We are so pleased to have teamed up with the hugely talented local musician, Mark Deeks for his latest project, Arð and the release of his latest album “Take Up My Bones” which is out on the iconic german metal label ‘Prophecy Productions’. The album is based on the history of St Cuthbert’s remains, taken by […]
Mead is a honey-based drink that can be fermented from honey or wine (grape or mulsum mead). It has three underlying sweetness profiles; dry, semi-sweet and sweet. During the fermentation process yeast nutrient is used as the primary fermentable catalyst to react with sugar and as a biproduct creates alcohol. For beer the sugar comes […]
The history of mead goes back into the aeons of time. It is without doubt a strong contender to be classed as the ancestor of all fermented honey drinks making it one of the oldest alcoholic drinks. Chinese pottery dating from 7000-6500 BC was found to contain chemical signatures of honey along with organic compounds […]
The time has finally come. The 4th of July will see the re-opening of St Aidan’s Winery, the home of Lindisfarne Mead, on Holy Island. With the public car park now accessible, we can’t wait to welcome you back to enjoy our unique range of special offers. It’s been a long and challenging few months […]
Did you see the recent ITV episode of James Martin’s Islands to Highlands series filmed in Northumberland, which featured our premises on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne? The episode features the beauty of the iconic island of Lindisfarne, where James spent time at our renowned Winery, which is a must for visitors to the island. […]
Have you ever wondered just what Holy Island looks like and why we have our headquarters there as we celebrate the history of the region through our world-renown Meads? Look out for a great show this Thursday on BBC 2 at 7.30 pm on 12 March 2020 where Ben Robinson, as part of a series […]
These days all major top tier businesses are very clear that they only want to only sell quality products at a fair pricing point. To achieve this they need to be confident that their suppliers can provide a consistent and quality product and that the providers can demonstrate exactly why they can have such confidence […]
We were incredibly honoured to have been recently invited by the Royal Historical Palaces to attend their exclusive members evening at the amazing Tower of London on the 28th of November to showcase our Original and Spiced Mead. On a cold and rainy evening as all the tourist started to thin away we welcomed guest […]
When the Vikings first stumbled upon Holy Island in AD 793, they probably needed a strong drink at the end of the day! Sadly, they arrived too early to enjoy this well-grounded nautical tipple from the island. So take the opportunity that they didn’t have, and try this new drink. This is our own original […]
The last couple of years has seen our famous mead pop up all over the place. From Channel 4’s Sunday brunch to BBC Countryfile, The Sunday Times to The Independent and everywhere in between. We have even made an appearance over the pond in Los Angeles at the International wine competition banking a sliver medal […]