Wine List
The wine lists at Taj Campton Place are chosen by our Sommelier to cater to every taste and occasion. We enjoy helping guests select exactly the right wine to pair with each course or activity. Special tasting menus can be arranged. Please see the links below for menus of our favourite featured wines.
Master Sommelier Richard Dean
Master Sommelier Richard Dean is one of only 150 active Master Sommeliers worldwide. His title indicates the highest recognition of wine, liquor and beverage service abilities in the hospitality industry and ranks Dean among an elite group of 68 wine professionals in America with this level of skill and was only the second to receive this accreditation in the country.
Dean exhibits his talent daily as he presides over the 10,000-bottle wine cellar with varietals and vintages from premier producers in the U.S., Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Spain, France and Australia, and several rare and hard-to-find vintages acquired on the auction scene.
In his role, Dean also leads The Taj Campton Place's popular wine dinner series, "The Wine Scene with Richard Dean," which features international wine makers as guest speakers and wines paired with cuisine from the award-winning restaurant. He also hand-selects top bottles for maturation in Taj Campton Place's cellar annually, an exacting undertaking that requires Dean to review leading producers, price margins, vintage qualities and industry trends.
A constant and enthusiastic teacher, Dean is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and served as instructor and judge of the Master Sommelier examinations, a lecturer in the Fine Wine Series at the University of Hawaii-Manoa and wine columnist for the Honolulu Star Bulletin as well as Host Magazine. Prior to Taj Campton Place, Dean held posts as Master Sommelier of New York's Tavern on the Green Restaurant, and Master Sommelier and Supervisor of The Third Floor Restaurant at the Hawaiian Regent Hotel.
Dean exhibits his talent daily as he presides over the 10,000-bottle wine cellar with varietals and vintages from premier producers in the U.S., Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Spain, France and Australia, and several rare and hard-to-find vintages acquired on the auction scene.
In his role, Dean also leads The Taj Campton Place's popular wine dinner series, "The Wine Scene with Richard Dean," which features international wine makers as guest speakers and wines paired with cuisine from the award-winning restaurant. He also hand-selects top bottles for maturation in Taj Campton Place's cellar annually, an exacting undertaking that requires Dean to review leading producers, price margins, vintage qualities and industry trends.
A constant and enthusiastic teacher, Dean is a graduate of the University of Hawaii and served as instructor and judge of the Master Sommelier examinations, a lecturer in the Fine Wine Series at the University of Hawaii-Manoa and wine columnist for the Honolulu Star Bulletin as well as Host Magazine. Prior to Taj Campton Place, Dean held posts as Master Sommelier of New York's Tavern on the Green Restaurant, and Master Sommelier and Supervisor of The Third Floor Restaurant at the Hawaiian Regent Hotel.
