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Plain answers about meaderies and what to expect from one.

What Is a Meadery?

A meadery is a place that makes mead, which is wine made from honey. Here is what that means in practice, and what you will find if you walk into one.

Meadery vs Winery: What Is the Difference?

A meadery ferments honey and a winery ferments grapes. In law and licensing they are often the same thing, which is why the two names get mixed together.

What to Expect on Your First Meadery Visit

Flights, prices, opening hours and how to order. What actually happens when you visit a meadery tasting room for the first time.

How to Open a Meadery

What it actually takes to open a meadery in the United States: how mead is licensed, what the federal process looks like, and what the existing 376 meaderies show about where the room is.