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Savor for A Lifetime
Written By: Jenny King | Issue: 2018/10 - October
Whether you express your good taste in your choice of food, spirits, shopping, or the arts, this autumn the Highlands Food and Wine Festival promises to deliver a phenomenal experience you’ll savor for a lifetime.
Restaurateurs, chefs, vendors, bartenders, winemakers, vineyard owners, entertainers, and businesses of all kinds join forces to bring you the event. 2018 commemorates the third year of the Festival, which grew out of the Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center’s annual Culinary Weekend. The four-day happening is drawing national attention from visitors, sponsors, and media. Highlands Food and Wine Festival is rapidly becoming one of the fall calendar’s hottest events in the Southeast.
Over the past few years the Highlands Chamber has been actively involved in expanding the season a few weeks into spring and winter to generate more sales for the unique shops that serve the region.
Many believe the Festival’s success is the primary catalyst for improving retailing.
“We have seen tremendous growth in both occupancy and vendor sales as a result of the Highlands Food and Wine Festival,” says Bob Kieltyka, Executive Director of the Highlands Chamber of Commerce. “Approximately 80 percent of town businesses saw increases in sales, in comparison to other weekends in November. We expect that trend to continue and spill over onto the surrounding weeks of the Festival.”
Mark November 8 through 11, on your calendar. What a great way to usher in the holiday season with divine dining and wine-tasting, superb entertainment, and early ops to get your shopping groove on. It’s Mountains of Fun.
