The wineries of the Bridge Pa Triangle Wine District are running a collective annual wine festival on Saturday 22nd January 2022.

All wineries will be connected by Hop On/Hop Off Buses throughout the day, allowing you to visit multiple wineries and enjoy a multitude of wine experiences. This is the eighth year the festival has run. The main benefit of all the wineries being close by, allowing you to be no more than 5 minutes from the next venue.

Each winery will offer a range of activities, including wine tasting, gourmet food, and live music.

Participating wineries include: Abbey Estate, Alpha Domus, Ash Ridge Winery, Oak Estate, Paritua and Red Metal Vineyard. Visit each participating winery’s facebook page or the Bridge Pa Triangle Facebook page to see the activities for the day.

Prices:

General Admission only - $45 per person plus fees.

A general admission ticket gets you access to all of the festival sites, hop on/hop off buses that travel between each festival site, a festival brochure and festival glass.

Bus Transport and General Admission - $65 per person plus fees

In addition to General Admission get a bus from a city pick-up point. Select the pick up point you wish to use and the time. Buses will pick up from the following places:

• Napier – buses depart from Napier Aquarium

• Taradale – buses depart from the Lee Road Bus stop opposite McDonald’s car park.

• Hastings – buses depart from the Cenotaph, Russell St South.

• Havelock North – buses depart from the Havelock North i-Site, Te Aute Road.

Please be at the pick up point at least 10 minutes before your scheduled departure. Buses will depart all pick up locations at 10:00am, 10:15am and 10.30am. Please ensure you are on the correct bus and time for your ticket. Tickets must be printed and shown to bus drivers upon boarding. Buses will depart promptly - please don’t be late!

Please note each bus will go to a different festival site which is randomly selected on the day for registration. Once at the festival you can catch a shuttle to get to one of the other participating wineries.

Admission prices do not include the cost of wine or food. Please do not bring any alcohol or food with you.

This event will go ahead rain or shine, it will not be cancelled for weather. Tickets are limited so be quick to book.

Online sales of tickets will finish at 5 pm on the day before the festival. Please bring a scan-able ticket from Eventfinda for entry (this must be a paper copy), all tickets will be scanned at registration.

Tickets are restricted to people over the age of 18, Please bring an NZ driving license, NZ 18+ card or a passport as a valid form of identification.

Refunds: Refunds are available if you change your mind or purchase an incorrect ticket. This is a feature available through Eventbrite, do not contact the organizers. You can refund a ticket up to seven (7) days prior to the event. Refunds will not be available after Saturday 15th January 2022.  Refunds will be for ticket price only. Transaction fees for purchase of tickets is non-refundable.

Alternative transport to venues.

As responsible hosts, we recommend you use the buses to get to and from the festival. If you’re travelling by car full day parking is available at some of the wineries, please call the winery you intend to park at to ensure space. If a winery parking is full, then cars will be directed to another participating winery.

Departure

Return buses will start leaving from all wineries at 5:30pm, the last bus will leave at 6.00pm, please do not wait for the last bus as space will be limited.

Catering:

Each winery will have a range of food options available from 10:30 am to 5:30 pm. Free water is available at all festival sites.

Wheelchair Access:

The Bridge Pa Wine Festival venues are wheelchair friendly; however, the transfer buses and shuttle buses are not wheelchair accessible. You will need to provide your own transport between festival venues.

Under the Sale & Supply of Alcohol Act 2012:

The wineries promote the responsible consumption of alcohol. Food, water, and non-alcoholic drinks are available at all participating wineries.

• Intoxicated persons will be refused entry at all festival sites.
• Intoxicated persons will not be served alcohol.
• Spot checks of bags may be undertaken at the entry and exit points to all festival sites.
• Any unauthorized alcohol will be confiscated.
• Alcohol cannot be taken into or out of any festival site, and will not be allowed on buses.

Covid-19 Event Restrictions

We understand that an event of this size can only operate under current level 2 or lower guidelines. If for any reason we cannot go ahead due to Ministry of Health or Government restrictions, all tickets will be refunded.

Bridge Pa Wine Festival Covid-19 Policy

To help with our fight against Covid-19, and in the interest of The Health and Safety at Work Act requiring us to take all practicable steps to keep employees and customers safe from harm, the event organizers have decided to make the Bridge Pa Wine Festival a mandatory vaccination event.

We ask that you too play your part in making the Bridge Pa Wine Festival a safe event environment. Before attending the Bridge Pa Wine Festival we ask that you receive both doses of the Covid-19 vaccination, and come with proof of vaccination. At this stage we are awaiting the Government's announcement on the vaccine passport process for major events, with this announcement expected in November.

During the event, the following requirements must be adhered to:

• You must scan in at each location with the QR code.
• You must wear a mask at all times where distancing requirements cannot be maintained. ie. at the bars or food counters.
• You must wear a mask when indoors.
• You must wear a mask on the bus