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I'o Restaurant's December Wine Club Tasting and The Diva Club Launch Party, New at David Paul's
Friday (December 18), I’o restaurant, Lahaina, 7-9pm Saturday (December 19), David Paul’s Island Grill, Lahaina, 5-7pm
by Anuhea Yagi
December 17, 2009
Wine Spectator recently published their Top 100 list, the magazine's "annual roundup of the year's most exciting wines." Following this, Front Street's I'o restaurant is picking an adventurous "around the world" lineup from this illustrious list, to be featured at their December Wine Club tasting. Indeed, I'o is a fine place for fine wine (plus pupus, at this event, for $30), as guests are in the knowledgeable hands of part-owner and operations manager Stephan Bel Robert, who is a Court of Master Sommeliers "level-one sommelier," along with wine steward Richard Clark, who just last month achieved level-two status. The following evening, bust out the bubbly at David Paul's Island Grill for the launch of the new Diva Club. Membership to The Diva Club is a mere $15, with 10 of those greenbacks going directly to Women Helping Women (WHW). It's almost unfathomable that such holiday helpfulness could be attained at a price even the Grinch would tolerate, yet members will additionally be invited to monthly parties (held every third Saturday) full of "entertainment and elegant appetizers," plus receive a $25 restaurant gift certificate for future use. This Saturday's party boasts champagne and special cocktails for $5 a pop, and complimentary hors d'oeuvres. I'o: 661-8422; David Paul's: 662-3000 Anu Yagi, MauiTime
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