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Munro’s Meadery Raspberry Melomel
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Date added;:	09.Oct.2007
Author :	Michael Pinkus - Grape Guy

Description Mead is wine made from honey – probably one of the oldest alcohol-based drinks in the world, according to John Bryans, owner and mead maker of Munro’s Meadery in Alvinston, Ontario (west of London between Hwys 401 and 402 in Southwest Middlesex county). John has not only won a few awards for his mead (at the International Mead Festival held annually in Denver, Colorado), but he has researched the product quite extensively, so he knows of what he speaks. “Melomel” is the term given to Mead that has been flavoured with fruit, in this case raspberries. So what does a raspberry wine concocted from honey taste like? That unfortunately is a little harder to describe, but let’s start with the nose. Believe it or not, the nose is quite delectable, with aromas of cherries, chocolate and of course raspberries. The taste is semi-sweet with soft raspberries, hints of lilac (floral notes – maybe from the honey it was made from) and a dry maple syrup-like finish. It’s a wonderful sipping wine for anytime and would accompany salads and fresh fruit quite well.

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Varietal / Grape Raspberries and honey

Region Other

Winery Munro's Meadery

Year non-vintage

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