Tag: honey wine

• How to Store Open Bottles of Mead

  02-11-2024

  Open mead bottles should be stored and treated like open wine bottles. For short-term storage of open bottles of mead, the quickest and easiest way to store the mead is …Read More

• What is a Loganberry?

  02-11-2024

  A Loganberry is a cross between a red raspberry and a blackberry. Loganberries look like large, elongated red raspberries, with a slightly deeper berry color. In the early 1880’s Santa …Read More

• What is a Boysenberry?

  02-07-2024

  A Boysenberry is a hybrid berry from Blackberry, Red Raspberry, Dewberry, and Loganberry. Boysenberries were bred by Rudolf Boysen in Northern California in the early 1900’s. They are luscious and …Read More

• Why are Black Currants Perfect for Mead?

  02-07-2024

  What are Black Currants?  Black Currants are small, dark berries that are rich in Vitamin C.  Black Currants have a deep, tart flavor and a rich color which makes them …Read More

• What is Mead? A Beginner’s Guide

  02-07-2024

  What is Mead? Mead is one of the oldest fermented beverages, and has been made for thousands of years. But what exactly is it? Fundamentally, it is a beverage created …Read More

• Beholden to Nature

  05-09-2015

  We are into the portion of the year when cherries take on monumental importance. My family has regularly accused me of being a slave to my orchard. I readily admit …Read More

• Wine Reviews: Drink or Hold

  04-10-2015

  Beyond the descriptions of flavors and aromas, and subjective views on whether the wine is actually enjoyable or not, many of the wine tasting notes I read include a final …Read More