“Unwined” at Pūlehu, an Italian Grill, the award-winning signature restaurant at The Westin Kā‘anapali Ocean Resort Villas. Whether you’re practically a sommelier or are just enthusiastic about wine, Pūlehu has the glass (or bottle) for you. Its thoughtfully curated wine list features a selection of favorites from around the world in addition to critically acclaimed Italian wines.
Let Jim Hansen, Pūlehu’s restaurant manager and wine expert, help you complement your dinner with the perfect pairing. The diversity of the restaurant’s culinary menu poses the ideal companion to create a satisfying epicurean journey. It offers relaxed, upscale Italian options such as Pan-Seared Scallops with fresh corn, coppa, corn jus and grapefruit segments; Veal Ossobuco with creamy polenta and roasted, seasonal Maui vegetables; and Porcini-Dusted Lamb Chops with roasted Maui beet risotto, pine nuts and pūlehu herbed demi-glace.
If you are also interested in learning more about wine, join Pūlehu’s Wine Social, held every Sunday and Monday from 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. This interactive wine class features a sampling of distinctive wines with a taste of some of the restaurant’s signature dishes.
This experience is available for $20 per person. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 808-667-3254.
“Wine should enhance your entire dining experience,” said Jim Hansen. “At Pūlehu, we have had the pleasure of tasting hundreds of different wines. We only offer those that we have come to love and enjoy and hope you will as well.”
The winner of the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013, and ‘Aipono Award for Best Italian from Maui Nō Ka ‘Oi Magazine for four consecutive years (2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013), Pūlehu, an Italian Grill is open Thursdays – Mondays from 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Its Tramonto Three-Course Prix Fixe Menu is exclusively offered from 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. and after 8:00 p.m. The restaurant provides complimentary self-parking. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit pulehurestaurantmaui.com or call 808-667-3254.
