Everything we know about honey wine
Twenty guides, from the five-minute explainer to a full mead recipe. Start anywhere.
Buying
Which bottle, which producer, and how to get it to your door.
Best honey wine, by style
Our picks for dry, semi-sweet, sparkling, gift and splurge bottles.
BuyingBee d'Vine honey wine: the full guide
Who makes it, how it is made, what each bottle costs and who it suits.
BuyingEvery bottle compared
Specs, sweetness, honey source and price for the whole lineup in one table.
BuyingWhere to buy honey wine
Ordering online, finding mead near you and how alcohol shipping works.
BuyingThe honey wine from Shark Tank
What happened in the tank, whether the deal closed and where the company is now.
Basics
What honey wine is, how it tastes and the numbers on the label.
What is honey wine?
Possibly the oldest drink there is, explained in five minutes.
BasicsHoney wine vs mead
Same drink, two names. Here is why both exist and when each is used.
BasicsWhat does honey wine taste like?
Spoiler: not like a spoonful of honey. A flavor map from dry to sweet.
BasicsAlcohol, calories, carbs and gluten
The numbers, with a comparison to grape wine and beer.
BasicsHow to serve and store honey wine
Temperature, glassware, how long it lasts and whether it goes bad.
Styles
Dry, sweet, still, sparkling: how to tell them apart.
Culture
Nine thousand years of history, and the living tradition of Ethiopian tej.
Make it
Recipes, ratios and ingredients for home mead makers.
How to make honey wine at home
A reliable one-gallon mead recipe with the reasoning behind each step.
Make itHow much honey per gallon of mead?
A calculator and a cheat sheet for dry, semi-sweet and sweet batches.
Make itBest honey for mead
Clover, orange blossom, wildflower, tupelo and more: what each one does in the glass.
Food & drink
What to eat with it and what to mix it with.
Honey wine food pairing
Cheese, spice, barbecue, brunch and dessert, matched by style.
Food & drinkWhat wine goes with honey glazed ham?
Seven pairings that handle sweet, salty and smoky at once.
Food & drinkHoney wine cocktails
Six easy drinks, from a two-ingredient spritz to mulled mead.