{"id":1750,"date":"2014-01-12T13:31:35","date_gmt":"2014-01-12T20:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/traveltattler\/?p=1750"},"modified":"2014-01-12T13:31:35","modified_gmt":"2014-01-12T20:31:35","slug":"a-wine-lovers-paradise-at-anguillas-cuisinart-golf-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/traveltattler\/golf\/lifestyle\/1750\/a-wine-lovers-paradise-at-anguillas-cuisinart-golf-resort","title":{"rendered":"A Wine-Lover’s Paradise at Anguilla’s CuisinArt Golf Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Having a beach drink at CuisinArt Resort can include the finest of wines. (Photo credit: Harrison Shiels)<\/p><\/div>\n

The Caribbean islands are often equated with boat drinks \u2013 rum punch, banana daiquiri, yellow bird, or mojito, anyone? But CuisinArt Golf Resort and Spa, on the tiny British territorial island of Anguilla, seeks to offer a gastronomic experience that can only be accompanied by the finest of wines. Whether superior wines come from France or Italy depends on whether you believe general manager Stephane Zaharia, a Frenchman; or Fabio Petrone, the Italian serving as director of food and beverage.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrench wines are indeed superior,\u201d jokes Zaharia, \u201cbut as a Frenchman I prefer Italian cuisine. It\u2019s regional at the end of the day. When you go up north in Italy, you\u2019re going to find more saucy food with lots of cheese. In the south you\u2019ll get lots of olive oil, tomato, and basil dishes which are more comfortable with the temperature of the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Zaharia and Petrone possess, and display, extensive international resort and culinary experience, which is important since, as the name Cuisinart Resort implies, owner Leandro Rizzuto built his fortune creating and selling CuisinArt kitchen supplies. To the liking of both Zaharia and Petrone, one of the resort\u2019s dining options is Restaurant Italia, featuring favorites such as tagliatelle, gnocci, risotto, ossobuco, lasagna and gelato.<\/p>\n

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Garmon Greenaway teaches wine tasting courses at CuisinArt Resort in Anguilla. (Photo Credit: Harrison Shiels)<\/p><\/div>\n

Any chef will tell you the key to fine cuisine is quality ingredients – and the islands can be tricky places to secure those \u2013 so CuisinArt maintains its\u2019 own on-site hydroponic farm, under the direction of Canadian Dr. Howard Resh, which guests are welcome to tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cWherever the recipe and ingredients originate from, the food and wine need to be matched for the best pairing,\u201d Petrone insists. CuisinArt makes this happen with a 3,600-bottle wine cellar within Le Bistro restaurant. The wine tasting class (performed twice weekly) was one of the best I have ever experienced, with islander Garmon Greenaway pouring various varietals and pairing them with bites of brie, parmigiano, and blue cheeses, plus, more surprisingly, soy sauce, tomatoes, limes, and salt to prove his points by activating the tongue\u2019s tasting points.<\/p>\n

\u201cWater divides the world, but wine unites the soul,\u201d said Greenaway, while comparing old world and new world vintages of Sauvignon Blanc from France\u2019s Loire Valley vs. a bottle from New Zealand\u2019s Marlborough region.<\/p>\n

Water also divides Anguilla from the nearby St. Maarten airport, but blessedly so, since a scenic, 20-minute ferry from the airport\u2019s \u201caquadock\u201d immediately reveals the azure waters and bright beaches awaiting you at CuisinArt\u2019s remote, pristine location, along with golf, tennis, a spa, and boating.
\nFor more information, visit www.CuisinArtResort.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Michigan-based travel writer Michael Patrick Shiels may be contacted at InviteYourself@aol.com<\/a> or via www.TravelTattler.com<\/a> His morning show is heard weekday mornings in Lansing on 92.1 FM.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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