{"id":1013,"date":"2017-03-08T08:43:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T14:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmowp.local\/articles\/discover-missouri-mead\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T09:34:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:34:22","slug":"discover-missouri-mead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitmo.com\/articles\/discover-missouri-mead","title":{"rendered":"Discover Missouri Mead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mead, the world&#8217;s oldest known fermented beverage, is gaining popularity with Missouri wineries and consumers. Nicknamed honey wine, it is made from fermenting honey and water (and yeast, usually). More and more local wineries are making a vast variety of meads and Missourians are loving them. Have you tried Missouri mead, yet?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/mdt-visitmo-cdn.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/medium-Honey-Festival-Market.jpeg\" alt=\"Golden honey drips from a wooden honey comb into a wooden bowl with the sun shining through the comb.\" class=\"wp-image-38956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdt-visitmo-cdn.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/medium-Honey-Festival-Market.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mdt-visitmo-cdn.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/medium-Honey-Festival-Market-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mdt-visitmo-cdn.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/medium-Honey-Festival-Market-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mdt-visitmo-cdn.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/medium-Honey-Festival-Market-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Take a trip to one of Missouri&#8217;s wineries offering mead. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mead can be made in many different styles and sweetness levels. There are sweet meads, dry meads, and everything in between. They can be carbonated, still or sparkling, and they can range in alcohol level as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Different styles of mead:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Melomel- Mead made with fruit additions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cyser- Mead made with apple cider<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pyment- Mead made with grapes (sort of a wine\/mead hybrid)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Morat- Mead made with mulberries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metheglin- Mead made with spices such as clover and cinnamon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to find mead <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several locally crafted meads have brought home prestigious awards at wine and mead competitions. Introduce yourself to Missouri Mead at one of these wineries:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmo.com\/things-to-do\/7cs-winery\">7Cs Winery<\/a> in Walnut Grove makes many different varieties of mead and hosts an annual Meadfest event.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmo.com\/things-to-do\/pirtle-winery\">Pirtle Winery<\/a>&nbsp;in Weston has been making mead for years and their honey wines can even be seen featured at the area Renaissance Festival.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/keesaman-family-vineyards-llc.square.site\/main\">Windy Wine Company<\/a>&nbsp;in Osborn makes a rotating selection of some of the most unique styles of mead you&#8217;ll find.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmo.com\/things-to-do\/adam-puchta-winery\">Adam Puchta Winery<\/a>&nbsp;in Hermann offers mead along with their impressive lineup of award-winning wines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/missouriwine.org\/wineries\/brix-urban-winery\">Brix Urban Winery<\/a> in Ste. Genevieve specializes in small batch mead bottled on site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s time to introduce yourself to the new and exciting incarnations of the world&#8217;s oldest beverage being made right here in the Show Me&nbsp;State! Find a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitmo.com\/articles\/missouri-wine-trails\">Missouri wine trail<\/a> near you and try all types of Missouri wine.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mead, the world is oldest known fermented beverage, is gaining popularity with Missouri wineries and consumers. Mead, nicknamed honey wine, is made from fermenting honey and water (and yeast, usually). 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