Ominara
A winery and distillery on the site of an old Mungyeong Saejae inn, making omija wine and omija brandy.
The brewery's story
Ominara is a winery and distillery at the entrance to Mungyeong Saejae in North Gyeongsang, on the site of an old inn (jumak). CEO Lee Jong-gi, a former whisky master blender, makes wine from omija (five-flavor berries), a Mungyeong specialty, then distills that wine again into Goundal (고운달), a 52% ABV brandy. Omija is a demanding fruit — its first fermentation alone takes more than a year — and the winery works with it through 18 months of aging in the bottle, a hand-hammered bangjja copper still, and maturation in oak barrels and white-porcelain (baekja) jars.
Liquors brewed here
Visit & experience
According to the official website (as of September 2026), winery tours can be joined from 10:00 to 12:00 and from 13:00 to 17:00 (by entry time) and run year-round, closed only on New Year's Day and on the days of Seollal and Chuseok. A professional guide leads you through the production facilities, followed by a tasting; the whole visit takes 40–50 minutes, and the Premium course is ₩20,000 per person. The wine etiquette program for groups of 10–40 needs advance booking and a phone inquiry. At the tasting shop Cheonnyeon Jumak (천년주막), you can taste, make your own commemorative liquor, and buy products.