August Moon: A Wine+Food Benefit for Arts Education

The fourth annual August Moon is a chance for guests to taste wines from more than 30 winemakers, graze on small plates from top food venues, and buy art—all to help bring arts education to Hawai‘i’s children.

The event is a special opportunity for wine enthusiasts. Every summer, Johnson Brothers of Hawaii selects a stellar lineup of winemakers that it represents for a tour to allow industry insiders a taste of their products. August Moon allows the general public in on the wine action.

To go with the diverse sips are signature small plates from popular restaurants and food businesses such as Chef Mavro, Town, Salt Kitchen + Tasting Bar, Japengo, and Nobu. See the full list below. Have a look at photos from last year's August Moon.

Tickets: No longer available online, but can be purchased for $95 at the door

Table sales:

Table of four: $600
Table of eight: $1,200
Call 532-3671 for table purchases.

Featuring:

• Drawn Out: A lineup of top O‘ahu artists will be at August Moon, drawing live. As each artwork is finished, it will go on sale. Prices are just $25. This is an amazing opportunity for budding collectors. The participating artists are:

• Wine tasting: Enjoy wine tastings by the following vineyards.

APS Wine and Spirits, Oakland, CA
Blackbird Vineyards, Napa Valley
Bouchaine Winery, Napa Valley
Cafaro Cellars, Napa Valley
Casey Flat Ranch, Yolo County, California
Di Stefano Winery, Woodinville, Washington
Domaine Georg Rafael, Napa Valley
Dutton Estate Winery, Sebastopol, Sonoma
Elke Vineyards, Anderson Valley, Mendocino, California
Kenneth Volk Winery, Santa Maria Valley and Paso Robles, California
Ladera Vineyards, Howell Mountain Wines, Napa Valley
L'Aventure Winery, Paso Robles, California
McIntyre Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey, California
Milbrandt Vineyards, Walla Walla, Washington
Opici Imports, Wines of Italy
Peju Province Winery, Napa Valley
Piña Winery, Napa Valley
Quady Winery, Madera, California
Quintessential Wines, Napa Valley
Talbott Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands, California
Rock Wall Wine Company, East Bay, Alameda, California
San Francisco Wine Exchange - Wines of Argentina, Chile, and New Zealand
Storrs Winery, Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Terry Seitz, South African wines
Uvaggio, Lodi, California
Venge Vineyards, Napa Valley
Vino Noceto Winery, Shenandoah Valley, California
Winessellers Ltd., Austrian, South American, French, Italian, and Spanish wines
Golan Heights Winery, Galil Mountain Winery and Gilgal Winery, Israeli wines
Zaca Mesa Winery & Vineyards, Santa Ynez Valley, California

• Food tasting: Pair your wines with bites from:

Café Julia: Tomato soup with mini vegetable calzone
Chef Mavro: Seared nairagi (striped marlin) with Hanapepe salt, Sumida Farm watercress kanten, and garlic-lemon-olive oil puree
Chef Peter Foster and Memoirs: Coq au vin
Hokulani Bake Shop: Red velvet, port wine, and strawberry shortcake cupcakes
Honolulu Museum of Art Cafe: Big Island red veal slider, with goat cheese, pickled sweet onions and shiitake ketchup    
Japengo: Scallop butter yaki
Nobu: Braised beef shortrib with negimiso
Off Menu Catering
Off The Wall with Chef Kyle Matsumoto: Waipahu watercress and tomatoes tossed with cherry balsamic vinaigrette topped with kalua pork and crispy Korean sweet potato
OnoPops: Mountain apple rose, liliko‘i cheesecake, Mauna Kea green tea, Mexican chocolate, and watermelon hibiscus paletas
Salt Kitchen + Tasting Bar: Kampachi tartare tostadas with lychee-avocado-grapefruit ash and garlic chips
town: Panchetta with cauliflower
12th Avenue Grill: Maui beef and lamb gyros with Big Island black radish tzatzkiki and black olive, local feta and heirloom tomato salad
Whole Foods

• Lucky Number drawing! Prizes include:

Prize Package One:
2008 Four Graces Willamette Valley Oregon Pinot Noir (Magnum)
Two-night stay at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel

Prize Package Two:
2008 Four Graces Willamette Valley Oregon Pinot Noir (Magnum)
One night stay at the Kahala Hotel & Resort and breakfast for two at the Plumeria House

Prize Package Three:
2010 L'Aventure Optimus (Magnum)
2010 L'Aventure Estate Cuvee (Magnum)

Music:

Cool jazz by the Chris Yeh Quartet

Parking:

1) FREE: Street parking on Beretania and Kinau Street from 6 p.m.

2) FREE: The ProPark lot behind the Honolulu Museum of Art School, entrances on Beretania and Young streets.

3) FREE at the First United Methodist Church Parking Lot on the corner of Beretania and Victoria streets. NOTE: lot closes promptly at 10 p.m.
 
4) $5 at Kim Chee III Parking Lot on Young Street