Update 6 September 2018
Tickets for the Showcase event are now live, please share this link with your network https://www.facebook.com/events/266032927365753/
Update 28 September
Accommodation
Swissotel The Standford, Singapore
Premier Room with 1 Breakfast + Internet
$S245++ per night
Additional buffet Breakfast $30++ per person per day
Check in from Monday 8 Oct | Check out Sunday 14 Oct
Email name, address, billing method, arrival and departure dates to [email protected] no later than Monday, 17 September.
Facebook Group
We have created a Facebook Group for event participants to talk to each other, collaborate and share info. You can request access here.
Facebook Workshop
| Event: | Workshop at Facebook |
| Venue: | Facebook | Level 30, Marina One East Tower, Singapore, |
| Format: | Facebook has kindly volunteered to hold a bespoke workshop at their HQ for all event attendees that will dive into best practice for growing business on the Facebook family of apps. This will include insights into South East Asian consumers and destination marketing. |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, 10 October 11 – 1pm |
| Ticket Price: | Free for all event participants (max 50 pax) – register attendance Winemakers/Brewers/Producers are asked to bring a bottle of wine (or equivalent) for an informal tasting following the workshop. |
Event Details
Branding
The event series will launch under the umbrella brand of ‘Margaret River On Tour’. The showcase event will take participants on a journey to discover the tastes and experiences of the region which are inherently tied to the landscapes and the seasons.
Showcase Event
| Venue: | Tamarind Hill |
| Participants: | Amelia Park, Arimia Estate, Busselton Jetty, Cape Grace Wines, Cape Mentelle, Clairault | Streicker, Credaro Wines, Cullen Wines, Driftwood Estate, Experiencesmith, Flametree Wines, Fraser Gallop Estate, Forest Rise Chalets & Lodge, Happs Wines, Harvest Tours, Howard Park Wines, L.A.S. Vino, Larry Cherubino, Leeuwin Estate, Margaret River Nougat Company and Bettenay Wines, McHenry Hohnen Vintners, Moss Wood, Oates Ends, Pierro Margaret River Vineyards, Revelation, Smiths Beach Resort, UMAMU Estate, Vasse Felix, Vasse Virgin, Windows Estate, Woodlands Wines, Woody Nook Wines, Xanadu Wines. |
| Format: | Some of the region’s best winemakers, gourmet producers and experience experts will be joining us for the evening. Offering unlimited tastings of over 80 different wines, taste and explore your way through the region, paired with complimentary canapes prepared by renowned chefs Tony Howell of Margaret River’s Cape Lodge restaurant and Evan Hayter of Arimia Winery and Restaurant. |
| Date/Time: | Thursday 11th October
Travel Trade Experience 3.30 – 4.30pm VIP Hour 4.30 – 6pm Consumer event 6 – 9.30pm |
| Price: | S$68++ |
Draft Event Floorplan
For this event, we will supply you with a table (1mL x 1mH x 1mD) and basic signage. Total space is 2m x 2m per stand which includes wine storage area under your table.
We’ve answered some common queries below. If you have any additional questions regarding the format of the showcase event please contact Dan Sims [email protected]
In regard to the showcase event, what does full event support mean?
This means an event management team will be taking care of everything including styling, set up, AV, logistics, ticket sales, photography, media and influencer hosting.
Will the showcase event support wine sales?
Yes, while the primary objective of the event program is to drive visitation to the region and ultimately your business, another measure of success will be participants ability to grow brand awareness, build their database and increase sales. Average sale per exhibitor is forecast at $1500.
Is there a collective database that these events will be marketed to?
Yes, the showcase, satellite and fringe events will all be included on a dedicated microsite scheduled to launch Monday, 27 August. This will be promoted via Singapore based public relations agency Food News, through targeted social media advertising and news blasts to shared email databases.
Margaret River Cabernet Masterclass
| Event: | Wine Trade & Media Invite Only Masterclass |
| Venue: | Mercury and Enterprise room, Level 4 of Fairmont Singapore |
| Participants: | Wine Committee selection from EOI’s.
Expressions of Interest have now closed. |
| Format: | This year’s masterclass will provide a deep dive into Cabernet Sauvignon, and specifically, showcase its ageablity.
4pm courtesy transport provided to Tamarind Hill for the Showcase Event |
| Date/Time: | Thursday 11th October 2.00 – 4.00pm (1.30pm registration) |
| Ticket Price: | Invitation |
Travel Trade Experience
| Event: | Afternoon tea (with a Margaret River twist) |
| Venue: | Tamarind Hill |
| Participants: | Cost: Free to all Showcase attendees in the travel trade space.
Contact Tonia Home, Australia’s South West, if you have any enquiries. Email: [email protected] Phone: 9791 9197 |
| Format: | 30+ travel trade and media within the styled event space of Tamarind Hill prior to the showcase event. The format will allow for individual operators to present to the group and network over refreshments.
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| Date/Time: | Thursday 11th October 3.30 – 4.30pm |
| Ticket Price: | Invitation |
Satellite Events
A number of exciting events are currently in development, for example:
| Event: | Liquid Gold – An Icon Chardonnay Degustation |
| Venue: | Gunther’s, a contemporary French restaurant in the heart of Singapore’s cultural district. |
| Participants: | Flametree, Vasse Felix, Xanadu, Woodlands, Pierro and Cape Lodge |
| Format: | Cape Lodge Chef, Tony Howell, will feature as visiting regional chef. Each producer will serve their flagship Chardonnay alongside the same of an earlier/museum vintage matched with a 7 course meal, featuring local produce such as marron, abalone and truffle.
The group have proposed sharing a chardonnay trail with guests on the evening with the potential to win a stay at Cape Lodge.
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| Date/Time: | Tuesday 9th October, |
| Ticket Price: | S$250++ (TBC) |
Other events in the pipeline include:
| Event: | Live music and culture event |
| Venue: | timbre + |
| Participants: | Clairault | Streicker, Watson Family Vineyards.
Event organisers are looking for interested wineries and breweries to take part, ideally 5 or 6 wineries and 1-2 breweries. Producers will need to provide a cost price of wine that Timbre+ can on-sell at the venue for their “Wine of the Month” promotion in October (which will have marketing and social support from the venue) plus some wine for tastings. |
| Format: | The event will host Margaret River live music and produce in a traditional, rejuvenated hawkers venue. Timbre+ are looking for producers to take part in a month-long Margaret River sales promotion. Danny Loong, founder of the Timbre Group, studied in WA at Murdoch and has 12 live venues in Singapore.
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| Date/Time: | Saturday 13th October |
| Ticket Price: |
| Event: | Women in Wine |
| Venue: | TBC (Bin 38, 1880, Morsels) |
| Participants: | Oates End, Windows Estate, Umamu Estate and Cape Grace Wines. |
| Format: | Lunch |
| Date/Time: | Friday 12th October |
| Ticket Price: | TBC – 40-60 pax |
| Event: | Young Guns & Ratbags |
| Venue: | Park Bench Deli |
| Participants: | L.A.S. Vino.
Event organisers are looking for interested wineries, breweries and food companies to take part. |
| Format: | |
| Date/Time: | Friday 12th October, 6pm – 9pm |
| Ticket Price: | TBC |
| Event: | Cheeky Reds |
| Venue: | TBC (Cheek by Jowl) |
| Participants: | Event organisers are looking for interested wineries, breweries and food companies to take part. |
| Format: | The event will be centred around bold reds and local red meat (beef/lamb) |
| Date/Time: | TBC |
| Ticket Price: | TBC |
| Event: | Sunday Brunch |
| Venue: | Humpback |
| Participants: | Howard Park |
| Format: | Sparkling |
| Date/Time: | Sunday 7th October |
| Ticket Price: | TBC |
| Event: | Sweet Tooth: A sweet wine tasting |
| Venue: | |
| Participants: | Happs Wines,
Event organisers are looking for interested wineries, breweries and food companies to take part |
| Format: | |
| Date/Time: | |
| Ticket Price: |
| Event: | Wine Tasting for Wannabe Wine Buffs |
| Venue: | TBC |
| Participants: | TBC (Pop-Up Wine) |
| Format: | |
| Date/Time: | |
| Ticket Price: |
| Event: | Margaret River Wine Walk |
| Venue: | TBC – Neon Pigeon, Esquina, Cure, Butcher Boy |
| Participants: | Organisers are looking for interested wine and beer producers to take part in this event. |
| Format: | A progressive wine tasting at multiple venues in walking distance to each other to create a “wine walk” |
| Date/Time: | TBC |
| Ticket Price: | TBC |
If you are keen to participate in a Satellite Event but are not quite sure what you want to do, register your interest here and contact Erin at AHOY Management:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0404 073 580
AHOY Management have already been liaising with interested parties and venues and will be able to match you up with an event that suits your business.
Fringe Events
| Event: | 5 Senses Dinner |
| Venue: | Tippling Club |
| Participants: | Clairault Streicker |
| Format: | A sensory food and wine experience |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday, 10th October |
| Ticket Price: | TBC |
| Event: | Windows Estate |
| Venue: | Burnt Ends Private Dining Room |
| Participants: | Windows Estate |
| Format: | |
| Date/Time: | Friday 12th October, dinner & Saturday 13th October, lunch |
| Ticket Price: |
| Event: | Flametree Wine Dinner |
| Venue: | Table 7 and Dusk Restaurant |
| Participants: | Flametree |
| Format: | |
| Date/Time: | Monday 8th and Wednesday 10th October |
| Ticket Price: | TBC |
| Event: | Driftwood Wine Dinner |
| Venue: | Atout |
| Participants: | Driftwood |
| Format: | |
| Date/Time: | Wednesday 10th October |
| Ticket Price: | TBC |
| Event: | Fraser Gallop Wine Dinner |
| Venue: | TBC |
| Participants: | Fraser Gallop/Pop Up Wine |
| Format: | |
| Date/Time: | |
| Ticket Price: | TBC |
Logistics
Wine Shipments
International Wine Delivery Specialists, Get Freighted are one of the leading companies in Australia for sending wine to Singapore. We are currently working on a consolidated shipment price but if you miss the boat Gary and Sue Bryden recommend wines that need to be in Singapore for Monday 8th October should be dispatched from Margaret River by Friday 28th September.
For freight charges, see here.
Timeline
Mon 3 September – Tickets on sale
Thurs 20 Sept – Participants briefing session
Fri 28 Sept – Last chance to airfreight wine with Get Freighted
Event Prospectus Registration Form