Te Kairanga vineyard licence suspended over Toast Martinborough drunkenness

One of Wairarapa’s best-known vineyards has lost its license for a day after serving drunk, disorderly customers during the Toast Martinborough festival. The Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority ordered a 24-hour suspension of the alcohol licence held by Foley Family Wines Holdings NZ Limited, majority-owned by American billionaire Bill Foley, for Te Kairanga winery in Martinborough. The decision was over breaches of new alcohol laws at the 2014 Toast Martinborough festival. A duty manager, Paul Rayner, also had his manager’s certificate suspended for 28 days.