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Picture this: a delicious new mead crafted with care, passion, and a touch of global goodness. We're thrilled to announce the launch of our latest creation – Zambian Honey Traditional Mead in collaboration with Bees for Development.

Our Wye Valley Meadery Traditional Mead has been awarded the top Great Taste accolade for Wales for 2023! Announced on Monday 11 September at a ceremony held at Battersea Arts Centre attended by food industry experts, the Great Taste Golden Fork trophy is the grand finale of the world’s largest food and drink accreditation scheme based entirely on taste. Rising to the top of hundreds of other entries from Wales, our “softly sweet and nuanced, rounded and complex” Traditional Mead was celebrated as the best tasting product in its country at the UK awards ceremony, dubbed the ‘Oscars’ of the...

What actually is Mead? Here we explain the very basics of Mead, it’s origins and why we believe it is deserving of your consideration. Mead, simply put, is an alcoholic beverage that is made by mixing honey and water and allowing it to ferment. The finished product is a deliciously sweet nectar that can be enjoyed as is, as it has been for centuries!  Lauded as the ‘Drink of the Gods’ it seems to have been around since the dawn of time, ascertaining it as the worlds oldest alcohol. It has a rich historic tapestry, with many notable civilisations in...