Camelot Mead
Price: $9Type: Mead
Cork: Natural with conservative decoration
Rating: 9
Purchased: Liquor Barn
A friend recently brought a couple bottles of Chaucer's Mead to a party. It was quite the hit, being something a little different. I decided to pick up some more for my next party and found Oliver Winery's Camelot Mead on the shelf right next to it.
I've heard wonderful things about Oliver Winery. The Wall Street Journal rates it as one of the 12 best winerys to visit in the US. They've won a slew of awards for several of their vintages. On top of that, it's only a few hours away in Indiana. One of these days, I really want to visit.
The Chaucer's Mead is tasty - and has the advantage of coming with a packet of simmering spices in case you want to make warm spiced mead during the winter. Oliver's Camelot Mead is better.
All meads are sweet. If you prefer dry wines, stay far far away. If you like Rieslings or Gewurtztraminers, you'll probably like mead. Camelot's mead is a clear, straw colored wine (unlike many meads which are the color of amber and almost as dense.) The flavor is surprisingly light (again, a pleasant contrast to the more standard heavy meads), far less sweet than a soda, and makes a great chilled sipping wine for hot summer afternoons. I will definitely buy this one again.
posted by Chris Rachael Oseland at
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