Lindisfarne Mead
{{Short description|Mead from Northumberland in North East England}}
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Lindisfarne Mead is a mead from Northumberland in North East England. It is manufactured in St Aidan's Winery on Holy Island.{{cite web|title=Lindisfarne Mead - Unique fortified wine from Holy Island, Northumberland|url=http://www.lindisfarne-mead.co.uk/AboutUs.aspx|website=www.lindisfarne-mead.co.uk|accessdate=4 February 2015}} The mead is unusual in that it blends honey, the traditional main ingredient of mead, with grapes.{{cite book |last1=Wong |first1=Cecily |last2=Thuras |first2=Dylan |title=Gastro obscura : a food adventurer's guide |date=2021 |publisher=Workman Publishing Company |location=New York |isbn=9781523502196 |page=6}}
History
Lindisfarne Mead has its roots in the medieval period, when monks inhabited Lindisfarne Priory; they are believed to have made mead. In the 1960s, J. Michael Hackett opened St Aidan's Winery on the island. The mead is distributed internationally.
In 2006, after four decades of negotiations, Lindisfarne Mead began exporting their mead to the United States. US authorities claimed that Lindisfarne mead, as it contained grapes and herbs, was not mead by their definition. It was reported that the product was to be exported to the USA under the name Lindisfarne Mede in order to differentiate it from honey-only meads.{{cite news|title=US lifts 40-year ban on monk ale|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/6080250.stm|website=www.bbc.co.uk|date=24 October 2006}}
Production and style
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External links
- {{official|http://www.lindisfarne-mead.co.uk}}
- [https://www.vice.com/en/article/this-tiny-island-is-still-making-mead-the-medieval-way/ "This Tiny Island Is Still Making Mead the Medieval Way"] - Vice
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Category:Northumberland cuisine
Category:English alcoholic drinks
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