Wye Valley Meadery Traditional Mead (70cl Bottle), 14.5% ABV

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We have our own car park where we can take cars and small coaches. Unfortunately, large coaches are unable to access it due to a bend in the drive.

Outside, around a seating area, there are garden plants and shrubs for sale – many of which are unusual. There is a picnic table in our garden which visitors are welcome to use. Pizzas available every Friday, if you are a large group (6 or more) and you'd like Pizza, please let us know.These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. As with any new product and a new business, to win such an accolade is incredibly reaffirming, and shows we are making something that has appeal to the consumer,” says Kit. That’s the product we’re most excited about. "The label artwork is done by an artist from Ross-on-Wye – Jessie Watkins." The once-quiet Welsh village which has transformed into a bustling shopping destination through the pandemic

While the pandemic has been a time of stress for the pair, who moved from their much smaller base in Chepstow and haven’t taken a wage since early 2020, pressure to produce top beer and mead has increased. We’ve had plenty of interest in our tours and tastings which we’ll be looking to do once a month for now.

Further to all of this, there are references to Mead in ancient Hindu scriptures, in the Bible, writings by Chaucer and Aristotle and references to it in old English and Welsh poetry. On the plus side we had all this time to do everything ourselves and make sure we’re ready to re-open properly. We’ve learned how to drive diggers and we’ve turned the place around. It was completely empty for more than 10 years. Wye Valley Meadery also pioneered a lighter sparkling mead, which is four per cent. "Everyone thinks of mead as this really heavy sweet drink that monks and Vikings had," said Kit. My drama GCSE has come in very handy,” Matt joked. “We don’t go out seeking it,” Kit said. “I think people just love the bees and it makes good TV. Matt is so passionate and charismatic on the camera when he talks about the bees and wildlife here. We just try and say ‘yes’ to everything if we are asked. I often think we probably don’t shout enough about being on TV – perhaps we need to make more of it.”