Eight Hawke's Bay wineries which sit within a unique grape-growing triangle are planning to stage a one-day sip and savor event early next year to celebrate the region.
It will be known as the Bridge Pa Wine Festival and had been put together based on the original format of the Harvest Hawke's Bay events which was staged for 15 years until being withdrawn from the events calender in 2012.
The wineries taking part are Abbey Cellars, Alpha Domus, Ash Ridge, Hawkes Ridge, Ngatarawa, Paritua, Salvare and Sileni.
All are situated in what has become known as the Bridge Pa Triangle wine district - an area of about 2000 hectares on the western side of the Heretaunga Plains which used to be the old riverbed of the Ngaruroro River.
Sileni Estates sales and marketing manager Ange Mill said the festival was being seen as an annual event and like the previous Harvest Hawke's Bay the wineries involved are all within easy distance of each other to make it a one-day outing for locals and visitors.