Happy Vappu! Do you really need an excuse to drink mead and eat doughnuts? If you do, Happy Vappu! Vappu is the Finnish festival celebrating the first day of spring (May 1st in the northern hemisphere). On this day, Finns head outdoors for picnics in the park, and enjoy a traditional mead-based drink (Sima), delicious…
Next stop Hollywood!!! Womboota features on national TV
We were delighted to be one of a couple of local businesses chosen to feature on a recent episode of Channel 7’s Better Homes and Gardens (screened 7th May). The episode focused on a road trip along the Murray, with two of the show’s presenters, Johanna Griggs and Karen Martini. After enjoying a cruise on…
Springtime in Womboota
With plenty of sunshine and just enough rain, this spring has been a good one in Womboota. Our cellar door garden has been full of busy bees making the most of the fragrant blossoms. It’s a great time to pack a picnic and your camera and set out for a trip to Womboota. Maybe start…
Bottling Time!
Excellent news! At last, after a few supply chain delays due to border closures, we have completed the bottling of our new sweet mead! The capsules are on the bottles and the labels will be arriving soon (we hope!!!).
Power to the People! (and the Meadmaker and Potter!)
Some good news in the midst of all the uncertainty that hangs over most businesses these days! Recently our winery and pottery equipment – especially the new electric kiln we installed last year – has been really struggling with low voltage from aging local infrastructure. Luckily our energy supplier was very helpful (yes, this is…
Rain at last!!!
Autumn has arrived in Womboota with a very welcome 65mm of beautiful steady, soaking rain! It has filled our smallest dam and washed the dust off the sheep & the saltbush! The cool, refreshing weather is perfect for getting outdoors to do some repairs and renovation to our front fence and gateway. Just enough time…
