VINO HAPPY HOUR ”at the bar seats only”…
We are offering a 50% discount on VINO food for those SITTING at the VINO bar from 5:30 to 6:30pm on a first come first served basis.
ALL orders must be in by 6:30PM. This Special will be good only when VINO is open for regular business.
It is a great opportunity to have a bite to eat instead of fighting the traffic.
“Locally Grown” Menu… @ Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas
Chef Hiroshi Fukui will feature a new “locally grown” menu each month
Sundays & Mondays (only) $35 per person (not including tax & gratuity)
For Month of February …
First Course
Big Island Butter Fish MisoYaki
rice, choi sum, wilted tatsoi & pickled red ginger, beurre blanc
Second Course
Pepper Seared Ahi
pasta, brussels sprout, red jalapeno & foie gras ponzu demi
Main Course
Japanese Style Bouillabaise
seared opah, crab meat, Manila clams, orzo & saffron clam broth
Sweet Course
Guava Panna Cotta
fresh fruits with orange sorbet
Call now for reservations and be sure to mention that you are having the
Locally Grown Menu to ensure we don’t run out!
UPCOMING EVENTS…
Tuesday March 16th—Hiroshi Eurasion Tapas Contemporary Kaiseki
Wednesday, February 24th “Winetasting at VINO” 6:00PM
Our good friend Bruce Liebert has been patiently waiting for us to do a BIG Red tasting. Well Bruce
& you ‘all, here it is, Five New World Black Beauties, in all their glory. Hopefully this will show you the difference between BIG & “Over the Top”.
2006 HARTFORD COURT Zinfandel “Highwire Vineyard” (Russian River Valley)
a stellar, mega-intense Zin from 100 plus year old vines grown right in the heart of the Russian River Valley
2005 TRITONO Malbec (Argentina)
a “mountain grown”, Old Vine Malbec crafted by Pinot-meister Steve Clifton (of Brewer Clifton)
2003 DUTSCHKE Shiraz “Oscar Semmler” (Australia)
a black, masculine Old Vine Barossa Valley Reserve bottling from Wayne Dutschke
2004 CAMBIATA Tannat (Monterey)
Tannat is the grape….which in this case is grown high atop a wind pounded Monterey hillside
2004 STOLPMAN Angeli (Ballard Canyon)
an absolutely insane, majestic, VERY limited Reserve Syrah from superstar winemaker Sashi Moorman
There you have it….five wines….two ounces each, $42 a person (not including tax or gratuity).
By Reservations only….533-4476 or email Nicole nmadosik@dkrestaurants.com
Come join us for this unique wine adventure.
Wednesday, March 3rd “Winetasting at VINO” 6:00PM
Here are some really cool wines from a handful of winemaking revolutionaries from around the Mediterranean basin. Each is really creating quite the stir. We have worked very hard to get these wines & hope you enjoy them.
2006 MAXIME MAGNON “La Demarrante” (France)
“Magnon is the southern Foillard. The wine’s fruit is delicious, lovely and deep. It is not inky, alcoholic, or torturously tannic. There is a lot of wine in the wine, and every moment is created to please. You have an impression of little wild berries giving their all, and an incredibly silky texture.” Kermit Lynch
2008 GRAMENON “La Sagesse” (France)
100% Grenache from organically farmed, 60 year old vines. This is as pure & delicious a southern French wine as we have run across. We should nickname this winery as “Au Naturale Central….for their passion & dedication of producing wines as naturally as possible”.
2006 DUPERE BARRERA “Tres Longue Maceration” (France)
Harvested by hands, stomped by feet, manual wooden press, no imported yeasts, no irrigation/chaptalization/acidification/fining or filtration. Never even pumped! Nothing but a blend of Syrah, Cabernet, Carignan, and Mouvèdre from Provence. Raised two years in barrel, bottled by gravity flow when the cycle of the moon was right. Kermit Lynch
2007 NUMANTHIA “Termes” (Spain)
One of the new hotshots from Spain. Their meteoric rise to superstardom was really fueled by their selection at the Top of the Wine Spectator’s Top 100 wines a couple of years back. This is no flash in the pan.
2004 TOMMASO BUSSOLA Amarone della Valpolicella (Italy)
Here is the latest winemaking phenom of Italy’s Veneto wine region. Ripe, highly glycerol, but NOT over the top.
There you have it….five wines….two ounces each, $45 a person (not including tax or gratuity).
By Reservations only….533-4476 or email Nicole nmadosik@dkrestaurants.com
Come join us for this unique wine adventure.
Thursday, March 11th “Farmer’s Market Dinner”
seating starts at 5:30 PM—individual tables
VINO Chef Keith Endo has been going to the KCC Farmer’s Market the past few weeks. He & DK Kodama have been cookin’ away, using the Kona “Red Veal”. It is an effort to help brand this high quality, more natural minded, locally raised product.
In between, Keith found a bunch of terrific, locally grown products from a handful of small, mom & pop farmers. So, here is his chance to show them to you all. To make it even more fun, Keith invited DK Steakhouse chef, Jason Miyasaki to come down to cook a couple of courses as well. So, we will present the Keith & Jason Show….featuring homegrown produce & homegrown culinary talent.
Appetizer
Local Snapper Carpaccio
with Hau’ula tomato, Maui onions, Kahuku sea asparagus, micro cilantro & local citrus ponzu
Salad Course
“Everything in the Garden Salad”
Big Island hearts of palm, Kahuku corn, Ho Farms grape tomatoes, Maunawili greens, Nalo Farms baby bok choy, Kahuku japanese eggplant, Pit Farms baby organic carrots, Skinny Cow feta cheese & more
Fish Course
Steamed Big Island Butterfish
with Hiraoka Farms broccoli rabe, Nalo Farms yellow potato gnocchi, Ewa sweet corn salsa, roasted Hau’ula tomato vinaigrette & Ma’o Farms organic cilantro pistou
Entrée
Braised Kona Red Veal Cheek
with Ma’o Farms organic rainbow chard, sun-dried Hau’ula tomato,
Hamakua mushroom risotto, & rosemary jus
Dessert
Frankie’s Nursery Fruits
$45 a person (not including tax, gratuity or wine).
Reservations will be taken….533-4476 or email Nicole nmadosik@dkrestaurants.com
Otherwise, this special dinner will be offered on a first come, first serve basis,
in addition to the regular VINO menu.
Thursday, February 11th “Winetasting at VINO” 6:00PM
Star Paso Robles winemaker Hilary Graves comes to VINO!
As VINO regulars know, we are HUGE fans of the incredible wine movement happening in the sleepy town of Paso Robles. There is a growing group of new age winemakers growing a wide assortment of Mediterranean inspired grape varieties in the limestone laden hills & then fashioning some very tasty, interesting & unique wines. We are thrilled one of these winemaking phenoms will be joining us in VINO on this night…….Hilary Graves of Graves Winegrowers. As you will see her wines are tasty, provocative AND very elegant & classy. Her red wines are actually black, yet incredibly UN-heavy & suave. Amazing!!!!! She will be bringing her new, not yet bottled Grenache Blanc & a fabulous Mourvedre based pink wine for us to try, in additional to 3 of her stellar 2006 red wines. We love her wines & think you will too.
There you have it….5 wines….two ounces each, $35 a person (not including tax or gratuity). By Reservations only….533-4476 or email Nicole nmadosik@dkrestaurants.com
Wednesday, March 24th “Winetasting with Van Williamson” 6:00PM
Mark your calendars. Vanimal is coming to VINO. As regulars well know, there is NO ONE like Van. He is truly one of the “larger than life” characters of the Californian winemaking scene. PLUS…his wines are really good. More details to follow. We will certainly be debuting his 2007 Ciapusci Vineyard on this night!
Now On to Wines…
Someone recently asked why we change the wines by the glass so often. The answer is to try & experience the WORLD of wines. If we change 2 wines a week, that means 104 new wines to try for the year. That is, after all, the fun part of it all…..isn’t it?
2007 CF Wines Riesling Kabinett “Graacher Domprobst” NEW By The Glass
It is really hard for the reader to imagine how steep this vineyard really is. Think Makapu’u. I wish I had taken a picture of Cheryle’s look of belief when she saw it for the first time. It is truly breathtaking. At the same time, I am hoping you all will understand that Bert Selbach of Dr F Weins-Prum was my first & only choice. It is their very style which is ideal for this particular CF bottling…….amazingly light & airy, captivatingly minerally & ethereal with such class & pedigree. Sadly, the 2007 is the end of the line. With the 2008 vintage, we have unveiled a new look…..one equally as delicious….just altered stylistically somewhat…..more contemporary. This 2007 is as delicious & captivating as a Riesling Kabinett gets. Pure pleasure! Last call!
2008 PATZ & HALL Chardonnay “Sonoma Coast” NEW By The Glass
Here is a tasty, stellar, classy, riveting Sonoma Coast Chardonnay from superstar winemaker James Hall.
We were absolutely thrilled how wonderfully pure & delicious this wine really is. As great as this winery has been over the past 20 or so years, this one unveils a whole new chapter for this landmark winery. You really need to come down & check this one out.
2006 CHATEAU LA ROQUE Mourvedre “Pic St Loup” NEW By The Glass
Here is another fabulous French “country” red. You will notice the grape variety is Mourvedre. It is the same grape used to produce the prolific, highly revered Domaine Tempier Bandol. Grown in this turf somehow this grape delivers something VERY different. It is deep & brooding…with lots of wild herb nuances amongst the raw meat, gamey character. Yet it is rounder, much more “country-ish” & certainly more delicious. You can have a field day with this wine & Chef Keith’s Winter menu. See for yourself. Keep in mind only 1 case came into the State, so it won’t be around long.
VINO Wine of the Month
(price good for February only)…
2004 SELENE “Chesler”--$85
One of my all time favorite winemakers from the Napa Valley is Mia Klein. Her illustrious career has now spanned at least five decades AND her wines are better than ever! To put this in better perspective, think about how many of her contemporaries have either retired, fallen by the wayside or passed away. Furthermore, she has done all of this as a female in a very male dominated arena.
Mia’s most special attribute is undoubtedly her character, and I strongly believe her wines reflect that. Although she has made quite a reputation for her Selene label via a top notch Sauvignon Blanc and a truly superb, incredibly elegant, well-textured Merlot, for me her crowning jewel is the Chesler bottling. It is a VERY elegant, highly refined, seamless Cabernet Franc based Napa Valley red and here is the stellar 2004.
I am always so astounded how a supremely gifted winemaker like this gets so little accolades & acclaim even though she has consulted for BIG name-ers like Spottwoode, Araujo, Viader & Dalla Valle. Her work is a HUGE reason for their world wide acclaim & resulting success! Well, this is her own project & something well worth checking out. I believe she & her wines are the REAL deal and this wine should show you why. Then, compare what you are getting in terms of quality & price to all of the other high profile Napa Cabs….You will be amazed!