Another Toast to a fantastic day in Martinborough 

Celebrating 26 years, the popular Toast Martinborough wine, food and music festival yesterday delivered another day to remember for its 8000 strong crowd of festival goers.
 
Toast Martinborough General Manager Anna Nielson said the event went off without a hitch with a high spirited but well-behaved crowd enjoying the mix of food, wine and music at the eight participating winery sites.
 
“I was delighted by how seamless the day was – everyone had a fantastic time, the weather came to the party and some fantastic wine and food was celebrated, which is what this event is all about.”
 
Ms Nielson said new measures introduced to this year’s Toast, including a centralised control centre and Toast app, continued to raise the bar in event management to improve the overall festival experience.

 
“The Toast app provided information on what was happening at each vineyard, menus, music line ups and site capacity.
 
“This meant we could notify people using real time information about which vineyards were ‘Pumpin’ and which vineyards were ‘Chillin’, so festival goers could plan their visits accordingly which they really appreciated.”
 
Ms Nielson said there were many highlights from the day including having the beautiful Te Kairanga site back in the mix, the excellent array of wine and food match options, and the closing band in The Square.
 
“The ultimate highlight is seeing how the combination of the commitment and passion of the participating vineyards and restaurants, and the fantastic people who come to share this event with us every year that makes Toast Martinborough such an iconic and successful event.”