Author: Mead Admin

It’s that time of the year again – Vanilla Beans & Cinnamon Sticks Mountain Honey Wine is back! As always, this mead was brewed on the previous year’s winter solstice. Moderately sweet, this mead is perfect for the fall and winter. The warming winter spices make it a perfect pairing for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any cold day that needs a little warming. You can drink it chilled, warm it like a mulled wine, or mix it with Apple Nectar for a delicious apple pie in a glass.

This mead typically sells out by late winter/early spring. Last year, though, it was gone before New Year’s, so make sure you get it while you can.

Vanilla Beans & Cinnamon Sticks is available in our tasting room and online, and is also distributed throughout the US.

It’s an exciting time at the meadery with three brand-new meads hitting the shelves!

Red Raspberry Mountain Honey Wine is a new release in our Mountain Honey Wine line. Lightly sweet, it’s perfect with grilled meats and vegetables or fruity desserts. ($22, 750 ml bottle, 12% alcohol.)

Bursting with jammy raspberry flavor is our newest Redstone Reserve release. The 2007 Red Raspberry Reserve is a rich, sweet, complex dessert wine – the ultimate indulgence and our newest Reserve release since 2013! Available only in our tasting room and online store. ($55, 500 ml bottle, 13.5% alcohol.)

The Red Raspberry Reserve is also available in mead chocolates! These are a dark chocolate shell filled with mead. Available only in our tasting room. These make a great gift for the holidays! ($2/single chocolate or $10/box of five.)

Finally, we have a brand-new Nectar release. The Sunflower Nectar is our first single-varietal honey nectar. Light, carbonated, and refreshing, it has tart citrus notes up front that lead into a mellow sweetness on the finish. ($15, 750 ml bottle, 8% alcohol.)

We’re proud to announce a number of recent awards to Redstone meads.

At the San Diego International Beer Competition, Redstone swept the Fruit Mead category:

• Gold – Apple Nectar
• Silver – Passion Fruit Nectar
• Bronze – Watermelon Nectar

We also won two medals in the Mead category at the World Expo of Beer in Michigan:

• Gold – Traditional Mountain Honey Wine
• Silver – Apple Nectar

Back in March, Redstone got several medals at the Mazer Cup:

• Session Mead – Gold – Apple Nectar
• Session Mead – Silver – Passion Fruit Nectar

Redstone has several events coming up in LA and San Diego!

Tuesday, March 7: Great Society Cider & Mead in Long Beach

• Two special blends on tap: Sunny June (Sunshine + Juniper) and Black Hops (Black Raspberry + Hops nectars), plus bottle pours of Zambian, Pinot Pyment, and Coffee Bean Mountain Honey Wines, and Boysenberry Nectar. Most of these have very limited distribution, so this is a unique chance to try & buy some special meads.
• Address: 601 E. Broadway, Long Beach, CA 90802
• Time: 6:30-8:30 PM, Tues. Mar. 7

Tuesday, March 7: KnB Wine Cellars in San Diego

• Mead & Greet with Chairman of the Mead, David Myers! Meet and chat with David. Passion Fruit Nectar on draft and a chance to sample a few other Redstone meads.
• Address: 6380 Del Cerro Blvd, San Diego, CA 92120
• Time: 5-7 PM, Tues. Mar. 7

Wednesday, March 8: Clem’s Bottle House in San Diego

Mead & Greet with Chairman of the Mead, David Myers! Meet and chat with David. Black Hops Nectar (special blend of Black Raspberry Nectar and Nectar of the Hops) as well as Passion Fruit on tap.

Address: 4100 Adams Ave, San Diego, CA 92116

Time: 5-7 PM, Wed. Mar. 8

Thursday, March 9: Pizza Port Bottle Shop in Carlsbad

• Mead & Greet with Chairman of the Mead, David Myers! Meet and chat with David. Passion Fruit Nectar on draft and a chance to sample a few other Redstone meads.
• Address: 571 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008
• Time: 5-6:45 PM, Thu. Mar. 9

Thursday, March 9: Bagby Beer in Oceanside

• Mead & Greet with Chairman of the Mead, David Myers! Meet and chat with David. Two rare specialty kegs on tap: Black Hops (Black Raspberry and Nectar of the Hops blended) and Papple (Passion Fruit and Apple Nectar blended).
• Address: 601 South Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA 92054
• Time: 7-9 PM, Thu. Mar. 9