The team at Avenel's Fowles Wine has put its creative cap on and built outdoor dining areas out of hay as it attempts to maximise the amount of customers it can serve during current COVID-19 restrictions.
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When the winery's chief executive officer Matt Fowles heard the state government's ruling that eateries could hold more people outside than inside, he grabbed his tractor, some hay bales from a mate and his talented ‘stylist’ brother-in-law Jay Phillips and quickly built some outdoor hay bale dining rooms.
“I wanted to create a haven for diners to safely escape and reconnect,” Mr Fowles said.
“It was important for me to make it easy for people to enjoy nature while indulging in beautiful food and wine.”
The new hay bale dining rooms complement the existing outdoor spaces and are situated beside a 50-metre-long timber feasting arbour with blossoming wisteria climbing all over the structure.
Each bay of the arbour has a picnic table with white sun umbrellas and a soft green lawn for a post-lunch laydown.
In addition to adding the hay bale dining areas, Fowles Wines has also introduced an entirely contactless ordering system.
Fowles Wine is at 1175 Lambing Gully Rd, Avenel, and is open every day (except Christmas Day) from 9 am to 5 pm. It is also open for Friday night dinners.
