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Wednesday 27 May 2015
With Arion Wine Company;
Hyatt Regency Presents the Unforgettable ‘California Nights’
PALM BEACH – An oppor- by award-winning execu- wine, which turned out to nay, 2007, Monterey Coun- Willem-Alexander of the
tune alignment of excep- be a Sauvignon Blanc from ty. Netherlands, and his wife
tional talent and good tive chef Vincent Pellegrini the Napa Valley. Chef Pellegrini whose pas- Queen Maxima, staying at
taste inspired the creation After having sparked the sion for food, combined the Hyatt Regency, on an
of a rare culinary event and lovingly prepared his guests’ appetite for a mag- with his culinary expertise official visit to the island.
that took place recently, in ical evening, the menu of and welcoming person- Founded in 1982 by Jess
the Palms Restaurant at the culinary brigade. Heather layered, complex and sur- Jackson, the Jackson Fam-
Hyatt Regency. The event, prising food combinations ality, made him a house- ily vineyards and wineries
titled California Nights, of- also provided ongoing kicked off with a Burrata hold name in Aruba, is a are first and foremost fam-
fered up a six-course gour- Cheese appetizer paired champion of Hyatt Hotels ily-owned and operated,
met dinner, inspired by commentary through- with Galarie Naissance & Resorts’ global food phi- which was Jess Jackson’s
Arion Wine Company and Sauvignon Blanc, 2013, losophy, as he thought- goal, when he entered
Jackson Family Wines. out the event, sharing her Napa Valley, followed by fully sources and carefully the wine business three
Hosting the dinner was a Duck Confit, escorted serves meals focused on decades ago, wishing to
Jackson Family Wines’ deep knowledge of all by the popular Byron Pinot healthy preparations, fit create a family enterprise
Master Sommelier Jen- Noir, 2012, Santa Maria Val- for royalty as he recent- specializing in handmade
nifer Huether, the first fe- things related to wine. Go- ley. Diners then delighted ly cooked all meals for wines of unmatched char-
male Master Sommelier in in the Roasted Cigar Salm- his Royal Highness, King acter.
Canada, recognized by vert v/d Hout of Arion Wine on, chased by Stonestreet Arion Wine Company is
the Court of Master Som- Chardonnay, 2012, So- a local wine importing
meliers. Huether poured Company expertly over- noma Valley. For the Inter- firm, offering great wines,
the winery’s top-of-the-line mezzo, an exotic passion teaching seminars, orga-
wines, pairing them with ex- saw the wine pairings. fruit sorbet with a splash nizing tastings and educat-
quisite offerings conceived of Arrowood Chardonnay, ing those working in the
To start the evening off on Sonoma Valley, paved the hospitality sector. Arion
way for the arrival of the Wine Company represents
a fun note, guests were main course, Seared Ten- some of the world’s most
derloin with roasted garlic, outstanding wineries in
welcomed with a black shitake mushroom ragout, Aruba.
charcoal artichoke and Our photos show some
wine glass, meant to hide porcini reduction, served of the unforgettable mo-
with both Stonestreet Cab- ments during the California
the color of the wine, and ernet Sauvignon 2010 and Nights dinner, presented
the highly Robert Parker by Arion Wine Company,
were asked to sniff, taste rated Cardinale, 2010, Jackson Family Wines and
Napa Valley, which en- Hyatt Regency. q
and examine the contents couraged the discussion
of personal preferences
of the glass in order to fig- among dinner guests. The
dessert featured one of the
ure out if it was a red or a chef’s signature specialties
Cream of Papaya, with
white wine. They then had blueberries, hibiscus Cab-
ernet dressing and melt-
to give a description and in your mouth Pistachio
Macaroons, which was
divine the origins of the enhanced by an exquisite
golden elixir, Kendall-Jack-
son Late Harvest Chardon-
