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Tuesday 26 June 2018

The Sunset Grille presents a much-enjoyed evening with Castello Banfi Wines

PALMBEACH ― The culinary through research and con- Dinner took off with a deli-
brigade of the Hilton Aruba tinuous improvement, ex- cate home-cured Dilled
Caribbean Resort & Casino plained special guest Sales Salmon, with Caviar and
under the expert guidance & Marketing Director Ro- Crème Fraiche, served
of Executive Chef Matt Bo- dolfo Maralli, who together with the sparkling Banfi
land presented a delightful with Banfi’s Export Director Brut, and went on to fea-
4-course dinner at the Sun- to the Caribbean Raymond ture Caribbean Roasted
set Grille this past week- Rivera, a Certified Wine Pumpkin Soup, cream of
end, carefully paired with Specialist, complemented red bell peppers, with a
the award-winning wines of the food with tasting notes, bacon wrapped scallop
Castello Banfi winery. and commentary about in the center. The flavorful
the wines produced in the soup was paired with crisp
Family-owned Castel- territory of Montalcino and and fruity Banfi Fontanelle
lo Banfi is dedicated to beyond, including Strevi Chardonnay.
the pursuit of excellence and Piedmont. The main course, a gener-
ous Rack of Lamb Persil-
lade, with parslied walnuts
and Gorgonzola, in a Cab-
ernet sauce with Pommes
Dauphinoise, went well
with Banfi Brunello di Mon-
talcino. The wine has been
voted Best in Class Italian at
the Winemaker Challenge,
many years in a row.
For the Grand Finale, a
unique Caribbean Trifle de-
livered layers upon layers of
sweet Black Rice, Mango
and Coconut, escorted
by a flute of the elegant
Rosa regale, a red spar-
kling wine. Romar Trading,
distributor of Banfi wines in
Aruba co-hosted the eve- tomer satisfaction.
ning with wine artist Clive The Wine Pairing Dinner de-
Faustin who worked to- livered a marvelous eve-
gether with chef Matt Bo- ning, taking diners on a de-
the most famous wines by Like
land on the creation of the lectable tasting voyage of Like
menu.
Faustin reported that Cas- Castello Banfi, paired with
us on
tello Banfi is the first winery a truly festive, expertly pre- us on
in the world to be awarded sented 4-course menu. Aru-
international recognition ba’s community of foodies Facebook
for exceptional environ- were pleased to revisit the Facebook
mental, ethical and social Sunset Grille and recon-
responsibility as well as an nect with the its fine culi- Bon Dia 24 Aruba
international leader in cus- nary tradition.q facebook.com/bondianoticia