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Old Jan 14, 2020 | 3:05 am
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cnote2254
 
Join Date: Feb 2015
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We decided to splurge last night and did the Wine Aficionado private dining at $750pp, just two of us. The location is in The Rock, which btw looks different than the picture in the materials I was sent ahead of time.

There is one huge wood table where they usually seat 15 or so people at. I loved the ambiance... The cave brought a very cool contrast to the island and ocean outside.

The table there has a story behind it that I can't remember. Here's why...

Now I wont spoil all the surprises of this... But this was one of the best things we've ever done. Started out sharing a bottle of champagne with the Sommelier (the same kind as breakfast), followed by a six (I think) course meal with wine pairings.

The courses were just fantastic, of course.

Each wine pairing was a whole bottle...
Each wine pairing was a whole bottle.

Yes. We had most of a bottle of champagne and six bottles of wine. Six!

I found only one on the wine list that's posted here, and it showed $400 fwiw. Regardless of price, we're not wine snobs but these were all excellent.

Hanging out with the Sommelier and chef the whole night was just awesome. 1000% worth it, even as this is a seriously significant amount of money for us. Today was a rough day though, didn't do much lol, but we're heading out for fishing soon.

Still have the complimentary champagne bottle in the fridge :-)
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