Who’s threatening us now? Malicious mead!
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First it was a new winery in Manhattan. Now, word buzzes in about the new Manhattan Meadery, which promises to make “a distinctive honey wine” in NYC (though which borough will receive this honor is unclear since “Brooklyn buzz” is on the ad).
While we were just sitting here sipping our sauvignon, they have brought the fight to us wine geeks, touting their product as “wine,” and packaging it in 750 ml bottles with 13% alcohol. The audacity! And they continue that their measly mead is “a light and crisp dry white that is thoroughly wine-like, but unlike any wine you’ve had before.”
Oh yeah, which vintage is your honey from, Mister Meadery? Can you imagine, the meadery is exploiting the honey bees during their time of Colony Collapse Disorder! Drink real wine instead! There’s a global glut! Manhattan Meadery, you’re on notice!
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On July 9th, 2008 at 10:39 am ,Mark Ashley wrote:
Meh. There’s room at the table for beverages other than fermented grape juice. What’s the real beef with calling something “wine,” if it’s got the modifier “honey” in front of it?
Will you be issuing a fatwa against the fruit wine industry in Michigan?
I’ve had mead, and it’s not my thing, but I’m not about to condemn the Meadery for trying something new.
On July 9th, 2008 at 3:20 pm ,Steve wrote:
Mark,
Get thee to a Meadery!
On July 10th, 2008 at 11:15 am ,Morton Leslie wrote:
To make that one bottle of mead, honest, hard working bees flew 25,000 miles and visited 800,000 flowers. And while they did this, in their spare time, they pollinated our precious crop of grapes. So, give the little guys a break.