Aerial view of Little Palm Island
Little Palm Island
A full weekend of entry to uncommon wines and Michelin starred cooks is on supply this February 5-8 at Little Palm Island, Florida’s solely non-public island resort. Priced at $35,000 a pair, the three-night Vintner’s Voyage expertise guarantees entry to high wines and cooks in a idyllic setting. Desmond Echavarrie, grasp sommelier and founding father of Scale Wine Group, notes, “The wines featured on this journey characterize not solely the head of Napa Valley high quality, however uncommon, family-owned estates that open their cellars solely to shut associates. That is an insider expertise, one that is still inaccessible even in Napa itself.”
With solely 25 bungalow suites on property, friends can anticipate a weekend of unplugged and intimate encounters. Certainly, one can solely entry the island by way of boat or seaplane. There aren’t any televisions within the visitor suites (Wifi is offered although), solely turquoise waters and ocean breezes are the diversions right here.
Featured luminaries embody Michelin starred chef Julien Lefebvre (L’Âtre in Normandy, France), Grasp Sommelier Desmond “Des” Echavarrie, Champagne Jacquesson and Eisele Winery. The weekend begins with a multi-course Twin Chef Dinner. Chef Lefebvre, acknowledged for his progressive method and dedication to seasonal substances, will collaborate with the Island’s culinary group to current an a sequence of dished paired with wines from Scale Wine Group’s deftly curated portfolio.
Wine takes middle stage on Friday as Echavarrie leads a sequence of personal tastings and masterclasses, guiding friends by means of distinctive picks from his portfolio. Dinner that night will spotlight The Pinault household’s Champagne Jacquesson—considered one of Champagne’s most historic homes—and Eisele Winery, a notable producer in Napa Valley, together with small lot wines from winemaker Sam Kaplan (Memento Mori, MAXEM, Vida Valiente). Visitors will even get pleasure from a non-public present by Grace Potter, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter—recognized for her mix of rock, blues, soul, and Americana.
Culinary masterclasses are on faucet for the ultimate day as Chef Lefebvre shares French strategies in a sequence of interactive courses. Visitors will get an opportunity to strive their very own fingers at Lefebvre’s signature dishes similar to truffle-stuffed poultry ballotine and roasted lobster with a silky MAXEM Pinot Noir 2022 discount. In between meals, courses and wine tastings friends can paddle across the resort’s mangroves, settle right into a beachfront chaise or partake of a regionally impressed remedy at SpaTerre. The extra bold may even strive dawn yoga or pop into the health middle.
Not like a visit to wine nation, this eating and tasting expertise brings the specialists collectively in a cocoon of privateness—delivering the idyllic options of a non-public island however stocked with boutique wines and staffed with Michelin rated specialists and Grasp Sommeliers. Managing Director at Little Palm Island, Seán Carney says it finest, “It is a nice alternative to expertise Little Palm Island in its most intimate and uninterrupted type. Past merely a sequence of tastings or dinners, it affords an immersive retreat that includes Michelin-caliber delicacies, boutique wines and direct interplay with business masters, all unfolding throughout a whole non-public island.” Tickets are nonetheless obtainable for buy, contact by cellphone — 305-422.4244 or e-mail managingdirector@littlepalmisland.com
