Bermuda's Fourways Inn was featured in the December issue of the popular and prestigious Cigar Aficianado magazine, which is published out of New York.

And on top of that, the restaurant was recently awarded the 1997 Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, honouring "one of the most outstanding restaurant wine lists in the world.'' Writer Jack Bettridge describes the cozy restaurant and its furnishings along with the menu and its flavours.

He writes: "When you enter, you're greeted by a stately grandfather clock and maitre d' clad in the local uniform of Bermuda shorts, blazer with necktie, and knee socks; your own mood will be easily transported to a more civil time.

"But a tropical-colony atmosphere alone does not a great restaurant make.

What puts Fourways into its own realm on this Island is, of course, not on the walls but the menu.

"One can only hope that those early settlers might have dined so well on Mr.

Harvey's (John Harvey builder and owner of the home in 1727) largess.

"... and if ocean islands are doomed to making do with shortages of the finer things, you wouldn't know it by the wine selection here.'' Sommelier Daniele Cremonini keeps 9,000 bottles in 375 selections in the semiterrato cellar that has received the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence.'' The article states that the list is particularly strong in Bordeauxs, with some wines dating back to the turn of the century.

In all, there are probably two dozen selections priced between $1,000 and $3,500, "but the restaurant also introduces many new world selections for those whose budgets are limited to that of the $30 to $50 range.'' General manager of the restaurant Gerry Ivers said: "We were very happy to see the review especially in a magazine which is a very successful magazine at the moment. "It is widely read in the New York area where there are several nice restaurants, that definately adds extra weight to it.'' Mr. Ivers added: "It was good exposure in terms of Fourways and Bermuda in general, it should have a possitive effect.''