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Bees Brothers Winery
Feel the need for mead? What did you say? Mead? Mead is wine made from honey, malt, spices, water, and yeast. One of the oldest alcoholic beverages in history, it has graced the palates of wine lovers for thousands of years. Produced initially in areas unsuitable for grape growing, it became popular in Great Britain and Scandinavia. King Arthur is said to have loved the stuff! And, mead was traditionally given to newlyweds for their first month of marriage to ensure fertility, hence the term 'honeymoon.'
Mead contains fragrances found in the honey gathered as nectar from a multitude of diverse flowers. Mead is semi-sweet but light, delicious, and surprisingly complex. Bees Brothers has resurrected this honored tradition and recently became the only mead-producing winery in New Mexico.
Although not yet open to visitors, and even with very limited production, the public is beginning to clamor for this unusual drink. Sold widely in the Albuquerque market.
Proprietor/Winemaker: Bill Smith
Bees Brothers Winery
Albuquerque, NM 87105
Phone: 505.507.0200
