Winners of the 2004 International Mead Festival(For a complete list of entries please scroll to bottom of this page) | Dessert Mead | | Gold: | Maxwell Dessert Mead, Maxwell Wines, McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA | | Silver: | Lurgashall Special Reserve Mead, Lurgashall Winery, West Sussex, ENGLAND | | Bronze: | 2002 Reserve, Redstone Meadery, Boulder, CO, USA | | | | Cyser / Tej / Specialty Meads | | Gold: | Cyser, White Winter Winery, Iron River, WI, USA | | Silver: | Axum Tej, Saba Tej Co. aka Heritage Wines, Rutherford, NJ, USA | | Bronze: | Sheba Tej, Brotherhood Winery, Jarrettsville, MO, USA | | | | Traditional Mead | | Gold: | Honeymoon Nectar Sweet Honeywine, Mountain Meadows Mead, Westwood, CA, USA | | Silver: | Dry Mead, Munro's Meadery, Alvinston, Ontario, CANADA | | Bronze: | Pirtle Mead, Pirtle Winery, Weston, MO, USA | | | | Metheglin | | Gold: | Spice Nectar, Mountain Meadows Mead, Westwood, CA, USA | | Silver: | Kastelanski, Stawski Imports, Chicago, IL, USA | | Bronze: | Am, Stawski Imports, Chicago, IL, USA | | | | Melomel | | Gold: | Honeywine and Blackcurrants, Intermiel Inc., Mirabel, Quebec, CANADA | | Silver: | Rosée, Intermiel Inc., Mirabel, Quebec, CANADA | | Bronze: | Honeywine and Raspberries, Intermiel Inc., Mirabel, Quebec, CANADA | | | | Varietal | | Gold: | Mead, Spurgeon Vineyards & Winery, Highland, WI, USA | | Silver: | Rabbit's Foot Meadery Sweet Mead, Rabbit's Foot Meadery, Sunnyvale, CA, USA | | Bronze: | Traditional Honey Wine, Spruce Mountain Meadery, Larkspur, CO, USA | | | | Pyment | | Gold: | Blanc de Fleur, Wild Blossom Meadery, Chicago, IL, USA | | Silver: | White Pyment Mountain Honey Wine, Redstone Meadery, Boulder, CO, USA | | Bronze: | Gronowy Poltorak, Stawski Imports, Chicago, IL, USA | | | | Hydromel | | Gold: | Verge d'Or, Intermiel Inc., Mirabel, Quebec, CANADA | | Silver: | Black Raspberry Nectar, Redstone Meadery, Boulder, CO, USA | | Bronze: | Sunshine Nectar, Redstone Meadery, Boulder, CO, USA | | | | Braggot | | Gold: | Midas Touch Golden Elixir, Dogfish Head Brewing, Milton, DE, USA | | Silver: | Mountain Sun Hummingbird, Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery, Boulder, CO, USA | | Bronze: | Premium Oak Brackett, White Winter Winery, Iron River, WI, USA |
2004 International Mead Festival Entries | Product Name | Style | Sweetness | Carbonation Level | | Bargetto Winery | Chaucer's Mead | Traditional | Sweet | Still | | Bees Brothers Meadery | Kings Mead | Dessert | Medium | Still | | Bees Brothers Meadery | Veronicas Cherry | Melomel | Medium | Still | Bees Brothers Meadery | Spiced Mead | Metheglin | Medium | Still | | Brotherhood Winery | Brotherhood Winery Hydromel | Hydromel | Very Sweet | Still | | Brotherhood Winery | Brotherhood Winery Tej | Tej | Dry | Still | | Carvers Brewery | Western Slope Prickly Braggot | Braggot | Medium | Sparkling | | Dogfish Head Brewing | Midas Touch Golden Elixir | Braggot | Sweet | Sparkling | | Haewai Festive Mead 2000 | Varietal | Off-Dry/Medium | Sparkling | | Heartland Vineyards | Heartland Vineyards Raspberry Melomel | Melomel | Medium | Still | | Heartland Vineyards | Heartland Vineyards Varietal | Varietal - Honeywine made from single-bloom or varietal honey; no fruits, herbs, spices or other major flavor ingredients | Medium | Still | | Intermiel inc. | HONEY WINE AND BLUEBERRIES ( 14% alc/vol) | Dessert | Sweet | Still | | Intermiel inc. | VERGE D’OR (9% alc/vol) | Hydromel | Medium | Still | | Intermiel inc. | HONEY WINE AND RASPBERRIES (12%alc/vol) | Melomel | Medium | Still | | Intermiel inc. | HONEYWINE AND BLACKCURRANTS (13% alc/vol) | Melomel | Sweet | Still | | Intermiel inc. | ROSÉE (12% alc / vol) | Melomel | Sweet | Still | | Intermiel inc. | MÉLILOT (11% alc/vol) | Traditional | Dry | Still | | Intermiel inc. | BOUQUET PRINTANIER (13% alc/vol) | Traditional | Dry | Still | | Intermiel inc. | BENOITE (14 % alc/vol) | Varietal | Sweet | Still | | LURGASHALL | MEAD THE GUEUZE, 6.5% alc/vol | Braggot | Medium Sweet | Sparkling | | LURGASHALL | LURGASHALL SPECIAL RESERVE MEAD 16.5% ALC/VOL | Dessert | Sweet | Still | | LURGASHALL | LURGASHALL TOWER OF LONDON 20% ALC/VOL | Dessert | Medium | Still | | LURGASHALL | LURGASHALL CHRISTMAS MEAD 12.5% ALC/VOL | Traditional | Sweet | >Still | | LURGASHALL | LURGASHALL ENGLISH MEAD 12.5% ALC/VOL | Traditional | Medium Sweet | Still | | Maxwell Wines | Maxwell Dessert Mead | Dessert | Sweet | Still | | Medovina | Sweet Melissa | Dessert | Sweet | Still | | Miel Nature | Miel Erable | Dessert | Very Sweet | Still | | Miel Nature | NUIT D’AMOUR | Dessert | Sweet | Still | | Miel Nature | RENDEZ-VOUS | Hydromel | Dry | Still | | Miel Nature | MAGIE D’AMOUR | Melomel | Medium | Still | | Mountain Meadows Mead | Cherry Mead | Melomel | Dry | Still | | Mountain Meadows Mead | Peach Mead | Melomel | Medium | Still | | Mountain Meadows Mead | Spice Nectar | Metheglin | Medium | Still | | Mountain Meadows Mead | Trickster's Treat Agave Mead | Specialty | Dry | Still | | Mountain Meadows Mead | Sierra Nectar Wildflower Mead | Traditional | Medium | Still | | Mountain Meadows Mead | Honeymoon Nectar Sweet Honeywine | Traditional | Sweet | Still | | Mountain Sun Pub | Mountain Sun Hummingbird | Braggot | Sweet | Sparkling | | Munro Honey Meadery | Blueberry Melomel | Melomel | Medium | Still | | Munro Honey Meadery | Cranberry | Melomel | Medium | Still | | Munro Honey Meadery | Raspberry | Melomel | Medium | Still | | Munro Honey Meadery | Dry Mead | Traditional | Dry | Still | | Munro Honey Meadery | Mead | Traditional | Medium | Still | | Munro Honey Meadery | Sweet Mead | Traditional | Sweet | Still | | Oliver Winery | Camelot Mead | Traditional | Medium | Still | | Pirtle Winery | Pirtle Raspberry Mead | Melomel | Sweet | Still | | Pirtle Winery | Pirtle Blackberry Mead | Melomel | Sweet | Still | | Pirtle Winery | Pirtle Mead | Traditional | Sweet | Still | | Pirtle Winery | Pirtle Sparkling Mead | Traditional | Sweet | Sparkling | | Rabbit Foot Meadery | Rabbit's Foot Meadery Cyser | Cyser | Very Dry | Still | | Rabbit's Foot Meadery | Rabbit's Foot Meadery Sweet Mead | Varietal - Jasmine Wildflower Honey | Medium | Still | | Rabbit's Foot Meadery | Rabbit's Foot Meadery Dry Mead | Varietal - Raspberry Honey | Dry | Still | | Redstone Meadery | 2002 Reserve | Dessert | Very Sweet | Still | | Redstone Meadery | Black Raspberry Nectar | Hydromel | Medium | Sparkling | | Redstone Meadery | Sunshine Nectar | Hydromel | Medium | Sparkling | | Redstone Meadery | Juniper Mountain Honey Wine | Metheglin | Dry | Still | | Redstone Meadery | Vanilla Bean / Cinnamon Stick Mountain Honey Wine | Metheglin | Sweet | Still | | Redstone Meadery | White Pyment Mountain Honey Wine | Pyment | Medium | Still | | Redstone Meadery | Pinot Noir Mountain Honey Wine | Pyment | Dry | Still | | Redstone Meadery | Traditional Mountain Honey Wine | Traditional | Medium | Still | | Saba Tej Co. aka Heritage Wines | Axum Tej (Ethiopian Honey Wine) | Tej | Medium | | | Shady Grove Spirits LLC | Sparkling Pear Mead | Melomel | Dry | Sparkling | | Shady Grove Spirits LLC | Sparkling Bronze Muscadine Mead | Pyment | Dry | Sparkling | | Sky River Meadery | Sky River Semi-Sweet Mead | Traditional | Medium | Still | | Sky River Meadery | Sky River Dry Mead | Traditional | Dry | Still | | Sky River Meadery | Sky River Sweet Mead | Traditional | Sweet | Still | | Spruce Mountain Meadery | Blackberry Honey Wine | Melomel | Dry | Still | | Spruce Mountain Meadery | Honey Wine with Cinnamon and Nutmeg | Metheglin | Sweet | Still | | Spruce Mountain Meadery | Traditional Honey Wine | Varietal – Clover Honey | Sweet | Still | | Spurgeon Vineyards & Winery | | Varietal | Medium | >Still | | Stawski Imports | Jadwiga | Dessert | Very Sweet | Still | | Stawski Imports | Trybunalski | Melomel | Sweet | Still | | Stawski Imports | Kastelanski | Metheglin | Sweet | Still | | Stawski Imports | Am | Metheglin | Sweet | Still | | Stawski Imports | Groovy Poltroon | Pyment | Sweet | Still | | Unique Beers | Orange Blossom Pilsner | Braggot | Medium | Sparkling | | Valley Vineyards | | Traditional | Very Sweet | Still | | Warrenington Couchen | Chouchen | Traditional | Sweet | Still | | Warrenington Couchen | Chouchen Oak Aged | Traditional | Sweet | Still | | White Winter Winery | Premium Oak Brackett | Braggot | Medium | Sparkling | | White Winter Winery | Cyser | Cyser | >Medium | Still | | Wild Blossom Meadery | Cran Nectar | Melomel | Medium | | | Wild Blossom Meadery | Blane de Fleur | Pyment | Dry | | | Wild Blossom Meadery | Meadow Mead | Traditional | Medium | Still | | Wild Blossom Meadery | Praire Passion | Traditional | Very Sweet | Still | | Wynkoop Brewing Co | Honeymooners Mead | Braggot | Medium | Sparkling | |