honey wine
Ancient sweet beverage
Honey wine is another name for mead, an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey with water.
The term emphasizes the drink's primary ingredient and distinguishes it from grape wine: The meadery specializes in honey wine with fruit infusions.
Ancient and widespread across cultures, it predates both beer and grape wine.
- meadHoney-fermented alcoholic drink
- pymentMead made with grapes
- yeastFermenting fungus
- wassailSpiced holiday beverage
- saccharomycesBudding yeast genus
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