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LOCALFriday 13 November 2015
VIP’s Enjoy Cocktail Party
at Hadicurari Restaurant
Hosted by Federico Trost
ORANJESTAD – Romar Trad-
ing Company importers of
fine wines and spirits wel-
comed the Export Man-
ager of Santa Margherita,
the famed Italian winery to
Aruba with a series of lav-
ishly orchestrated events.
The long awaited Cock-
tail Party in Federico Trost’s relationship to embark on a
honor unfolded at Hadicu-
rari Restaurant just recently, Tony has been called “the
and featured a wonderful
selection of the winery’s
portfolio, starting with San-
ta Margherita Prosecco,
then following in the course
of the evening with Santa
Margherita Pinot Grigio,
Santa Margherita Chianti
Classico and Santa Mar-
gherita Sparkling Rose. Mu-
sic by the Bamboo band
and delicious seafood
hors-d’oeuvres by Chef
Ronald entertained an A-
list of dignitaries and local
celebrities, by the light of
the moon, at the water’s
edge.
Trost shared with the digni-
taries the story of the win-
ery’s most important prod-
uct, the Pinot Grigio. He
reported that in the 1970’s,
Anthony Terlato became
the #1 importer of premium
Italian wines to the USA, and
he believed that there was
an opportunity for quality
Italian wines beyond tra-
ditional Italian restaurant
wine lists. He also believed
wine lovers were ready to
experience a truly high-end
Italian white. While in Italy,
he explored a range of re-
gions and varietals and de-
termined that Pinot Grigio
was the wine that could
revolutionize the percep-
tion of Italian wines in high-
end restaurants. Then one
day, in a restaurant in Italy,
he ordered all 18 Pinot Gri-
gios on the list and tasted
every one. When he tasted
Santa Margherita Pinot Gri-
gio from the Marzotto fam-
ily, he knew he had found
his varietal and the proper
promotional journey.
father of Pinot Grigio” and
“one of the most accom-
plished wine personalities
on the planet” for pioneer-
ing regions, varietals and
brands from around the
world. Pioneering the Pinot
Grigio category in America
with Santa Margherita, he
created the most success-
ful brand and established
Pinot Grigio as a much-
loved varietal around the
world. Crisp, elegant Santa
Margherita remains the
leading Pinot Grigio brand
and still captures the imagi-
nation of wine lovers across
the country.
Pictured here Clive Faus-
tin and Paola Kelly, Romar
Trading, welcoming guests
to the lovely party venue,
for an evening of wine and
food pairing.q