Wine &

Kecia Littman is a professional makeup artist with 20 years of experience specializing in print, fashion, television, and film. She joins our Wine & Podcast where Moani & Halia get insider tips on makeup. Wine Somalia Chris reveals a must-taste that everyone agrees is amazing. Watch and Enjoy!

Britt Young is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in counseling couples struggling with infidelity, disconnection, and relationship conflict. She is also the owner of Xplor Counseling, LLC, a group counseling practice with 25 clinicians and four locations across Oahu. Britt uses Emotionally Focused Therapy as her main modality to help couples find secure attachments with each other and work through painful experiences and interactions. She also helps couples learn how to use healthy communication to create opportunities for understanding, even in the midst of conflict. Before becoming a therapist, Britt was a news reporter and meteorologist for KGMB in Honolulu.

Michele Sorensen, affectionately named the Tea Goddess by her friends, has been serving Afternoon Tea with love & passion since opening Tea at 1024 in Downtown Honolulu in 1999. She has been featured in several local publications such as Pacific Edge Magazine, Edible Hawaiian Magazine, Honolulu Magazine and Hawaii Luxury Magazine. Her recent feature in the national tea publication, Tea Time Magazine, was a long time business goal of Michele's. Tea at 1024 was Voted Best Afternoon Tea by Honolulu Magazine.

She is the consummate hostess and enjoys sharing Afternoon Tea with everyone that walks into her teashop. During the recent pandemic shut down she started a weekly LIVE Tea Chat series on Facebook. “I thought since we were all in lockdown, that it would be a great opportunity to reach out to my fellow tea enthusiasts from around the world and chat with them on a LIVE format. I started in April and have interviewed over 37 business owners from England, Ireland, Africa, Australia, all across the US and locally here in the Islands as well,” says Michele.

On Michele’s personal side she travels around the world competing in Ironman races. She is an 8 time Ironman Finisher and has qualified for 3 world championship slots by winning her age group.

“Wine &…” is a unique TV Show/ Podcast that covers everything wine and all that it is connected to. It is not only about the producers, winemakers, vignerons, somms and the people who rate and drink it but its interconnectivity with culture, art, history, music, cuisine and its unique and specific connection to the earth.

Host Chris Ramelb, Hali’a Parish, and Moani Hara. Chris Ramelb is an advanced Sommelier with an extensive knowledge and history studying and promoting wine. His commitment to sharing his love of wine and all things alcohol is unparalleled. Hali’a Parish is an actress, singer, and dancer who has performed on multiple stages with roles in Legends in Concert and in Disney World. Moani Hara has been in the entertainment industry for 20 years. She is the former Miss Hawaii USA 2014, and has done modeling, acting and commercial work.

#Sommelier and host Chris, Moani & Halia are joined by Hawaii Jeweler Julia MacDonald from Na Hoku.  An exciting wine choice by #FritzMuller is paired with #TahitianPearls on this luxury discussion of #WineAndPodcast filmed live from Hawaii.

Kimo Lauer grew up in Honolulu where he discovered his passion for the visual arts. He received several Scholarships to the Honolulu Academy of Arts summer programs until he was a senior in high school.  

There he attended Otis/Parson School of Art and Design and began his successful photography career. For the past 25 years, he was based in Hollywood, while also traveling the world on assignment photographing models, actors, artists, athletes, and others. His recent return to his Island home has him excited to further expand his vision, collaborate with fellow artists, and share his mana’o and passion with the next generation of aspiring artists here in his beloved Hawai’i Nei.

Wine & Chocolate with Tamara Butterbaugh, Chocolate Sommelier & Founder of Manoa Chocolate.

Featuring Julia Sorenson, Creative Director of Honolulu Design Center  Born and raised in Reno, Nevada by Danish parents who immigrated to the US in the 80’s. After finishing high school in Reno, I got my BA from the University of San Diego in 2014, and then went on to get my MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2017. Currently, I am the Creative Director at the Honolulu Design Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. I was introduced to art and design by my father, founder of the Honolulu Design Center, at a very young age. It was always something that interested me, and after going to college and falling in love with all of my art classes, I knew that was my path.

She says she’s never met someone she and her staff couldn’t teach how to dance - whether it's crafting a first dance for a wedding; creating choreography for competitive dancers; or just starting a fun hobby, her studio has got you covered! Originally from the country of Panama, she grew up dancing Latin dances like Salsa, Merengue, and Bachata with her family as a child. As she grew older she developed a strong sense of discipline, work ethic, and ambition.   As a professional competitor, she was a Salsa Champion, Rhythm Champion, and Smooth Finalist.

Tim Golden is a Certified Cicerone®, experienced home brewer, and co-owner of Village Bottle Shop & Tasting Room in Kakaʻako. Raised on the North Shore of Oahu, Tim picked up home brewing and the love for beer while living and working in Los Angeles.

Tim is also a contributing writer in the upcoming book Hawai'i Beer: A History of Brewing in Paradise (American Palate), which will be released on Amazon in April.