Mead Mingler

[Andrew Breecher]

I attended a "mead mingler" tonight, hosted by David Myers of Redstone Meadery and his wife (whose name I now embarassingly forget, given that I talked with her for a good two hours; in my defense I'd drunk a few glasses of mead by and since then). We sampled both his own meads and several others, including a boysenberry melomel that won the gold medal at last year's International Mead Fest, and a few excellent oak-aged meads. I also got to taste several (and I mean several) glasses of two vintages of Redstone Reserve, the meads that have 100 people on the waiting list for the $50 bottles. Didn't get your bottle this year? That's because we finished off two of them.

What's that, I haven't mentioned kilts yet? Okay, two lovely Irish lasses accosted me on the way out the door and insisted that I visit them the next time I'm in Ireland. I got their numbers, and an open invitation to visit, so they can find out what's under the kilt.

Andrew.

[Graham]

Andrew, you remind me that mead is something I've never tried, not even sure if it can be bought in our area, I did see it in Scotland tho'.

[davedove]

Andrew, you remind me that mead is something I've never tried, not even sure if it can be bought in our area, I did see it in Scotland tho'.

I would bet there is a producer somewhere in your are, Graham, although there may not be a commercial source. All it takes is a source of honey. But then, I know that all you Australian's drink is big cans of beer.;)

[Graham]

well we have the best honey in the world here, so I guess there must be some good mead about!

[Freelander Sporrano]

well we have the best honey in the world here, so I guess there must be some good mead about!

I think this is on a "MEAD" to know basis

Sorry I couldn't resit that one.
I like the stuff too

[Andrew Breecher]

Graham, you could always take it upon yourself to make some for yourself, and to introduce mead to the wilds of Tasmania.

All it takes is some research,
a little instruction,
some basic equipment,
and the three ingredients: honey, water, and yeast.

Wait six months, and voila!

Then you can start getting crazy and adding fruit, aging with oak, and so on....

Andrew.

[Iolaus]

well we have the best honey in the world here, so I guess there must be some good mead about!

In New Zealand:

Virgin Gold Ltd
PO Box 185
Cromwell Central Otago
New Zealand
Phone +64 3 445-4141
Mobile +64 27 445 4143
http://virgingold.biz/

HAVILLS MAZER MEAD COMPANY
Gabrielle and Leon Havill
Plasketts Road, Fernside, Rangiora RD 1, New Zealand.
Ph/fax NZ+64 3 313 7733
http://www.newzealandnz.co.nz/mead/

Knightsbridge Wine Co Ltd. - Gisborne, New Zealand
Date Opened: 1997
Owners: Brian & Irene Shanks
Address: PO Box 887, Gisborne, New Zealand ; Gisborne, New Zealand


I don't know how much commerce goes back and forth with Australia, but:

Bartholomews Meadery
RMB 1067, South Coast Highway
Denmark Western Australia 6333
Phone/Fax: (08) 9840 9349
Email: info@bartholomewsmeadery.com.au
http://www.bartholomewsmeadery.com.au/

Taverner's
1 Nichols Street,
GLENORCHY, Tasmania
Australia 7010
P.O Box 35, MOONAH, Tasmania
Australia 7009
PH: (03) 6273 2466
Fax: (03) 6273 2467
email: taverners@trump.net.au
International phone: +61 3 6273 2466
International fax: +61 3 6273 2467
http://www.ontas.com.au/taverners/mead.htm

Blackwood Meadery
Horst & Alex Bernhagen
Brockman Highway Karridale 6288
Ph: 9758 2332 Fax: 6210 5960

[herminator]

And you can always make it yourself, it is easy!