Original Mead

Winemaker

Keegan Mayo

Appellation

Santa Cruz Mountains

Varieties

Mead

Ratings & Reviews

Vineyard

The honey for this specialty dessert-style wine is produced in hives throughout the Sierras. It is composed of a blend of three types of honey: cotton– alfalfa, orange blossom and sage. Each type brings a unique quality to the blend and contributes to the overall complexity of the mead. Alfalfa is neutral in flavor but yields a dark, amber color. The orange blossom brings a floral bouquet to the nose of the wine. Toyon, an evergreen shrub also known as California Holly, is lighter in color than the alfalfa and helps to balance the blend. Our Mead can be served chilled or mulled with the included spice packs.

Vinification

Mead is an old English word for honey wine. It dates back 8,000 years. The Chaucer's Mead story began in 1970 when winery owner, Lawrence Bargetto, produced his first mead. Our mead, made from pure honey, still reflects the same quality standards as the original batch many decades ago. In the spirit of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales we hope that you will be inspired by this mead as Knight Palamon would have been while sweeping Maiden Emelye away for an adventurous pilgrimage.

Features

Screw cap

Available Sizes (L)

0.750