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By Stacy Slinkard, About.com Guide to Wine since 2005

Mead Basics

Thursday March 13, 2008
When St. Patty's day roles around, some local leprechauns may be looking to shake up their green beer traditions with a true Irish treasure – enter Mead. What exactly is Mead? It is a delicious honey wine that has been made and enjoyed by Celtic nations for centuries. While many countries, have heritage with honey wine interlaced throughout; Ireland, in particular has had a long-standing love affair with Mead. This famed drink, believed to have been discovered by Irish monks during medieval times, galloped through the social circles of everyone from Irish peasants to Irish Saints and from Noblemen to the High Kings of Ireland. Read more..

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