Gauchito Gil’s Malbec Tour is expanding in 2019!

Our little Malbec event keeps growing and growing…

Australia’s biggest celebration of malbec returns to Melbourne, Sydney and, for the first time, Brisbane in 2019… hold on to your camperos, amigos. This year is going to be big.

Gauchito Gil was Argentina’s answer to Robin Hood, in that he spent his time relieving the rich of their possessions and, err, redistributing them among the disadvantaged. Gil liked the good things in life, and it’s to his memory that this festival – a celebration of not just malbec but also tango, empanadas and all things Argentinean – is dedicated.

Every year, this event surprises us by how much it continues to grow. We had over 900 through the doors at Sydney’s 2018 event, and even more on the wait list. Melbourne 2018 saw over 700 – enough to open and use both halves of North Melbourne’s Meat Market.

All this for a malbec event.

Do not underestimate just how much Australia gets behind Gauchito Gil’s Malbec Day. We certainly don’t, and we’re adding another session to Sydney and taking this caballada north to Brisbane for the first time to prove it.

You in?

WHY MALBEC DAY?

Because this is THE Malbec event. It gives you access to a highly engaged, new, young wine audience all keen and motivated to get to know you and your wines.

Like other REVEL events, Gauchito Gil’s Malbec Day is a great opportunity to get your brand out there, a chance to sign people up to your mailing list, to build direct customer relationships and make sales. It’s a no brainer, really.

And, a reminder: We take NO COMMISSION ON SALES.

Enough, I'm in!

BRISBANE

Light Space, Fortitude Valley

Of all Australia’s capital cities, Brisbane is the one which consistently performs in terms of ticket sales. Its residents are thirsty for events such as these, and we know that they’re going to get behind malbec in the same way they get behind pinot noir.

Light Space in Fortitude Valley is a beautiful venue, and one that’s perfectly suited to this event. We’re really excited to be finally taking Gauchito Gil north to Brisbane, and we know the city will be just as excited to meet him.

April 7 (Sunday)

11am till 3pm
If this event sells out enough in advance, we’ll look to adding an afternoon session which will run from 4pm till 8pm. 

400 + pax (or 800 if two sessions)

MELBOURNE

Meat Market, North Melbourne

Melbourne’s event, which began life as a small, 250-person gathering at Ormond Hall in St Kilda, has grown year on year to become the 700+ person party it was in 2018, and we just know those trends are going to continue in 2019.

Melbourne’s event is home to the GOLDEN EMPANADA competition, which sees five of the city’s best restaurants battle it out for the title. We have a stage set for tango. Attendees are primed for a bit of healthy competition, so you just know they’re going to go hard voting in the People’s Choice.

It’s fun, it’s big, it’s a real celebration of all things Argentina. You don’t want to miss this one.

April 13 (Saturday)

12pm till 5pm

750 + pax

SYDNEY

Blacksmith’s Workshop, Carriageworks, 245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh

Sydney 2018 pulled the largest crowd we’ve seen for a Gauchito Gil event, with almost 1000 Malbec fans through the door. We’re confident (and the waitlist will attest to the fact) that we could have sold twice as many tickets as we did; however, having the right punter-to-producer ratio is a priority for us so we were forced to cap the numbers.

Even so, we probably stretched ticket numbers a bit too far (!) so in 2019 we’re offering two sessions and capping the numbers at 700 per session to ensure there’s enough malbec for everyone.

Bring it on!

April 14 (Sunday)

11am till 3pm & 4pm till 8pm

 1400 + pax 

(2 x 700 pax)

“

Wine and pastry. What's not to celebrate?

BROADSHEETMelbourne
“

If this day is a donation from the grape god, it's one we're happy to accept.

CONCRETE PLAYGROUNDSYDNEY

WHO JOINS US!

Here is a little snapshot of who joined us in 2018.

2650
Joined us

were women

under 35

of which 65% were women!

35 - 44

65%

Said it was their first time with us

HOW THEY HEARD ABOUT US

When purchasing tickets, we asked people how they heard about the event. Below is the breakdown of what they told us.

34%

said it was from Word of Mouth

27%

via the socials (such as Facebook, Instagram & Twitter)

16%

REVEL Newsletter 

11%

via DIGITAL media

0%

via traditional media

2%

via winery emails

HOW THEY ENGAGED WITH US

Here are some key insights into how they engaged with us in 2018

63.4%

of all website traffic was via a mobile device

74.5%

Of mobile use was via an Apple device

20,449

page views via 8,009 users (Dec 2018 to June 2019)

57%

of all tickets purchased was via a mobile device (up 5% on 2018)

61%

of all web traffic was from women

50%

of users were under 35

HOW THEY ENGAGE WITH YOU

There is no doubt those who join us love wine. What’s even better is that they’re just as keen to get to know you. Below are some of the highlights from 2018.

$2581*

The average wine sales per exhibitor per city (this is the highest of all our events)

 $37*

Average amount each attendees spent on wine per event (on top of their ticket price)

 $110

Average spend per head (including ticket price)

60*

Average database sign ups per producer per city

73,200 +

wine tastes given poured

3,660

bottles poured on the day

* Based on Square sales data

MARKETING & PROMOTION

Since the first REVEL (then Bottle Shop Concepts!) event in 2012, we have been focused on growing and engaging a new wine audience. Our brand awareness, combined with our database, strong PR pushes, social strategies (which includes Instagram stories and IGTV, for example) and digital agency mean we’re ready to double down and go even harder this year.

In 2019, we’re going all in on content which will run outside our regular ‘event season’. Working alongside individual wine brands and regional and state-based organisations will be critical.

With our content being shared across six countries (including being translated into Japanese and Cantonese), our audience and influence is only going to grow.

We want to talk about you and why you do what you do which is why your input is critical.

We’ve also put together a detailed Social Media Cheat Sheet which will have various images (in various size formats), suggested copy and other marketing collateral to help you further spread the vinous word from your end. We know you’re time poor so we’re here to make it easy.

Below are some insights into our marketing reach from all our 2018 events.

FACEBOOK

134,280

Total Users reached (organic & paid) with women making up 65% of engagements!

8,055

Engagements with 1,117 clicks and over 565 comments.

INSTAGRAM

32,400

Impressions via @gauchitogil_au

12,240 

Users Reached

54%

Audience are women

PEOPLE’S CHOICE VOTE!

As part of the fun (and for your post-event bragging rights!), we ask attendees on the day to vote for their favourite wine in the People’s Choice competition.

Virtually all wineries received a vote in 2018, but one winery’s gotta come out on top. And that winery was…

TERRAZES DE LOS ANDES!

Below you will see the rest of the results from 2018. Will your name be on the list in 2019?

NATIONAL Top 5!

1. Terrazas de los Andes
2. Jed Wines
3. Yarra Yering
4. RedWax Wines
5. Bleasdale

THE GOLDEN EMPANADA TROPHY!

Our great judges in Melbourne were … Sofia Levin, Gemima Cody, Hilary McNevin, Katya Wachtel and Anna Webster.

They voted….

TOP 3 PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY

  1. Little Latin Lucy
  2. Lechona Bros
  3. Harley House

TOP 3 PEOPLE’S CHOICE!

  1. Lechona Bros
  2. Little Latin Lucy
  3. Harley House

2019 DATES

Malbec momentum continues to grow year on year, and we expect nothing different for 2019. In fact, we reckon this year will be even bigger. Here are the dates and cities we’ll be visiting in 2019.

LOCK THESE IN YOUR DIARIES!

APRIL 7

BRISBANE

Light Space, Fortitude Valley
400 (or 800 pax)

April 13

MELBOURNE

Meat Market, Nth Melbourne
750+ pax

APRIL 14

SYDNEY

Bay 25 Carriageworks
1400 pax (over two sessions)

2019 EXHIBTOR FEES

We do our best to ensure your event experience is as streamlined, easy and enjoyable as possible, so all you have to do is rock up on the day and SELL.

A full (online) Exhibitor Bible will follow upon registration. This will include links to registration of wines, RSA and other compliance requirements as well key dates and shipping information.

We have partnered with the brilliant team at Square who will provide you with the most streamlined POS system around. All REVEL exhibitors will be entitled to 1 x Square Contactless and Chip Reader (usually valued at $59) for FREE. More information about the Square sign up process will follow in the Exhibitor Bible.

FEES INCLUDE:
  • Listing of brand and wines in the MALBEC DAY BOOKLET
  • Dressed trestle table (SYD) and/or pallet bar (MEL & BNS);  3 x 3 mtr space (additional styling available upon request – fees apply)
  • Spittoon, Ice Bucket, Ice, Water
  • EPIC wine glass to taste from (more available on the day at $10 per stem)
  • Listing on the MALBEC DAY WEBSITE with reciprocal link to your website
  • CONSOLIDATED WAREHOUSE in each state for shipping of your wine to the venue (Valued at $50 per consignment per city)
  • Marketing and promotional support via social media channels and multiple shout outs
  • SOCIAL MEDIA CHEAT SHEET (to make promoting yourself in the lead up easier)

NO COMMISSION ON SALES

PLEASE NOTE: 10% discount applies for all cities. 10% discount applies if fees are paid prior to December 20th!

BRISBANE

$ 650

per stand (+ gst)

MEL

$ 750

per stand (+ gst)

SYD

$ 750

per stand (+ gst)

For multiple / importer stands, please get in touch so we can discuss the best way to help.

REGISTER HERE!

BUT PICTURES TELL 1000 WORDS …

We could keep telling you all about GAUCHITO GIL’s MALBEC DAY,  but we reckon it’s best explained by all the smiling faces below.

That pretty much sums it up what was one fun event.

All these and more can be found on the Gauchito Gil facebook page