Kung Fu Plaza, which is the oldest and most authentic Thai restaurant in Las Vegas, is adding a selection of wines from Elvis Presley Wine Cellars. The winery is located in the San Joaquin valley of California. Last year, Kung Fu Plaza added wines from the William Hill Estate Winery in support of local music programs and the VH1 Save The Music Foundation. The fundraising effort concluded at the end of last April.
“We are slowly growing our wine lists that have a natural link to Las Vegas, making wine tasting more fun for visiting Thai people, and carefully selected wines that we already know will taste good with the food,” said Alan Wong, general manager of Kung Fu Plaza. “The Elvis wines fit well on both counts. They have a Vegas-connected brand and also bolder flavors that match very well with Thai and Chinese cuisine.”
Adding a selection of Elvis Presley-branded wines is part of Wong’s effort to find the best wine matches for Thai cuisine after being inspired by the increasing interest in European wines by the Chinese. In addition to encouraging an interest in wine, China is home to several vineyards that produce Chardonnay and Riesling wines in the Sichuan region.
The selection from Elvis Presley includes: Jailhouse Rock (a richly flavored
Merlot), The King Of Rock & Roll (a flashy Cabernet Sauvignon), Blue Suede
(a vibrant Chardonnay), and Blue Hawaii (a tropical Riesling). The Riesling,
Wong says, works especially well with spicier foods.
