On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Allen Dick wrote:
>There would be a worldwide shortage of honey if North Americans (not
>to mention the rest of the world) simply used one kg of honey each a
>year. People on average eat very little honey, but if I remember
>correctly, they eat 100 pounds plus of sugar annually.
>
> Think of the amount of beer and wine that people consume. A mere 1%
>of that market going over to mead -- which in my opinion can be a
>superior beverage -- would create shortages.
Maybe we just need to get the word out on mead. The average person on
the street doesn't even know what mead is, never mind its virtues as a
fermented beverage.
Below is a directory of meaderies in the U.S. which I've posted on the
mead-lovers-digest from time to time. Feel free to pass it around!
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Dan McFeeley
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Anderson's Orchard & Winery Berrywine Plantation
430 E. US Hwy Lucille Aellen
Valpariso, IN 46383 Linganore Winecellars
(219) 464-4936 13601 Glissens Mill Rd
www.andersonsvineyard.com Mt. Airy, MD 21771-8595
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(410) 795-6432
www.linganore-wine.com
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White Winter Winery Spurgeon Vineyards & Winery
402 South George St Rt 1
PO Box 636 Box 201 Highland, WI 53543
Iron River, WI 54847 (608) 929-7692
Toll Free: 800-697-2006 www.spurgeonvineyards
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www.whitewinter.com
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Sky River Brewing Earle Estates Meadery
32533 Cascade View Drive John & Esther Earle
P.O. Box 869 3586 Rt. 14
Sultan, WA 98294 Himrod, New York, 14842
(360)793-6761 e-mail: [log in to unmask]
http://skyriverbrewing.com Web-address: www.meadery.com
Fred's Mead Company HoneyRun Honey Co
Fred Buhl John & Amy Hasle
6024 N.W. 54th Terrace Box 3172
Gainesville, FL 32653-3344 Chico, CA, 95928
Phone/FAX: 916-345-6405
Fred's Mead Company World Corporate www.des-chico.com/~honeyrun
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(352) 381-9003
Toll-free: 1-877-886-9472
Lakewood Vineyards Life Force Honey & Winery
Christopher Stamp 1193 Saddle Ridge Rd
4024 SR 14 Moscow, ID 83843
Watkins Glen, NY 14891 208-882-9158
607-535-9252 800-497-8258
www.lakewoodvineyards.com
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Little Hungary Farm Winery Pirtle's Weston Vineyards
Frank Androczi Elbert & Trisha Pirtle
Rt 6, POB 323 502 Spring St, PO Box 247
Buckhannon, WV 26201 Weston, MO 64098
304-472-6634 816-640-5728
http://pirtlewie.com
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Oliver Winery Rocky Mountain Meadery
Bill & Kathleen Oliver Fred & Connie Strothman
8024 Hwy 37 3701 G Rd Bloomington, IN
Palisade, CO 81526
812-876-5800 970-464-7899 www.wic.net/meadery
Volcano Winery WineHaven Winery and Vineyard
PO Box 843 9757 292nd Street
Volcano, HI 96785 Chisago City, MN 55013
808-967-7479 Phone/Fax (651) 257-1017
www.volcanowinery.com [log in to unmask]
marketing: .Avvolcanowinery@aol http://www.winehaven.com/
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Cuthills Vineyards Bartlett Maine Estate Winery
Ed Swanson RR1, Box 598
RR2, Box 210 Gouldsboro,ME 04607
Pierce, NE 68767 (207) 546-2408
(402) 329-6774
www.cuthills.com
Cask & Hive Winery La Buena Vida Vineyards
PO Box 275 416 E College Street
155 Norris Hill Rd. Grapevine, TX
Monmouth, ME 04259 (817) 481-9463
(207) 933-WINE http://labuenavidavineyards.com
www.cuthills.com
Ambrosia by Kristy Meadery Heidrun Meadery
4921 85th Ave West 55 Ericson Court, Suite 4
University Place, WA 98467 Arcata, CA 95521
(253) 307-5156 (707) 825-8748
http://www.wa.net/~ambrosia/ fax (707) 825-8739
Stoney Mesa Winery Jilbert Winery
P.O. Box 966 1496 Columbia Rd.
1619 2125 Drive Valley City, Ohio
Cedaredge, CO 81413 44280
(970) 856-7572 www.ohiohoneywine.homestead.com
http://www.stoneymesa.com
Minnesota Wild Winery Mountain Meadows Mead
69 Airport Blvd. Ron Lunder & Peggy Fulder - Meadmakers
McGregor, MN 55760 12 Third Street
(218) 768-4917 Westwood, California 96137-1199
phone 530.256.3233
fax 530.256.3234
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