The 44th annual Kapalua Wine and Food Festival will be a celebration for the ages! As the oldest and most beloved food and wine festival in the U.S., the Kapalua Wine and Food Festival brings together the world's top vintners, renowned celebrity chefs Maneet Chauhan and Rick Moonen, as well as Maui and Hawaii's favorite restaurants and local vendors to create magic once again at Kapalua Resort. 

The weekend offers an array of events from interactive wine tasting seminars, intimate winemaker dinners, sampling unique and premium wines from around the globe and much more! Guests can mix and mingle with winemakers, chefs and other food aficionados while they sip, savor and sample the finest offerings from these rockstars of the culinary and wine universe!

Schedule of Events:

11:00 am - 12:30 pm: Interactive Wine Tasting Seminar - $150
Regional Focus: Santa Barbara County LOVE!

These beloved winemakers will share their passion for making wine as they teach us all about their love for the land they farm and each other. Enjoy a variety of varietals and styles of wines in this engaging and lively panel.

Confirmed Panelists:
- Greg Brewer - Brewer Clifton
- Mikael Sigouin - Kaena Winery
- Sonja Magdevski - Clementine Carter

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm: Interactive Wine Tasting Seminar - $150

Napa Valley is only 30 miles long and 3 miles wide but makes many of the greatest wines in the world and is known far and wide as the most renowned AVA in the USA. Napa's top Winemakers will share their favorite vintages and tell their stories of how they came to be.

Confirmed Panelists:
- Kristy Melton - Freemark Abbey
- Geoff Labitzke MW - DANA Estate
- Jeremy Nickel - The Vineyard House Estate

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm: The Grand Tasting Gala - $335
5:30 pm: Premier Access (Early Entry - Included in Festival Passes) | $435

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. Enjoy this walk-around tasting format highlighted by specialty purveyors and guests like Petrossian Caviar. Enjoy live entertainment by local band 3 Pounds of Kalo throughout the evening's festivities.

Participating Kapalua Resort and Maui Restaurants:
- Balai Pata and Joey's Kitchen
- Banyan Tree
- Cane and Canoe
- Coco Deck Lahaina/Mala Ocean Tavern
- Duke's Beach House
- Honolua Store
- Honu Oceanside
- Hua Momona Farms
- Japengo
- Lahaina Noon
- Merriman's Kapalua
- Sansei Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Bar
- Star Noodle
- Taverna
- The Restaurant at The Hotel Wailea
- The Plantation House
- UHMC Culinary Arts Program

Sponsor Wineries:
- Veuve Clicquot

Featured Wineries: 
- Charles Krug Winery
- Domaine de la Rivière
- Donum Estate
- Fraîche Wine Group
- Jackson Family Wines
- Justin Winery
- Patrimony Estate
- Rodney Strong
- Silver Oak Winery/Twomey/Prince Hill

Special Guests:
- Petrossian Caviar and a selection of their world-famous caviars from France's House of Petrossian
- Maui Gold Pineapple

In addition to premium wines guests can enjoy:
- Hand-crafted cocktails by House of Suntory, Makers Mark 
- Mixed cocktails from Cutwater