New sites at 30th Toast Martinborough

By Joelle Thomson

Toast Martinborough turns 30 this year and goes back to its roots with two new sites joining the established big names.

The new sites are both collaborations and will be within walking distance of the other wineries, making it easy for festival goers to get to all of the Toast sites.

“Big Sky Wines is excited to be sharing a site on New York Street with its friends from Escarpment Vineyard and Stad_Ko,” says Katherine Jacobs, who co-owns Big Sky with Jeremy Corban.

Their site is called Boundary Block and will also serve brews from Martinborough Brewery, Garage Project and Almighty non-alcoholics with food from Social Chef, Mao & Co dumplings and noodles, and Jawl’s Kitchen.

The three wineries on Boundary Block will offer a wide range of wines to Toast patrons, including bubbles and rosé as well as Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir and quirky natural wines, such as skin fermented Sauvignon Blanc, among others.

The other new collaboration at this year’s Toast is called Hunting Giants, a name that gives away the two identity of the two wineries involved. This collaboration between On Giant’s Shoulders and Huntress wines will serve food from Tora Collective and Saint Sebastian.

The Huntress founder and winemaker, Jannine Rickards, says Hunting Giants will be one of the smallest sites at this year’s Toast Martinborough with a wide range of wines, including On Giant’s Shoulders Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, alongside Huntress Amber Waihonga Pinot Gris (made, incidentally using grapes grown on the original On Giant’s Shoulders vineyard), Kuratea chilled red and Waikoa white blend. Both wineries will serve older vintages of Pinot Noir at the indoor cellar door.

Other wineries taking part in this year’s Toast include Ata Rangi, Luna, Moy Hall, Palliser, Runholder and Tirohana Estate.

More information: toastmartinborough.co.nz