champagne

#HFWF15: Caviar and champagne

There is no better way to taste fine caviar than with equally fine champagne. As an encore to last year’s “Caviar and Krug” event, the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival upped their game with French Sturia caviar paired with Cristal, Dom Pérignon, Krug, and…

Did this: Hennessy pairing at Chai’s

I always love the chance to see how new wines and spirits pair with different foods, so when Sten Lilja of Moet Hennessy — who presented a cognac dinner earlier this year — came back to Honolulu, I had to…

Dom Perignon dinner: Learning about champagne

As mentioned in yesterday’s blog, Sten Lilja of Moet Hennessy was in town and, through two private dinners with Yasuo Ogawa and Dr. Jeff Yeoh, gave attendees quick lessons in enjoying premium libations. The first was Hennessy cognac; the second,…

Cat Chat episode 13: Bubblies

I’m not a wine snob — trust me, I’ll drink anything — but I do love my bubblies.Champagne, sparkling wine, moscato d’asti — if it’s got bubbles, I’ll drink it.So I asked Shannon Ball from Wine The Experience — one of Nonstop’s…