Posts Tagged: mead-making

UC Davis Mead Course: From Honey to Bottle in One Day

Rome wasn't built in a day. But learning how to make mead? You can learn the process from "honey to the bottle all in one day" on Thursday, Jan. 23...

Winemaker Chik Brenneman leads a group at the 2017 UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center's Mead Making Bootcamp. (Honey and Pollination Center Photo)

Winemaker Chik Brenneman leads a group at the 2017 UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center's Mead Making Bootcamp. (Honey and Pollination Center Photo)

There's a 'Me' in Mead

There's a "me" in mead. Mead or honey wine is the "in" thing, and the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, directed by Amina Harris, has announced...

UC Davis winemaker Chik Brenneman leads a group at the Honey and Pollination Center's Mead Making Bootcamp. In back is Bruce Leslie, of Griffin Mead fame. "He is relocating to Chico to be the Olivarez Honey Bee Mead Maker!" said Amina Harris, center director. (Photo courtesy of the Honey and Pollination Center)

UC Davis winemaker Chik Brenneman leads a group at the Honey and Pollination Center's Mead Making Bootcamp. In back is Bruce Leslie, of Griffin Mead fame. "He is relocating to Chico to be the Olivarez Honey Bee Mead Maker!" said Amina Harris, center director. (Photo courtesy of the Honey and Pollination Center)

Pete Bakulic (left), president of the Mazer Cup International, the world's largest mead competition, leads his group of mead makers during the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center’s boot camp in the UC Davis Winery. (Photo courtesy of the Honey and Pollination Center)

Pete Bakulic (left), president of the Mazer Cup International, the world's largest mead competition, leads his group of mead makers during the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center’s boot camp in the UC Davis Winery. (Photo courtesy of the Honey and Pollination Center)

Like to Learn How to Make Mead?

There's a "me" in mead. There also could be a "u" in mead, as in "you." There's definitely a honey bee, as without the bee and the honey, there's...

Mead! It all begins with the honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Mead! It all begins with the honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Amina Harris, executive director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, displayed honey and note cards at the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences' 25th annual College Celebration. The photos on the note cards were donated by Kathy Keatley Garvey.

Amina Harris, executive director of the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, displayed honey and note cards at the UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences' 25th annual College Celebration. The photos on the note cards were donated by Kathy Keatley Garvey

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