In this ‘October 2005’ Issue to our Friends and Family across the US…

 -Redstone Meadery has a New Website

 -The Release of Winter Solstice

 -Redstone now Available in TN and OH

 -Redstone to Travel to NC

 -International Mead Festival Home Competition Deadline – November 7 – 21

Redstone Meadery has a brand new website

Check out our great new website which includes a new, more user-friendly shopping cart!  There are many pages and features to explore in order to understand more about Redstone Meadery’s universe.

We have installed your customer information from our old website into our new website. Your password has been reset to 'redstone2005' and your login is the same. Please go to our new website at http://redstonemeadery.com and login. You will be asked to change your password, and once this is done, your password will be reset to your choice. Please make any necessary changes to your information at this time.  If you have difficulty logging in, please go to:

http://redstonemeadery.com/store/help.php?section=Password_Recovery
in order to enter your email address and recover your password.

For security reasons, your credit card information has *not* been transferred from the old site, so if you stored that on the old site, you will need to re-enter it when you place your next order. We apologize for this inconvenience, but wish to protect the security and safety of your identity.

NOTE: If you have visited our website since we went to our new design and created an account, this *DOES NOT* apply to you, and your account is fine.

 To further ensure your safety, your password and credit card number, once entered, will be encrypted. Your security code (CVV) for your credit card number will *not* be stored in our system, per Visa requirements.

The Release of Winter Solstice!

This Vanilla Bean/Cinnamon Stick mead is only brewed once a year; just in time for the holidays!  Please request it at your local retailer.  If you live in a state that can receive direct shipments, look for Plum and our new Blueberry Mountain Honey Wine online!

Redstone Now in 16 States and Counting…Chairman of the Mead to Travel to NC

Very exciting!  Redstone Meadery is now available in Tennessee and Ohio.  Please request us at your favorite retailers. 

The ‘Chairman of the Mead” will be in North Carolina at the Asheville Brewgrass Festival.  This event will take place from 12-7 pm on October 22^nd.  For more information please visit their website: http://www.brewgrassfestival.com/.

International Mead Festival Home Competition Deadline – November 7 – 21

CALL FOR ENTRIES…

International Mead Festival HOME Competition…

What:
The International Mead Festival (an event through the International Mead Association) is the worlds' largest and most prestigious mead competition and festival. This event hosts both a public tasting of commercial meads and a private judging of commercial and now home made meads.

Competition:

1) HOME Mead Competition (New This Year!)

Sponsored by The Brew Hut - www.brewhut.com

Make no mistake about it, if there is one competition you enter all year long,
this is the one to enter. - GotMead.com

1st Round Judging - December 11, 2005 (All entries due by November 21, 2005)

Note: Second round judging and medal announcements will occur on site at the February, 2006 festival. Therefore, entries only need to be shipped one time! We will pull the top three winners from each category to be judged in second round judging by commercial mead producers. Winners will NOT be announced until Saturday, February 11.

Download ENTRY FORM-Microsoft Word / or ENTRY FORM-Adobe PDF Version
And Download BOTTLE ID FORM HERE

Festival:
Friday, February 10, 2006 
Saturday, February 11, 2006

Since Mead is 'the Drink of Love' then what better weekend than Valentines weekend?!

Where:
Boulder Outlook Hotel & Suites
Boulder, Colorado

How:
Ticket Information:
For ticket information please check back or sign up on our mailing list.

Volunteer Information:
Yes, we're recruiting volunteers for the next festival! Email Volunteer Coordinator and please put "Mead Fest Volunteer" in the subject header. You will be sent information from there.

Additional information and questions can be answered at www.meadfest.com

Redstone is Grassroots - ASK for MEAD

Please don’t be shy about asking for Redstone to be available at your local bar, restaurant and liquor store.  Remember, Boulder Weekly says…If it was good enough for Bacchus, Zeus, Beowulf and Shakespeare, it’s good enough for you.

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