This year has marked a whirlwind of enhancements for the AAA Four-Diamond Radisson® Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa that continue to grab the attention of Caribbean island visitors, including the recently launched wine program. Food and Beverage Director, Mark Naber, has joined efforts with Director of Restaurants Sheldon Leuden and Beverage Manager Albert Tromp to create a program that is well-versed in its diverse offerings from Sunset Grille’s award-wining wine cellar. Boasting a combined experienced of over 28 years, the team thoughtfully designed the program to feature an international selection, appropriately titled “Sunset Wine Flights,” presented seaside for guests to experience amid the unmatched island landscape.
“We’re excited to provide our guests with the opportunity to enjoy a unique wine presentation, executed by a dynamic and experienced service team – it’s so special and unique to the island of Aruba,” says Food and Beverage Director Mark Naber. “Providing Sunset Wine Flights has allowed us to create a refined dining experience and elevate our guest’s perception of what is expected from a hotel restaurant.”
Aruba’s only hotel wine program invites hotel guests and island visitors alike to soak in the sunset with the company of carefully selected wine at on-property restaurants including Sunset Grill, a newly renovated, Mediterranean inspired dining destination, and Mira Solo Martini & Wine Bar, a modern, chic space overlooking cascading waterfalls open to the sun, stars, and cooling breezes with the sounds of live entertainment. Guests are invited to sit back and sip on a variety of Sunset Wine Flights, each featuring three selections that are sure to please the palate. Currently featured Sunset Wine Flights include:
Chardonnay Three-Way
– Imperial, Moet & Chandon, France
– 2010 Chardonnay, Rodney Strong, USA
– 2006 Pouilly-Fuisse, Louis Jadot, France
King of grapes perfectly pairs with Grilled Diver Scallops or Chilean Sea Bass
Iron Fist Wrapped in a Velvet Glove
– 2006 Merlot, Marques de Casa Concha, Chile
– 2006 Merlot, Ferrari-Carano, Sonoma, CA
– 2006 Merlot, Stags’ Leap, Napa Valley, CA
Soft flavours and significant structure of the Merlot pairs with Porterhouse Steak or Sautéed Chicken Breast
Habla Spanglish?
– Brut Malbec, Navarro Correas, Argentina
– 2012 Sauvignon Blanc, Montes Alph, Chile
-2003 Tinto Pesquera, Ribera del Duero, Spain
This exploration of Spanish wines agreeably pairs with a selection of surf and turf dishes
The wine program will soon add additional flights to its portfolio including Bordeaux, Pinot Envy, A Taste of Burgundy, and Que Syrah Shiraz. Guests can experience Sunset Wine Flights, each featuring three samples, for $10 every evening at Sunset Grille and on Thursday evenings from 4:00 – 5:00 PM at Mira Solo Martini & Wine Bar. For those looking to extend their wine tasting, diners can purchase a bottle from the tasting to receive a $10 discount from the bottle price and find it waiting at their dinner table when they arrive.
Whether visiting for romance, adventure, rest and relaxation, or a long deserved vacation, the Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa has everything you need on a 14-acre oasis, surrounded by fragrant gardens, exotic lagoons, and cascading waterfalls. Interested guests can currently take advantage of discounted room packages by visiting www.radisson.com/aruba.
About Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa
The AAA Four-Diamond Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa, located on Palm Beach – the island’s top beach – is a 15-acre tropical oasis offering exceptional accommodations and facilities enhanced by the Radisson Yes I Can! SM service philosophy and 100% Guest Satisfaction Guarantee. The resort’s award-winning oceanfront Larimar Spa, known for unique treatments incorporating ingredients of the island, is considered the most comprehensive spa in Aruba. The property offers 15,000 square feet of meeting and event space, two freeform swimming pools and a beachside five-star PADI dive and water sports facility, and three restaurants including Sunset Grille, the island’s only AAA Four Diamond restaurant. Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa also participates in the Club Carlson SM Rewards Program. For additional information, visit www.radisson.com.
About Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the world’s largest and most dynamic hotel groups. The portfolio of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group includes more than 1,300 hotels in operation and under development, a global footprint spanning 100 countries and territories and a powerful set of global brands (Radisson Blu, Radisson®, Park Plaza®, Park Inn by Radisson, Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM and Hotel Missoni). In most of the group’s hotels, guests can benefit from the loyalty program Club CarlsonSM, one of the most rewarding loyalty programs in the world. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and its brands employ more than 80,000 people.
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., and Brussels, Belgium.
http://www.carlsonrezidor.com
