A collection of paper labels used at the Greenpoint (Millingandi)
winery run by the Woollard family.
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| All courtesy of a private collection. |
Wines
had been made in the local region as early as the 1860s, after James Manning
had planted his vineyard at Warragaburra near Bega.
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| Courtesy of a private collection. |
Taking
a leaf out of Manning’s book, Wollongong wine maker (or vigneron) Matthew Henry
Woollard purchased land at Greenpoint on the southern side of the Merimbula Lake
in the area now known as Millingandi in the late 1870’s. There he planted grape
vines & began production at his Green Point Winery. He was joined in the
trade by his wife & later by one of their sons, Thomas Herbert Woollard.
In 1891, following the death of 64-year-old Matthew, Thomas took
over the business. It is uncertain exactly when Woollard’s Green Point Winery
ceased to produce, but “H. W. Woollard” was listed as a vigneron at Pambula in
both the 1903 & 1905 Sand’s Country Directories. Thomas Herbert Woollard
died in 1953.
Wines produced by Woollard’s Green Point Winery included sherry, port
& hermitage.
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| Courtesy of a private collection. |
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