seafood Festival event one hour early at 5:30 p.m. Early admission tickets are limited.
For more information about accomodations packages and travel information, or to purchase tickets online, visit www.kapaluawineandfoodfestival.com.