Tohu has secured the contract for the Hokitika Wild Foods Festival until 2016. It has also been handed an exclusive agreement for the inaugural Great West Coast Whitebait Festival in Christchurch this year.
Westland District Council Marketing Manager, Sonya Matthews said "To work with a unique and authentic New Zealand wine company that has such a strong story to tell and that aligns so beautifully with our own brand values is both a privilege and a pleasure and without exception our interactions with Tohu to date have been seamlessly professional and backed up with a whole lot of "can do attitude".
The shift to Tohu Wines, from Monteiths and the West Coast Brewery beers, as the main beverage at the event came as a result of research and organisers wanting to cater to older festival-goers, Ms Matthews said.