Description

A Hand-On Mead Finishing Experience

Ever wondered how a winemaker takes a good beverage and turns it into something exceptional?

Join Prairie Bee Meadery for an interactive finishing workshop where you’ll experiment with flavour, balance, sweetness, acidity, oak, and aroma — learning the hidden final stage of winemaking while creating a signature mead of your own.

Don’t think of this as a lecture or a chemistry class. It’s a playful, guided exploration of how small finishing decisions can completely transform a beverage.

Experience Description

Your experience begins with a short countryside drive from Moose Jaw to Prairie Bee Meadery, where you’ll be welcomed into our space for an afternoon of good food, great company, and a little something different.

During this hosted workshop, guests will work from an unfinished traditional mead and explore how winemakers use finishing techniques to shape the final flavour and character of a wine.

Through guided tastings and hands-on experimentation, you’ll learn how sweetness, acidity, oak, texture, fruit, and aroma affect the finished product — then apply those techniques to create a personalized mead tailored to your own taste.

Each guest will:

• experiment with a variety of finishing additions
• create a signature finished mead
• compare your unique finishing style to other guests through some sampling
• snack on a Prairie Bee Charcuterie box while they play – it’s a meal in a box
• bottle and label a 750 ml bottle of your own creation to take home to impress friends and family.

What’s Included

• Round-trip transportation from Moose Jaw
• Hosted hands-on finishing workshop
• Guided tasting progression
• Experimentation materials and additions
• 750 ml bottle of your personalized mead
• Prairie Bee Charcuterie box

Event Details

Date: Sunday, June 7th, 2026

Event Time:

• 1:00 PM (depart Moose Jaw at 12:30 PM)

Shuttle Pickup Location:
Tourism Moose Jaw
450 Diefenbaker Drive

Return Times:

• Estimated departure time to return to Moose Jaw ~3:30 PM (arrival 4pm)

Ticket Options

With Transportation — $145 per person
Includes round-trip transportation and full experience.

Self-Drive Option — $130 per person

Join us at the meadery for the same experience without transportation.

Important Information

• Seats are limited for this interactive workshop experience — advance booking required
• This event requires a minimum number of guests to run
• Final confirmation will be made the week of the event
• Dietary requests may be accommodated with advance notice (please contact us after booking)

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need winemaking experience?

Not at all. This workshop is designed to be approachable, fun, and beginner-friendly.

Will I actually make my own mead?

Yes! Each guest will finish and bottle their own personalized mead to take home.

What kinds of flavours will we work with?

Guests will explore how sweetness, acidity, fruit, oak, herbs, and other finishing additions can dramatically change the flavour and balance of a mead