Summer F.A.W.C! hits record ticket sales for 2016

Media Release
Date 2nd September 2016
Summer F.A.W.C! hits record ticket sales for 2016

Summer F.A.W.C! Food and Wine Classic ticket sales have gone gangbusters on opening day with a record 1300 tickets snapped up within 5 hours, doubling opening day sales last year.

Tickets were released for pre-sale to the F.A.W.C! database at 9am this morning and the phone lines, email and website channels have been inundated with punters from as far afield as the USA, all anxious to secure their tickets for Summer F.A.W.C! 2016.

Summer F.A.W.C! runs Friday November 4th -Sunday 13th and will feature 80 unique food and wine experiences in an array of stunning Hawke’s Bay landscapes and locations.

The first cab off the rank to sell out was none other than “Sacred Chardonnay & Friends” with renowned local chef Jeremy Rameka from Pacifica and Tony Bish, Chief Winemaker from Sacred Hill.

Keen F.A.W.C! goers have snaffled a variety of tickets across the 80 events on offer, with big name chefs like Al Brown and Josh Emett also selling out in record time with Ray McVinnie, Michael Van De Elzen and Nici Wickes close behind.

Hawke’s Bay Tourism is the organisation behind F.A.W.C!, Hawke’s Bay’s flagship food and wine event and General Manager Annie Dundas said they were over the moon with the response. “This is Summer F.A.W.C!’s 5th birthday so we were aiming to set the bar pretty high and are so proud of Hawke’s Bay’s food and wine folk who really have turned out a stellar range of events”

Other sold out events include Glory Days with Rod McDonald Wines, The Underground Reserve at Elephant Hill and the Sotheby’s International Soiree with Nadia Lim.

General sales open Sunday 5th Sept at 9am and people wanting to enjoy the F.A.W.C! festivities should get online quick to avoid missing out.

Tickets at full event info at www.fawc.co.nz

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