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mead - wine of honey

Mead is an ancient and modern beverage, made from honey, water, and sometimes fruit.

Mead is a wonderful drink made from honey, water, and sometimes fruit.

Mead is mentioned in the Rig Veda of India, a 6,000 year old writing, as the "Ambrosia" and "the nectar of the gods".

Mead is associated with the word "honeymoon", as after a wedding, the newlywed couple would spend a month (moon) drinking mead. (honey wine)







Our meads are made with honey, water, yeast and fruit, and nothing else. Our primary source of honey is from the wildflowers of Northern New Mexico, not agricultural crops, so there are no pesticides.

While all fermented beverages have a naturally occurring level of sulfites, we add no sulphites or chemicals of any kind to our meads. The government requires us to put "contains sulfites" on our label, until a testing and certification process verifies the level of sulphites.

Falcon meads are made with honey as the main fermentable ingredient. In the fruit varietals, a small amount of fruit is added which adds a note to the flavor.

The juice of bees, not Bacchus, here behold,
Which British Bards were wont to quaff of old;
The berries of the grape with Furies swell,
But in the honey comb the Graces dwell.
-- Howell, 1640