NY Mead Day

Enlightenment Wines Meadery has been focusing on small batch meads made with wild yeast, foraged herbs, and locally sourced fruit since 2009. These honey based wines are dry (not sweet), around 12% alcohol, barrel fermented and released seasonally. We have two production locations, one on a family farmstead in the Hudson Valley and the other in Brooklyn.Try them for yourself at our adjoining tasting room and cocktail bar:HONEY'SOpen 5pm - Late93 Scott Ave, Brooklyn 11237off the Jefferson L stop

Enlightenment Wines Meadery

On Sunday August 5th, an association of New York commercial meaderies will be converging on Brooklyn to celebrate all things mead with the first annual Mead Day.  Mead Day is an educational event in honor of the world's oldest alcoholic beverage! Come find out why New York is making some of the best mead in the country. Free and open to the public, Mead Day day includes interactive workshops (Mead University,) as well as tastings by five local NY meaderies:  810 Meadworks,(Western NY) Enlightenment Wines Meadery (Brooklyn), Salt Point Meadery, (Hudson Valley ) , All- Wise Meadery (Brooklyn) and Mysto Mead (Hudson Valley)   Mead Day will occur inside Enlightenment Wines' operational meadery among working fermentation tanks and oak barrels: and is hosted by its tasting room "Honey's" at 93 Scott Avenue, in Bushwick Brooklyn- near the Jefferson L train. Mead Day opens to the public at 2pm and runs till 6pm. Participation in Mead University is free but requires an RSVP here. You must be 21 or over to participate. Please bring ID. Mead Day Schedule: Sunday August 5th 12- 2pm Industry preview 2pm -3pm Mead University Session A 3pm-4pm Mead University Session B 4pm-6pm Open tasting 
Contact for press inquiries: contact@EnlightenmentWines.com 401-481-9205
 More about Mead: Mead is a wine fermented from honey and water rather than grape juice. Archeological records show mead to be not only one of the worlds oldest alcoholic beverages, but also associated with almost every early civilization. Mistakenly associated with Northern Europe, mead is actually found throughout the world, and practically anywhere bees and honey is cultivated. Mead is often fermented with other fruits and herbs in addition to honey and can be finished to be totally dry or very sweet. At Mead Day you will be able to try everything from dry spontaneously fermented natural meads to canned low alcohol session meads- and everything in between. The large palate of options and styles is what makes mead so exciting to drink and so fun to make. More about Mead University Mead University is an opportunity for us mazers (mead makers) to give back to the home mead making culture that many of us came from before we became professionals. At Mead University, professional meadmakers will meet one on one with home mead makers, take their questions, sample their meads, and offer advice for improving their craft. In addition they can bring bottles and share them with their friends and new mead friends! For newbies just dipping their toes in, they have the option of joining our mead making crash course where we will explain everything from yeast choices to carboys- and make sure they have the information needed to start mead making at home. Everyone can share what they have made in a open bottle share. Participants in Mead University should RSVP to reserve their space. More about the Open Tasting After the educational component, the public is invited to come and try a variety of meads from around the state. Mead is the fastest growing segment of the alcohol market, and this is an opportunity to see what New York State is bringing to the table. From sour meads, to sparkling meads to black currant meads and botanical meads- NY meaderies are making some of the best mead in the country. Our five participating meaderies will offer samples of their wares and allow participants to purchase bottles to go. Honey's will also be offering a wide selection of mead available by the glass. Many of these meaderies are not distributed widely in the metro area as of yet, so this is  a unique opportunity to try their wares. More about the participating meaderies 
810 Meadworks (Western NY)  www.810meadworks.com  A modern approach to mead making. Making a wide variety of meads. Will be tasting: Jigger of Madness - barrel aged bochet. I Love Gingers - carbonated ginger mead made with mesquite honey Liquid Sunshine - Lemonade mead made with wildflower honey, lemons, lavendar, and green tea. Scarlet A - cranberry cyser made with blueberry honey. 21 Bean Salute -  coffee mead made with clover and buckwheat honey, vanilla, and coffee beans. Sweet Devotion - black currant mead made with wildflower honey, black currants, rose petals, black tea, and bergamot. 
Enlightenment Wines Meadery (Brooklyn)  www.enlightenmentwines.com   Enlightenment Wines Meadery is a natural meadery specializing in spontaneous fermentation, using locally sourced and foraged herbs to make dry meads made without sulfites or additives. Will be tasting: Raise the Roof - spontaneously fermented sour sparkling mead St.Crimson- dry black currant mead fermented in oak barrels Memento Mori Dandelion mead Floralia- botanical mead with foraged juniper, lavender and marjoram Dagger- botanical cherry mead with yarrow, hemlock, fir and chamomile  Saltpoint Meadery (Hudson Valley)  www.saltpointmeadery.com   Small batch craft meadery of the Hudson Valley NY specializing in collaborative efforts to create lighter, session style mead . 
Will be tasting: Queen's Crown -  caramelized honey (bochet) blended with Crown Maple syrup; Revolution -  blood orange and locally grown Cascade hops; Currant Rose - locally sourced black currant and fresh rosemary All Wise Meadery (Brooklyn)  www.allwisemeadery.com   All-Wise is a Brooklyn based meadery focused on creating simple, palatable, authentic meads for all walks of life. Will be tasting: All-Wise Show Mead: Our flagship product, crisp, light-bodied, and reliable as a Ox. All-Wise Oolong Mead: Made from Nantou-Four Seasons Oolong tea leaves from China. Mysto Mead (Hudson Valley)
 www.mystomead.com In rural New York State just north of New York City we take honey, herbs and  mineral-rich springwater to create delicious and unique concoctions found nowhere else.  Our honey comes from the flowers and bees of the fabled Hudson Valley.   Our rich flavor profiles come from staying as close to nature as possible.   It takes just a few sips to understand. Will be tasting : A variety of mostly dry meads, with a few semi-sweet, and possibly a sparkling mead.

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